An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to define the servers that run a certain service for a domain. Basically, you can use your Internet domain not just for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have a site with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it's going to use, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established along with the priority and the weight of the record assuming that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for a number of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is unable to provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

You are going to be able to create a brand new SRV record for any of the domain names you host inside a shared web hosting account on our innovative cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you’ll be able to manage them effortlessly in the respective section of your Hepsia CP and minutes later any new record that you set up is going to be active. Hepsia features a very user-friendly interface and all it will take to create an SRV record is to fill in just a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol and also the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, that you can leave except if the other provider needs different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number shows the time in seconds for the record to be active if you change it or delete it at some point, the default one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a brand new SRV record for any domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will take no more than several clicks via a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS administration tool within your Hepsia website hosting CP, you could make any record you need and when you choose SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to insert the record value, the service, the protocol along with the port number and you will be all set. In addition, in case the other service provider requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values if they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for those two options is from 1 to 100, so you have a number of possibilities if you use many servers for a given service. Also, you can define how long the new SRV record will remain live in case you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.