An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to identify the servers that run a particular service for a domain. Put simply, you are able to use your domain name not just for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you create the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it'll use, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established along with the priority and the weight of the record in case that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The latter option allows you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain address for a variety of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is unable to provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting
If you have a cloud web hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address added in it are managed by our system, you're going to be able to set up any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia CP and when you sign in to your hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill a couple of boxes with the necessary info and your new SRV record is going to be active within a few hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If required, you can even edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it will remain active after you change or erase it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Setting up a new SRV record for each and every domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will require no more than several mouse clicks using a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS management tool inside your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you can create any record you need and once you pick SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will need to enter the service, the protocol, the record value and the port number and you will be all set. Additionally, if the other company requires it, you'll also be able to set the weight and priority values if they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for these 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you will have numerous possibilities if you use many servers for a particular service. You can also determine how long the new SRV record will remain live if you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.