An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to outline the servers which run a particular service for a domain. In other words, you are able to use your domain not just for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a site with it. If you create the SRV record, you may choose what IP it will 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 there are several SRV records for the very same service. The latter option allows you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain address for a variety of purposes and even with different companies if the same one can't provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia CP, which comes with each and every shared hosting that we offer, will provide you with an easy means to create any DNS record you require for a domain or a subdomain inside your account. The easy-to-use interface is much more simple compared to what other companies provide and you won’t have to do anything more complicated than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you have to log in, visit the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that will show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port information. You can also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would make a difference if you have at least a couple of servers managing the very same service. If you work with a machine from a different provider, they could also require you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value outlines how long the newly created record is going to remain functional after you edit it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As we know how aggravating it can be to deal with DNS records, we'll offer you an easy-to-use DNS management tool as an element of our custom-made Hepsia CP, so if you host your domain names in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you are going to be able to set up an SRV record without any troubles. We have a step-by-step guide, that'll make things so much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll have to input the information that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific directions to change the priority and the weight values, you may leave those two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) may also be set to a custom value, but usually the default value of 3600 seconds is used for most records. This value reveals the time the record will keep existing after it is edited or removed.