An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers which run a specific service for a domain. In other words, you’re able to use your domain name not only for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have a website with it. When you create the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it will employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will enable you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for various purposes and even with different companies in case the same one cannot provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

In case you have a web hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain included in it are handled by our system, you're going to be able to set up any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you log in to your web hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill a few boxes with the needed info and your new SRV record is going to be active in a couple of hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use along with the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. When required, you can even change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it will remain active after you edit or delete it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a brand new SRV record for every domain address hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will take no more than a few mouse clicks through a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS administration tool inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you could make any record you need and as soon as you choose SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to insert the record value, the service, the protocol as well as the port number and you will be set. Additionally, in case the other service provider requires it, you will also be able to set the weight and priority values when they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for these two options is from 1 to 100, so you will have quite a lot of 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.