An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to identify the servers that run a certain service for a domain name. Basically, you can use your domain not just for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have a website with it. When you create the SRV record, you can pick what IP it'll employ, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established along with the priority and the weight of the record in case that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The second 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 many different purposes and even with different companies if the same one cannot provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

In case you have a shared web hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain included in it are controlled by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and when you sign in to your web hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll only need to fill several boxes with the required info and your new SRV record is going to be active in several hours. You can type in 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 intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If necessary, you can even modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it's going to remain active after you change or remove it. The standard TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new SRV record for each and every domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and is going to take no more than a couple of clicks via a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS administration tool within your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you can create any record that you need and once you select SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to enter the record value, the service, the protocol as well as the port number and you'll be all set. Furthermore, in case the other company 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 those two options is from 1 to 100, so you've got quite a lot of possibilities if you use many servers for a particular service. You can also define how long the newly created SRV record will remain live if you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.