An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to define the servers that run a specific service for a domain. Put simply, you’ll be able to use your Internet domain 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 a site with it. If you set up the SRV record, you may choose what IP it is going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will enable 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 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 will be able to set up a new SRV record for each of the domain addresses you host within a shared website hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. As long as the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you’ll be able to manage them with ease via the respective section of your Hepsia CP and minutes later any new record which you set up is going to be active. Hepsia includes a really intuitive interface and all it requires to create an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol as well as the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you could leave except if the other provider needs different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number indicates the time in seconds for the record to stay active in case you modify it or erase it at some point, the default one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a brand new SRV record for each and every domain name hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will require no more than several clicks through a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS management tool within your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record you need and as soon as you choose SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to input the record value, the service, the protocol and the port number and you will be ready. In addition, 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 have quite a lot of possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a particular service. Also, you can outline how long the new SRV record will remain live in case you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.