An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers which run a particular service for a domain. Quite simply, you will be able to use your domain name not just for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have several SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will permit you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain address many different purposes and even with different companies if the same one is unable to provide all services you need.
SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting
Provided you have a shared web hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name added in it are managed by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and once you sign in to your web hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill a couple of boxes with the necessary information and your new SRV record is going to be active within a couple of hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use and also 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 requires. If required, you can even modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it is going to remain active after you modify or erase it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a completely new SRV record for each and every domain name hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will take no more than a couple of clicks using a user-friendly interface. Through the DNS management tool inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record that you need and once you select SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll have to insert the record value, the service, the protocol along with the port number and you'll be all set. Optionally, if 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 standard value, which is 10. The range for those 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you will have a lot of possibilities if you use many servers for a specific service. You could also specify how long the newly created SRV record will remain live if you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.