An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to outline the servers which run a particular service for a domain. In other words, you can use your domain not just for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a website with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you can choose what Internet Protocol it's going to use, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established along with the priority and the weight of the record assuming that there are 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 kind of DNS records, you may use the same domain many different purposes and even with different providers if the same one can't provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared web hosting we offer, gives you an easy means to create any DNS record that you need for a domain name or a subdomain in your account. The user-friendly interface is simpler compared to what other companies provide and you will not have to do anything more complex than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you will have to sign in, check out the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up which will appear, you have to type in the service, protocol and port info. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would matter if you have at least a couple of servers dealing with the very same service. If you are using a machine from a different provider, they might also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you edit it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A new SRV record can be created in just seconds for each and every domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is used to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a really easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to set up any DNS record even when you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you are able to create records via the DNS administration tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you pick SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You have to input the service, port number and protocol info plus the record value in them and the new record will be working soon after that. The priority and weight options could be set to every value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You can adjust any of the two if the other company has asked you to do so. Also, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record will remain functioning if changed or deleted, could also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.