An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers that run a certain service for a domain name. Basically, you will be able to use your Internet domain not just for a website, 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. If you set up the SRV record, you can select what Internet Protocol it is going to use, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established along with the priority and the weight of the record in case that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain for a variety of purposes and even with different providers if the same one is unable to provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting

You'll be able to create a brand new SRV record for each of the domain names which you host within a shared website hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you are able to manage them with ease via the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record which you set up will be active. Hepsia features a very intuitive interface and all it will take to set up an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol and also the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, that you can leave unless the other provider requires different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number reveals the time in seconds for the record to be active when you modify it or delete it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As we know how annoying it may be to manage DNS records, we'll provide you with an easy-to-use DNS administration instrument as a part of our custom Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domains within a semi-dedicated server account from us, you will be able to set up an SRV record with no issues. We have a step-by-step guide, that will make things even easier. Using an intuitive interface, you'll have to type in the info that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to modify the priority and the weight values, you may leave these two options as they are and your new record will go live in a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) may also be set to a custom value, but typically the default value of 3600 seconds is used for most records. This value reveals the time the record will keep existing after it is edited or removed.