An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to outline the servers that run a particular service for a domain name. Basically, you are able to use your domain name not only for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a website with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can select what Internet Protocol it's going to use, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have a number of SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will permit you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With 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 that you need.

SRV Records in Hosting

If you host a domain address in a hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to set up a new SRV record with just a few mouse clicks within the DNS Records part of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to work with interface makes it more simple to set up a new record compared to other website hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you'll simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be ready. This includes the protocol as well as the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last 2 you could set any value in between 1 and 100 depending on which server you'd like customers to access first or what recommendations the other company has given you. As an additional option, you can pick how long this record will be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. Unless asked otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Since we understand how frustrating it may be to manage DNS records, we're going to offer you an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as a part of our custom-made Hepsia CP, so if you host your domain names in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you will be able to create an SRV record without troubles. We've got a step-by-step guide, that'll make things much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll need to input the info that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific directions to modify the priority and / or the weight values, you may leave these two options as they are and your new record will go live within a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) may also be set to a custom value, but usually the default value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value indicates the time the record will keep existing after it's edited or removed.