An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers that run a particular service for a domain. Quite simply, you can use your Internet domain not just for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have an Internet site with it. If you set up the SRV record, you can choose what IP 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 assuming that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The latter option allows you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain name for a variety of purposes and even with different providers in case the same one cannot provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you host a domain inside a cloud hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you will be able to set up a new SRV record with just a few clicks within the DNS Records area of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to work with interface makes it more simple to set up a new record compared with other web hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you will simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be ready. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last two you can set any value in between 1 and 100 based on which server you would like clients to access first or what recommendations the other company has given you. As an additional option, you can choose how long this record will be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. If not asked otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As we acknowledge how annoying it can be to deal with DNS records, we're going to present you with an easy-to-use DNS management tool as a part of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domain names in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you are going to be able to create an SRV record without troubles. We also have a step-by-step guide, that will make things so much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will have to enter the info that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific instructions to change the priority and / or the weight values, you can leave those two options as they are and your new record will go live within a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but typically the default value of 3600 seconds is used for most records. This value displays the time the record will keep existing after it is edited or deleted.