An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to define the servers which run a certain service for a domain name. In other words, you can 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 instance, while you still have a site with it. If you set up the SRV record, you can choose what Internet Protocol it will use, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established plus the priority and the weight of the record provided that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain for a variety of purposes and even with different providers in case the same one can't provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Hosting
If you host a domain name in a hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you will be able to set up a new SRV record with a few mouse clicks inside the DNS Records section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our intuitive interface makes it more simple to create a new record compared with other website hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you will only have to fill a few boxes and you'll be all set. This includes the protocol as well as the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last 2 you can set any value in between 1 and 100 depending on which server you'd like clients to access first or what recommendations the other company has given you. As an extra option, you can choose how long this record is going to be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. Unless requested otherwise, you may leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Since we understand how irritating it may be to manage DNS records, we'll give you an easy-to-use DNS management instrument as a part of our custom Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domains inside a semi-dedicated server account from us, you'll be able to set up an SRV record without complications. We've got a step-by-step guide, which will make things so much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you will need to input the details 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 / or 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 normally the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for most records. This value displays the time the record will keep existing after it's changed or deleted.