An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to identify the servers that run a specific service for a domain. Basically, you’re able to use your domain not only for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have an Internet site with it. If you set up the SRV record, you can select what IP it's going to use, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain for a number of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is not able to provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, included with each and every Linux shared web hosting that we offer, provides you with an easy means to set up any DNS record that you need for a domain address or a subdomain in your account. The easy-to-use interface is a lot simpler than what other companies offer and you won’t have to do anything more difficult than to fill a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to sign in, navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up that'll show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port information. You could also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would make a difference if you have at least a couple of servers dealing with the same service. If you work with a machine from a different company, 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 will remain operational after you modify it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a brand new SRV record for each and every domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will take no more than just a few clicks through a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS management tool within your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you could make any record you need and once you choose SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll have to input the record value, the protocol, the service and also the port number and you'll be set. Optionally, if the other company requires it, you will also be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for those 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you've got a number of possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a particular service. You could also specify how long the new SRV record will remain active if you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.