An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers that run a certain service for a domain. Basically, you’ll be able to use your domain name not just for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a site with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it'll use, on which port the connection to the particular 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 very same service. The second option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain many different purposes and even with different providers if the same one can't provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting
Provided you have a shared website hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address added in it are controlled by our system, you're going to be able to set up any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you log in to your website hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill several boxes with the required info and your new SRV record will be active in several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use along with the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If necessary, you may also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you modify or remove it. The standard TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As we recognize how aggravating it could be to deal with DNS records, we're going to give you an easy-to-use DNS management instrument as a part of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domain names within a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to create an SRV record without any complications. We have a step-by-step guide, that'll make things so much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you'll need to input the details that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific instructions to change the priority and / or the weight values, you could leave these two options as they are and your brand 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 reveals the time the record will continue existing after it's edited or removed.