An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to identify the servers which run a specific service for a domain. In other words, you can use your domain not just for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a site with it. If you create the SRV record, you can choose what IP it's going to use, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have several SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for a variety of purposes and even with different providers if the same one is unable to provide all services you need.
SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting
If you host a domain in a shared web hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you'll be able to set up a new SRV record with just a few clicks within the DNS Records area of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to work with interface makes it much simpler to set up a new record compared with other website hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you'll only need to fill a few boxes and you will be all set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last 2 you can set any value between 1 and 100 depending on which server you want clients to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an additional option, you can choose how long this record will be active after you edit it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If you're not asked otherwise, you may leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Setting up a completely new SRV record for any domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and is going to take no more than several mouse clicks via a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS management tool inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, you can create any record you need and once you choose SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to type in the service, the protocol, the record value and also the port number and you will be set. In addition, if the other company requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for these two options is from 1 to 100, so you have a lot of possibilities if you use many servers for a particular service. You can also define how long the new SRV record will remain active in case you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.