An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers that run a specific service for a domain name. In other words, you can use your Internet domain not only for an Internet 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 an Internet site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it's going to 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 exact same service. The second option will permit you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain name many different purposes and even with different providers in case the same one is not able to provide all services that you need.
SRV Records in Website Hosting
You will be able to set up a new SRV record for each of the domain names which you host within a shared website hosting account on our groundbreaking cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you are able to manage them without any difficulty via the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and minutes later any new record which you create will be active. Hepsia features a rather user-friendly interface and all it will require to set up an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, which you can leave except when the other provider needs different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number reveals the time in seconds for the record to remain active if you change it or erase it at some point, the default one being 3600.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As we acknowledge how frustrating it may be to deal with DNS records, we will present you with an easy-to-use DNS administration instrument as a part of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domain addresses in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you will be able to set up an SRV record with no difficulties. We have a step-by-step guide, that'll make things much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will have to input the info that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to change the priority and 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) may also be set to a custom value, but typically the default value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value reveals the time the record will keep existing after it is edited or deleted.