An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers which run a certain service for a domain. Quite simply, you can use your Internet domain not just for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you can choose what IP it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record provided that there are several SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you may use the same domain address many different purposes and even with different providers if the same one is not able to provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Hosting

If you host a domain inside a hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to create a new SRV record with a few mouse clicks within the DNS Records section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our intuitive interface makes it much simpler to create a new record compared to other website hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you will only have to fill a few boxes and you will 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 two you may set any value in between 1 and 100 based upon which server you would like customers to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an extra option, you can choose how long this record is going to be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If you're not required otherwise, you can leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Because we understand how annoying it could be to manage DNS records, we are going to provide you with an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as part of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domain names in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you'll be able to set up an SRV record with no troubles. We also have a step-by-step guide, that'll make things even easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll need to input the info that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific instructions to modify the priority and / or the weight values, you can leave these two options as they are and your brand 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 usually the default value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value indicates the time the record will continue existing after it is changed or removed.