An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry employed to identify the servers which run a certain service for a domain name. Basically, you will be able to use your domain name not only for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have a website with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you can choose what IP it is going to use, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record in case that there are several SRV records for the very same service. The second option will permit you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for various purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is not able to provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, bundled with each and every Linux shared hosting package that we offer, provides you with an easy means to create 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 will not have to do anything more complex than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to sign in, go to the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. In the small pop-up which will show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port details. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will matter if you have no less than 2 servers managing the exact same service. If you work with a machine from a different provider, they may also require you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record is going to remain functional after you change it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A brand new SRV record could be created in a matter of seconds for any domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, employed to control the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a very easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to set up any DNS record even though you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you'll be able to set up records via the DNS administration tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You have to type the service, port number and protocol details plus the record value in them and the new record will be live shortly after that. The priority and weight options may be set to any value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You are able to change any of the two if the other provider has asked you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record is going to remain active if changed or erased, can also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.