An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers that run a certain service for a domain name. Basically, you’re able to use your domain name not just for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have a site with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific 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 enable you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain for various purposes and even with different companies in case the same one cannot provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Hosting
You're going to be able to set up a brand new SRV record for each of the domain names which you host inside a shared website hosting account on our innovative cloud platform. As long as the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you can manage them without any difficulty through the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and minutes later any new record you set up is going to be active. Hepsia features a really user-friendly interface and all it will take to set up an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, that you can leave except if the other company demands different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number indicates the time in seconds for the record to remain active when you change it or delete it at some point, the standard one being 3600.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a brand new SRV record for any domain name hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will require no more than a couple of clicks using a user-friendly interface. Through the DNS administration tool inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record that you need and once you choose SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll need to type in the record value, the protocol, the service as well as the port number and you'll be all set. In addition, in case the other service provider requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values when they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for those two options is from 1 to 100, so you have numerous possibilities if you use many servers for a given service. You can also determine 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.