An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry employed to identify the servers which run a certain service for a domain name. Basically, you’ll be able to use your domain not only for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you can choose what Internet Protocol it'll employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain name many different purposes and even with different providers if the same one is unable to provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Website Hosting

If you host a domain in a website hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you will be able to create a new SRV record with just a few clicks in the DNS Records area of your Hepsia CP. Our intuitive interface makes it much easier to set up a new record in comparison to other hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you will simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be ready. This includes the protocol and also the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last two you may set any value in between 1 and 100 depending on which server you'd like customers to access first or what instructions the other company has given you. As an additional option, you may 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 not asked otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new SRV record for every domain hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will require no more than several mouse clicks through a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS administration tool inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record you need and when you select SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll need to enter the record value, the service, the protocol along with the port number and you'll be all set. Additionally, in case the other service provider requires it, you'll also 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 those two options is from 1 to 100, so you have numerous possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a particular service. You may also outline how long the newly created SRV record will remain live if you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.