An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry employed to define the servers which run a particular service for a domain. Basically, you can use your domain not only for an Internet 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 select what IP it'll employ, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established plus the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The second option allows you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain for various purposes and even with different companies in case the same one can't provide all services you need.
SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting
Provided you have a shared website hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are controlled by our system, you're going to be able to create any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and when you log in to your hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will simply have to fill a couple of boxes with the necessary data and your new SRV record is going to be active within a couple of hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If needed, you may also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it is going to remain active after you change or remove it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
A brand new SRV record can be created in just seconds for any domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, employed to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, features a very easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to create any DNS record even when you 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 select SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You have to input the service, port number and protocol information along with the record value in them and the new record will be live right after that. The priority and weight options may be set to any value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You'll be able to adjust each of the two if the other provider has asked you to do so. Additionally, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain functioning if edited or erased, can also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.