An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers that run a specific service for a domain name. Quite simply, you’ll be able to use your domain not only for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have a website with it. If you create the SRV record, you can select what Internet Protocol it will use, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established along with the priority and the weight of the record assuming that there are several SRV records for the very same service. The latter option allows you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain name many different purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is not able to provide all services you need.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia CP, which comes with each and every Linux shared hosting plan that we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record that you need for a domain address or a subdomain inside your account. The easy-to-use interface is much more simple compared to what other companies provide and you won’t have to do anything more difficult than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to log in, check out the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. In the small pop-up that will show up, you have to enter the service, protocol and port info. You could also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would make a difference if you have at least a couple of servers managing the same service. If you are using a machine from a different company, they might also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you modify it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As we acknowledge how irritating it can be to manage DNS records, we'll offer you an easy-to-use DNS administration instrument as part of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domain names in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to create an SRV record with no troubles. We also have a step-by-step guide, that will make things that much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you will need to enter the information that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific instructions to change the priority and the weight values, you may leave those two options as they are and your new record will go live within a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) may also be set to a custom value, but usually the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value indicates the time the record will continue existing after it is edited or deleted.