An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to define the servers which run a certain service for a domain name. In other words, you can use your Internet domain not just for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you create the SRV record, you can choose what IP it'll use, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established plus the priority and the weight of the record provided that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will enable you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for a variety of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one cannot provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

If you have a shared hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain added in it are managed by our system, you are going to be able to create any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you log in to your web hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill several boxes with the required data and your new SRV record is going to be active within a few hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If necessary, you can also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it will remain active after you modify or erase it. The standard TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you’ll be able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As we know how aggravating it could be to manage DNS records, we are going to provide you with an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as an element of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you will be able to set up an SRV record without any problems. We've got a step-by-step guide, that will make things much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you'll need to enter the details that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific instructions to modify the priority and / or the weight values, you may leave these two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) can also be set to a custom value, but typically the default value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value displays the time the record will keep existing after it's modified or erased.