An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers that run a certain service for a domain. Basically, you’re able to use your Internet domain not just for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a site with it. When you create the SRV record, you can select what IP it is going to use, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record in case that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will permit you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain name for a variety of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is unable to provide all services that you need.
SRV Records in Hosting
If you host a domain in a hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you will be able to set up a new SRV record with only a few mouse clicks inside the DNS Records section of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to navigate interface makes it more simple to create a new record compared to other hosting Control Panels, so if you require 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 between 1 and 100 based upon which server you'd like clients to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an additional option, you can choose how long this record is going to be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. If not asked otherwise, you could leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
A new SRV record may be created within seconds for every single domain address hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a rather easy-to-use interface, so you will 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 using the DNS administration tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You need to type the service, port number and protocol info in addition to the record value in them and the new record is going to be working soon after that. The priority and weight options may be set to every value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You'll be able to adjust any one of the two in case the other company has asked you to do so. In addition, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record is going to remain active if changed or erased, could also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.