An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers that run a specific service for a domain name. In other words, you are able to use your Internet domain not only for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have a website with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can choose what IP it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have a number of SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain many different purposes and even with different companies if the same one cannot provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Web Hosting
You're going to be able to set up a completely new SRV record for any one of the domains that you host within a shared web hosting account on our revolutionary cloud platform. As long as the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you are able to manage them without any difficulty through the respective section of your Hepsia CP and only minutes later any new record you create will be active. Hepsia features a rather intuitive interface and all it will require to create an SRV record is to fill in a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol and the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, which you can leave except if the other company demands different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number indicates the time in seconds for the record to be active when you modify it or erase it at some point, the standard one being 3600.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Through a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you'll be able to benefit from the easy to navigate DNS administration tool, which is a part of the in-house designed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It'll provide you with a simple interface to set up a new record for any domain hosted in the account, so if you would like to use a domain address for any purpose, you can set up a completely new SRV record with just a few clicks. Using very simple text boxes, you will have to input the service, protocol and port number information, which you ought to have from the company providing you the service. Additionally, you will be able to pick what priority and weight the record will have if you're planning to use a couple or more machines for the same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 if required. Moreover, you have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to a various different value - thus setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you delete it or modify it.