An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to outline the servers that run a specific service for a domain name. Basically, you’re able to use your Internet domain not only for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have a site with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can select what IP it will employ, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain name for various purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is not able to provide all services you need.
SRV Records in Cloud Hosting
You are going to be able to set up a completely new SRV record for any of the domain addresses which you host within a shared web hosting account on our revolutionary cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you will be able to manage them without difficulty via the respective section of your Hepsia CP and minutes later any new record you create is going to be active. Hepsia includes a really user-friendly interface and all it requires to set up an SRV record is to fill in just a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol as well as the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you can leave unless of course the other company needs different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number illustrates the time in seconds for the record to remain active if you modify it or remove it at some point, the default one being 3600.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Because we know how irritating it could be to deal with DNS records, we will offer you an easy-to-use DNS management tool as an element of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domain addresses inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you will be able to create an SRV record without any troubles. We also have a step-by-step guide, which will make things that much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you'll need to enter the info that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to modify the priority and the weight values, you can leave these two options as they are and your new record will go live in a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but typically the default value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value reveals the time the record will keep existing after it's modified or removed.