An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers which run a specific service for a domain. Put simply, you’ll be able to use your domain name not only for an Internet site, 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. Whenever you create the SRV record, you can choose what IP it'll employ, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established plus the priority and the weight of the record in case that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The latter option allows you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain for a variety of purposes and even with different companies if the same one is not able to provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you host a domain inside a cloud web hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you'll be able to set up a new SRV record with just a few clicks inside the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to work with interface makes it much easier to create a new record compared to other hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you will simply need to fill a few boxes and you will be ready. This includes the protocol as well as 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 depending on which server you want clients to access first or what instructions the other company has given you. As an additional option, you can choose how long this record is going to be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If not required otherwise, you can leave the default value there.