An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers that run a particular service for a domain. Basically, you can 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 site with it. When you create the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it'll use, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have several SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will permit you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain for a number of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is unable to provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you have a cloud hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address added in it are managed by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and when you sign in to your hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you'll only have to fill a few boxes with the necessary information and your new SRV record will be active in a few hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use along with 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 needs. If required, you can also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you edit or erase it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.