An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers which run a certain service for a domain. In other words, you will be able to use your Internet domain not only for an Internet 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. When you set up the SRV record, you can select what IP it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established along with the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will enable you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for a variety of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one cannot provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, included with each and every shared web hosting that we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain name or a subdomain inside your account. The easy-to-use interface is much more simple than what other companies offer and you won’t have to do anything more complex than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to sign in, navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. In the small pop-up which will show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port details. You could also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would make a difference if you have no less than a couple of servers managing the same service. If you work with a machine from a different provider, they may also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value determines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you edit it in the future.