An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers that run a specific service for a domain. Quite simply, you are able to use your domain not just for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have a site with it. When you create the SRV record, you can select what Internet Protocol it'll use, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established plus the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have several SRV records for the very same service. The second option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain address many different purposes and even with different providers if the same one cannot provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

If you have a shared hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain added in it are handled by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and once you sign in to your web hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you'll only have to fill several boxes with the required information and your new SRV record is going to be active in a few hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. When required, you may also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it is going to remain active after you modify or erase it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.