An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers which run a certain service for a domain name. Put simply, you’ll be able to use your domain name not just for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you create the SRV record, you can choose what IP it will use, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established along with the priority and the weight of the record in case that there are several SRV records for the very same service. The second option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain name for a variety of purposes and even with different providers in case the same one is not able to provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia CP, bundled with each and every shared website hosting plan that we offer, gives you an easy means to create any DNS record you need for a domain or a subdomain inside your account. The user-friendly interface is a lot simpler in comparison with what other companies provide and you won’t have to do anything more difficult than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to sign in, navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Within the small pop-up which will show up, you have to input the service, protocol and port info. You can also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will make a difference if you have at least two servers handling the same service. If you work with a machine from a different company, they might also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you modify it in the future.