An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers which run a particular service for a domain. In other words, you will be able to use your Internet domain not just for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a website with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it'll use, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established plus 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. With this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain name for a variety of purposes and even with different providers if the same one can't provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

You're going to be able to create a brand new SRV record for any one of the domain names that you host within a shared website hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you are able to manage them effortlessly via the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and minutes later any new record you set up will be active. Hepsia comes with a highly intuitive interface and all it will take to set up an SRV record is to fill in just a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, which you can leave except if the other company demands different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number reveals the time in seconds for the record to stay active if you edit it or erase it at some point, the standard one being 3600.