An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers that run a specific service for a domain name. In other words, you’ll be able to use your domain not just for a 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 website with it. When you set up the SRV record, you can choose what IP it will use, on which port the connection to the specific 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 employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain for a number of purposes and even with different companies if the same one cannot provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you host a domain name in a cloud website hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you will be able to create a new SRV record with just a few clicks within the DNS Records section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our user-friendly interface makes it much simpler to set up a new record in comparison to other web hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you will only need to fill a few boxes and you'll be all set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last 2 you could set any value between 1 and 100 based on which server you'd like users to access first or what instructions the other company has given you. As an extra option, you may choose how long this record is going to be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. If not asked otherwise, you may leave the default value there.