An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry employed to identify the servers that run a specific service for a domain name. Basically, you’ll be able to use your domain name not only for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a website with it. If you set up the SRV record, you can select what Internet Protocol it is going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record in case that you have several SRV records for the very same service. The second option will permit you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain name for a variety of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one can't provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

In case you have a cloud hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name added in it are handled by our system, you'll be able to set up any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you sign in to your web hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you will only have to fill a few boxes with the needed data and your new SRV record is going to be active in several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If required, you may also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it's going to remain active after you modify or delete it. The standard TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.