An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to define the servers that run a certain service for a domain. Put simply, you’ll be able to use your domain name not just for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a website with it. If you create the SRV record, you can select what IP it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will enable you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you may use the same domain name for a variety of purposes and even with different providers if the same one is not able to provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Hosting

In case you have a hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are managed by our system, you're going to 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 hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill a few boxes with the necessary information and your new SRV record will 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 need to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If required, you can even edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it's going to remain active after you modify or delete it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.