An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to identify the servers which run a specific service for a domain name. Quite simply, you are able to use your Internet domain not only for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have a website with it. When you create the SRV record, you can select what IP it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established plus the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have a number of SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will permit you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain address many different purposes and even with different providers if the same one is not able to provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you have a cloud hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain included in it are managed by our system, you will be able to create any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you log in to your hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill a couple of boxes with the necessary information and your new SRV record will be active within several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If necessary, you may also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you modify or remove it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.