An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to outline the servers which run a certain service for a domain. In other words, 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 example, while you still have a website with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it is going to use, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record provided that there are several SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain name for a variety of purposes and even with different companies if the same one cannot provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting
You're going to be able to create a completely new SRV record for each of the domains which you host in a shared website hosting account on our innovative cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you will be able to manage them without any difficulty via the respective section of your Hepsia CP and minutes later any new record which you create will be active. Hepsia includes a highly user-friendly interface and all it requires to create an SRV record is to fill in a few text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol as well as 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 needs different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number reveals the time in seconds for the record to stay active when you edit it or erase it at some point, the default one being 3600.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As we realize how aggravating it may be to handle DNS records, we will provide you with an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as an element of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to set up an SRV record with no complications. We've got a step-by-step guide, that'll make things that much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you will have to enter the info that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific directions to modify the priority and the weight values, you can leave those two options as they are and your new record will go live in a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) may also be set to a custom value, but normally the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value shows the time the record will continue existing after it's edited or removed.