An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers which run a particular service for a domain name. Put simply, you’ll be able to use your domain name not only for a 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 an Internet site with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you may choose what IP it is going to use, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established along with the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The second option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for a variety of purposes and even with different companies if the same one can't provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

Provided you have a cloud hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain included in it are handled by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you sign in to your web hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you'll only have to fill a couple of boxes with the needed info and your new SRV record will be active in a couple of hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If required, you may also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it is going to remain active after you edit or remove it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’ll be able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.