An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers that run a certain service for a domain name. Put simply, you’ll be able to use your domain name not only for an Internet 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 IP it will employ, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established as well as 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 employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain address many different purposes and even with different companies if the same one is unable to provide all services you need.
SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting
If you have a shared web hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain name added in it are controlled by our system, you are going to be able to create any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia CP and when you sign in to your website hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will simply have to fill a few boxes with the required data and your new SRV record is going to be active within several hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If necessary, you may also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it will remain active after you modify or remove it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.