An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to outline the servers that run a certain service for a domain name. In other words, you can use your Internet domain not only for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you may choose what IP it will use, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established along with the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have several SRV records for the very same service. The second option allows you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you may use the same domain name for a number of purposes and even with different providers in case the same one cannot provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

Provided you have a cloud web hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name added in it are managed by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you sign in to your website hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill several boxes with the required data and your new SRV record will be active within a few hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. When required, you can also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it will remain active after you edit or remove it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.