An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers that run a specific service for a domain name. Put simply, you’ll be able to use your Internet domain not just for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have a website with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can choose what IP 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 in case that you have a number of SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you may use the same domain many different purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is unable to provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, bundled with each and every cloud plan that we offer, provides you with an easy means to create any DNS record that you need for a domain or a subdomain in your account. The user-friendly interface is a lot simpler in comparison with what other companies offer and you won’t have to do anything more complex than to fill a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you have to log in, go to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that'll appear, you have to type in the service, protocol and port details. You could also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will matter if you have no less than two servers handling the same service. If you work with a machine from a different company, they may also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record will remain functional after you change it in the future.