An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers that run a specific service for a domain. Basically, you are able to use your Internet domain not only 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 site with it. If you set up the SRV record, you can choose what Internet Protocol it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record assuming that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option allows you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain name for various purposes and even with different companies if the same one is not able to provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Website Hosting
If you host a domain address within a website hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you'll be able to set up a new SRV record with a few clicks within the DNS Records part of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our intuitive interface makes it much simpler to create a new record in comparison to other hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you'll simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be ready. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last two you may set any value in between 1 and 100 depending on which server you would like users to access first or what recommendations the other provider has given you. As an extra option, you can select how long this record is going to be active after you edit it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. Unless asked otherwise, you can leave the default value there.