An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers which run a particular service for a domain. Put simply, you’ll be 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, for instance, while you still have an Internet site with it. If you create the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it is going to employ, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record in case that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will permit you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain address many different purposes and even with different providers in case the same one cannot provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

In case you have a cloud hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are handled by our system, you will be able to set up any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia CP and when you log in to your web hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will simply have to fill a few boxes with the required info and your new SRV record is going to be active within a couple of hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use as well as 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 needs. When required, you may also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it'll remain active after you change or remove it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.