An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers which run a specific service for a domain. Basically, you are able to use your domain name not only for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a website with it. If you create the SRV record, you may choose what IP it'll use, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will enable you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain name many different purposes and even with different providers in case the same one cannot provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you host a domain name in a shared website hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you will be able to set up a new SRV record with a few clicks inside the DNS Records section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to navigate interface makes it more simple to set up a new record in comparison with other web hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you'll only need to fill a few boxes and you will be set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last two you can set any value in between 1 and 100 based upon which server you would like users to access first or what recommendations the other company has given you. As an additional option, you can select how long this record will be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, which is measured in seconds. Unless required otherwise, you can leave the default value there.