An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry employed to define the servers that run a particular service for a domain name. Basically, you’ll be able to use your Internet domain not just for a web 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. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can select what IP it'll employ, on which port the connection to the specific 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 very same service. The second option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain name for a variety of purposes and even with different providers if the same one can't provide all services that you need.
SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you have a shared website hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name added in it are handled by our system, you're going to be able to create any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and once you log in to your web hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill several boxes with the necessary data and your new SRV record is going to be active in several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If necessary, you may also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you change or remove it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.