SRV Records
Discover just what SRV records are and what their function inside the DNS system is.
An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to identify the servers which run a particular service for a domain name. Quite simply, you’re able to use your Internet domain not just for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you create the SRV record, you may choose what IP it'll use, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record provided that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain for a variety of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one can't provide all services that you need.
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SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting
If you host a domain name inside a
shared web hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to create a new SRV record with just a few mouse clicks within the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to navigate interface makes it more simple to create a new record in comparison with 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 2 you could 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 added option, you can choose how long this record is going to be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If you're not asked otherwise, you could leave the default value there.
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SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Setting up a completely new SRV record for each and every domain name hosted within a
semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will take no more than several clicks using a user-friendly interface. Through the DNS management tool inside your Hepsia hosting CP, you are able to create any record you need and as soon as you select SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you must insert the record value, the protocol, the service as well as the port number and you'll be ready. In addition, if the other company requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for those 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you have numerous possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a specific service. You can also specify how long the new SRV record will remain live if you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.