An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers that run a particular service for a domain. Basically, you are able to use your domain not just for a website, 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. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it's going to use, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option allows you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain address many different purposes and even with different providers if the same one cannot provide all services you need.
SRV Records in Cloud Hosting
If you host a domain name inside a cloud hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to set up a new SRV record with just a few clicks in the DNS Records section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our user-friendly interface makes it much simpler to set up a new record compared to other website hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you'll only have to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be ready. This includes the protocol as well as the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last 2 you can set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you would like clients to access first or what instructions the other company has given you. As an extra option, you may choose how long this record will be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If not required otherwise, you could leave the default value there.