An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to outline the servers that run a particular service for a domain. In other words, you can 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, as an example, while you still have a site with it. If you set up the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it's going to employ, 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 very same service. The latter option allows you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain name for various purposes and even with different providers in case the same one can't provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting
If you have a cloud web hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain added in it are managed by our system, you're going to be able to set up any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia CP and when you log in to your web hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill a couple of boxes with the required information and your new SRV record is going to be active within several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use along with the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. When required, you can even edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you modify or delete it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.