An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to define the servers which run a particular service for a domain name. Put simply, you are able to use your Internet domain not only for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have a website with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you can choose what IP it'll employ, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record in case that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will permit you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain address for various purposes and even with different companies if the same one cannot provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
If you have a shared hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are handled by our system, you're going to be able to create any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you log in to your web hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you will simply need to fill several boxes with the necessary data and your new SRV record will be active within a couple of hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If necessary, you can even change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it's going to remain active after you modify or remove it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’ll be able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.