An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to outline the servers which run a particular service for a domain name. Quite simply, you’ll be able to use your Internet domain not just for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you can choose what Internet Protocol it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option allows you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain address many different purposes and even with different providers if the same one cannot provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting
In case you have a shared website hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are controlled by our system, you will be able to set up any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and when you log in to your web hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will simply have to fill a few boxes with the needed information and your new SRV record is going to be active within a few hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use along with the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If necessary, you can even edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you edit or delete 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.