An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry employed to identify the servers that run a particular service for a domain. Quite simply, you will be able to use your domain name not just for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have a website with it. If you create the SRV record, you can pick what IP it is going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have a number of SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will permit you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain address for various purposes and even with different companies if the same one can't provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Cloud Hosting
The Hepsia CP, provided with each and every Linux cloud hosting we offer, provides you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you require for a domain or a subdomain inside your account. The easy-to-use interface is a lot simpler than what other companies provide and you will not have to do anything more complicated than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you have to sign in, visit the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up that'll show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port info. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will matter if you have at least a couple of servers managing the same service. If you use a machine from a different company, they could also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value outlines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you modify it in the future.