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It is frequently used when configuring SIP or some other third-party service.<\/p>\n<p>The service of SRV record has the following components:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Service:<\/strong>\u00a0The symbolic name of the desired service.<br \/>\n<strong>Protocol:<\/strong>\u00a0The transport protocol of the desired service; this is usually either\u00a0TCP\u00a0or UDP.<br \/>\n<strong>Name<\/strong>\u00a0The domain name for which this record is valid, ending in a dot.<br \/>\n<strong>TTL:<\/strong>\u00a0The standard DNS time to live field.<\/p>\n<p>The SRV Record has the following look in your ClouDNS Control Panel:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.5centscdn.net\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/srv.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"856\" height=\"129\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Why do you need an SRV record?<\/h2>\n<p>Let say you want to run a video or\/and audio connection on a specific port of your server. 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