SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to use a domain name for a specific service different from a website. By setting up a few SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain name with different companies and forward it to many servers simultaneously, each and every server managing a separate service. You could specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there will never be any interference. You can also set individual priorities and weight for 2 records that are used for the exact same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can use your domain name or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the real software running on several machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values that you've set.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you have a cloud hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain added in it are controlled by our system, you will be able to set up any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and once you log in to your website hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill a couple of boxes with the needed information and your new SRV record is going to be active in several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If needed, you may also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it will remain active after you edit 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.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A brand new SRV record can be created within just seconds for every single domain name hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, which is used to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, features a rather easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record although you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you could set up records with the DNS administration tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You have to input the service, port number and protocol information as well as the record value in them and the new record is going to be working shortly after that. The priority and weight options may be set to any value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You'll be able to change each of the two in case the other company has asked you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain functioning if edited or deleted, may also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.