SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain for a particular service different from a website. By setting up a few SRV records, you can use the domain name with different providers and forward it to a number of servers at once, every single server handling a different service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to every machine, so there will not be any interference. You could also set different priorities and weight for 2 records which are employed for the very same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using an SRV record you can employ your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the specific software running on a number of machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours will use depends on the priority and weight values you have set.

SRV Records in Website Hosting

If you have a website hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name added in it are controlled by our system, you will be able to create any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and as soon as you log in to your web hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill a couple of boxes with the necessary information and your new SRV record will be active in several hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If needed, you may also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it'll remain active after you modify or delete it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you’ll be able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Because we acknowledge how aggravating it may be to manage DNS records, we will offer you an easy-to-use DNS management tool as an element of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domain names inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you're going to be able to create an SRV record without difficulties. We've got a step-by-step guide, that'll make things much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll need to type in the info that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific instructions to change the priority and / or the weight values, you can leave these two options as they are and your new record will go live in a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but typically the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value displays the time the record will keep existing after it's changed or deleted.