SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain name for a specific service different from a website. By setting up a couple of SRV records, you will be able to use the domain name with different providers and forward it to numerous servers at the same time, every single server handling 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 different priorities and weight for two records that are employed for the very same service, but direct 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 specific software running on several machines with different providers. Which one a customer of yours is going to use will depend on the priority and weight values which you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you host a domain address inside a shared web hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you will be able to create a new SRV record with just a few clicks within the DNS Records part of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to work with interface makes it much simpler to set up a new record in comparison to other website hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you'll simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last two you can set any value in between 1 and 100 based on which server you want users to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an additional option, you can select how long this record is going to be active after you edit it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. If not requested otherwise, you may leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Through a semi-dedicated server solution from our company, you'll be able to employ the intuitive DNS management tool, which is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. It'll provide you with a simple user interface to set up a new record for every single domain address hosted in the account, so if you want to use a domain name for any purpose, you can create a brand new SRV record with just a couple of clicks. Through very simple text boxes, you will have to enter the service, protocol and port number details, which you should have from the company providing you the service. In addition, you'll be able to pick what priority and weight the record will have if you're going to use a couple or more machines for the same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 if necessary. In addition, you have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - thus setting the time this record is going to be live in the global DNS system after you delete it or modify it.