SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to use a domain name for a specific service different from a site. By setting up a number of SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain with different companies and direct it to many servers at once, every single server managing a separate service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to every machine, so there will not be any interference. You may as well set individual priorities and weight for two records that are used for the same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can employ your domain address 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 customer of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values which you have set.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

Provided you have a cloud hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are managed by our system, you are going to be able to create any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you log in to your web hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you will only have to fill a few boxes with the required information and your new SRV record is going to be active in several hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If required, you can also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it'll remain active after you modify or remove it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Through a semi-dedicated server package from us, you are going to be able to take advantage of our intuitive DNS administration tool, which is a part of the in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It will give you a simple interface to create a new record for each and every domain hosted inside the account, so if you need to use a domain address for any purpose, you can set up a completely new SRV record with just a few clicks. Through basic text boxes, you will need to input the service, protocol and port number details, which you must have from the company providing you the service. Additionally, you are going to be able to choose what priority and weight the record will have if you're going to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The default value for them is 10, but you could set any other value between 1 and 100 if needed. Furthermore, you have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - this way setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you delete it or modify it.