SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain name for a particular service different from a website. By setting up a few SRV records, you’re able to use the domain address with different companies and forward it to several servers at the same time, each server handling a separate service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there will not be any interference. You can also set individual priorities and weight for 2 records that are used for the very same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With an SRV record you can employ your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the real software running on various machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values that you've 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 handled by our system, you'll be able to set up any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you sign in to your web hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you'll only need to fill several boxes with the needed information and your new SRV record will be active within several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use along with the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. When required, you can even modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it's going to remain active after you edit or erase 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

By using a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you'll be able to use the easy to navigate DNS management tool, that is a part of the in-house built Hepsia hosting CP. It is going to provide you with a very simple user interface to create a new record for each domain address hosted inside the account, so if you would like to use a domain name for any purpose, you could create a completely new SRV record with a few clicks. Using simple text boxes, you'll need to type in the service, protocol and port number details, which you should have from the company providing you the service. In addition, you will be able to select 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 standard value for them is 10, but you may set any other value between 1 and 100 when necessary. In addition, you will have the option to change the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to a various different value - in this way setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you delete it or modify it.