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’re able to use the domain with different providers and direct it to several servers at a time, every single server managing a separate service. You can specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there will never be any interference. You can also set individual priorities and weight for 2 records which are used for the very same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using an SRV record you can use your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the real software running on several 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

Provided 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 will be able to set up any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and as soon as you sign in to your web hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will simply have to fill a few boxes with the required information and your new SRV record will be active within several hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If required, you may also edit 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 most records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As we recognize how irritating it can be to deal with DNS records, we'll present you with an easy-to-use DNS administration instrument as a part of our custom-made Hepsia CP, so if you host your domain addresses inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you're going to be able to set up an SRV record without complications. We have a step-by-step guide, which will make things much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you will need to type in the info that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific recommendations 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 within a matter of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) can also be set to a custom value, but normally the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value reveals the time the record will continue existing after it is modified or erased.