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 website. By creating a number of SRV records, you are able to use the domain with different providers and forward it to a number of servers at a time, each and every server managing a separate service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there will never be any interference. You can even set different priorities and weight for 2 records which are used for the same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With an SRV record you can use your domain name 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 client of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia CP, provided with each and every Linux shared hosting package we offer, provides you with an easy means to create any DNS record that you need for a domain or a subdomain inside your account. The user-friendly interface is simpler than what other companies provide and you will not have to do anything more complicated than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you will have to sign in, navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that will show up, you have to enter the service, protocol and port information. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will matter if you have no less than two servers handling the same service. If you use a machine from a different company, they could also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value outlines how long the newly created record will remain functional after you edit it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a completely new SRV record for each and every domain hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will take no more than a couple of mouse clicks using a user-friendly interface. Through the DNS management tool inside your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record that you need and as soon as you select SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you must enter the record value, the protocol, the service and also the port number and you'll be all set. Furthermore, if the other service provider requires it, you're also going to be able to set the weight and priority values when they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for those 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you've got quite a lot of possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a specific service. You can also specify how long the newly created SRV record will remain live in case you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.