SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to employ a domain for a specific service different from an Internet site. By setting up a few SRV records, you will be able to use the domain address with different providers and direct it to many servers simultaneously, each and every server managing a separate service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there will not be any interference. You can even set different priorities and weight for two records that are employed for the very same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With an SRV record you can use your domain address or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the specific software running on a number of machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values which you have set.

SRV Records in Website Hosting

If you have a website hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are managed by our system, you are going to be able to set up any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you log in to your web hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill a few boxes with the required info and your new SRV record will be active in a few hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use and also 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. When required, you can also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it's going to remain active after you edit or remove it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

By using a semi-dedicated server solution from our company, you'll be able to take advantage of the user-friendly DNS management tool, that is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It's going to give you a quite simple user interface to set up a new record for any domain address hosted inside the account, so if you would like to use a domain for any purpose, you can set up a completely new SRV record with a couple of mouse clicks. Using very simple text boxes, you'll need to enter the service, protocol and port number information, which you ought to have from the company offering 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 very same service. The default value for them is 10, but you may set any other value between 1 and 100 if needed. Additionally, you have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to a various different value - this way setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you remove it or change it.