SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to employ a domain for a specific service different from a website. By creating a few SRV records, you’re able to use the domain name with different providers and forward it to several servers simultaneously, each and every server handling a different service. You could specify the port number for the connection to every machine, so there will not be any interference. You could also set individual priorities and weight for 2 records that are employed for the same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can employ 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 will use is determined by the priority and weight values you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia CP, included with each and every shared hosting we offer, gives you an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain or a subdomain inside your account. The intuitive interface is simpler in comparison with what other companies provide and you will not have to do anything more difficult than to fill just a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to sign in, check out the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that will appear, you have to input the service, protocol and port details. You could also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will matter if you have no less than 2 servers managing the exact same service. If you are using a machine from a different provider, they might also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 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 Servers

A completely new SRV record can be created in just seconds for each domain name hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, which is used to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a rather easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to create any DNS record even though you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you could set up records via the DNS management tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You need to type the service, port number and protocol information as well as the record value in them and the new record will be active right after that. The priority and weight options can be set to any value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You could change each of the two in case the other provider has required you to do so. In addition, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record is going to remain live if changed or deleted, can also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.