SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to employ a domain for a certain service different from an Internet site. By creating a few SRV records, you’re able to use the domain address with different providers and forward it to many servers at once, every single server managing a separate service. You could specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there will not be any interference. You could also set different priorities and weight for two records that are used for the very same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can use your domain name or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the specific software running on several machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values that you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, included with each and every Linux shared hosting that we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record that you need for a domain or a subdomain inside your account. The intuitive interface is simpler compared to what other companies provide and you will not have to do anything more complex than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you will have to log in, navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Within the small pop-up which will show up, you have to enter the service, protocol and port info. You may also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will make a difference if you have no less than 2 servers managing the very same service. If you are using a machine from a different provider, they could also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value determines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you modify it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new SRV record for any domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will take no more than just a few clicks via a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS management tool in your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record you need and as soon as you pick SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll need to insert the record value, the protocol, the service and also the port number and you'll be ready. In addition, 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 standard value, which is 10. The range for these 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you've got a number of possibilities if you use many servers for a given service. You could also determine how long the newly created SRV record will remain active in case you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.