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 couple of SRV records, you are able to use the domain name with different providers and direct it to numerous servers at the same time, each server handling a separate service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there will not be any interference. You can even set different priorities and weight for two records which are used for the exact same service, but forward 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 example, and have the actual software running on various machines with different providers. Which one a customer of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values that you've set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

Provided you have a shared hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address added in it are managed by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and when you sign in to your hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill a few boxes with the required info and your new SRV record will be active in several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use plus 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 requires. If needed, you can also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it'll remain active after you change or erase it. The default TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

By using a semi-dedicated server package from our company, you are going to be able to benefit from our easy to work with DNS administration tool, that is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It'll provide you with a quite simple interface to set up a new record for each domain name hosted within the account, so if you want to use a domain name for any purpose, you can create a completely new SRV record with only a few mouse clicks. Through very simple text boxes, you'll have to input the service, protocol and port number details, which you ought to have from the company providing you the service. Additionally, you'll be able to pick what priority and weight the record will have if you are planning to use a couple or more machines for the very same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you could set any other value between 1 and 100 if needed. In addition, you will have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to a various different value - thus setting the time this record is going to be live in the global DNS system after you erase it or modify it.