SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to employ a domain name for a particular service different from a website. By setting up a number of SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain address with different companies and direct it to numerous servers simultaneously, every single server managing a separate service. You could specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there won't be any interference. You could also set individual priorities and weight for two records which are employed for the exact 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 instance, and have the actual software running on various machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values which you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared hosting we offer, gives you an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain address or a subdomain within your account. The intuitive interface is a lot simpler in comparison with what other companies offer and you will not have to do anything more than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you have to sign in, go to the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up which will appear, you have to input the service, protocol and port details. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would make a difference if you have at least 2 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 standard 3600 seconds. This value determines how long the newly created record is going to remain functional after you change it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Because we realize how irritating it may be to deal with DNS records, we are going to give you an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as a part of our custom Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you're going to be able to create an SRV record without any problems. We've got a step-by-step guide, which will make things even easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will need to enter the details that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific recommendations to change the priority and / or the weight values, you may leave these two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in a matter of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) may also be set to a custom value, but normally the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value indicates the time the record will continue existing after it is changed or removed.