SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain name for a particular service different from an Internet site. By setting up a couple of SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain with different companies and direct it to numerous servers at a time, each and every server handling a different service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there won't be any interference. You can also set different priorities and weight for 2 records that are used for the exact same service, but direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having 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 real software running on various machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values that you have set.

SRV Records in Website Hosting

The Hepsia CP, included with each and every website hosting package we offer, provides you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain address or a subdomain in your account. The intuitive interface is much more simple in comparison with what other companies provide and you'll not have to do anything more complex than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you have to sign in, check out the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. In the small pop-up that will show up, you have to enter the service, protocol and port details. You could 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 handling 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 outlines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you modify it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a brand new SRV record for any domain address hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will require no more than a few mouse clicks via a user-friendly interface. Through the DNS administration tool inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, you could make any record you need and as soon as you select SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will need to enter the service, the protocol, the record value and the port number and you will be set. Optionally, in case the other company requires it, you're also going to be able to set the weight and priority values when they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for these 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you have numerous possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a specific service. You could also define how long the new SRV record will remain active in case you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.