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 site. By creating a few SRV records, you will be able to use the domain name with different companies and forward it to many servers simultaneously, every single server handling a different service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there will never be any interference. You can also set individual priorities and weight for two records which are employed for the very same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using an SRV record you can employ your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the specific software running on several machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values you have set.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

In case you have a web hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address added in it are handled by our system, you're going to be able to set up any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and when you log in to your website hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill a few boxes with the needed data and your new SRV record is going to be active in a few hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If needed, you can also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it'll remain active after you modify or erase it. The standard TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Because we know how annoying it may be to handle DNS records, we are going to offer you an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as a part of our custom Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domain names in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you'll be able to set up an SRV record with no complications. We also have a step-by-step guide, which will make things that much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll need to enter the details that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific directions to modify the priority and the weight values, you may leave these two options as they are and your brand new record will go live within a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) can also be set to a custom value, but usually the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value reveals the time the record will keep existing after it's changed or erased.