SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to use a domain for a particular service different from a website. By setting up a couple of SRV records, you’re able to use the domain name with different providers and direct it to several servers simultaneously, each server handling a separate service. You can specify the port number for the connection to every machine, so there won't be any interference. You could also set different priorities and weight for two records which are used for the very same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using an SRV record you can use your domain 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 will depend on the priority and weight values that you've set.

SRV Records in Hosting

If you have a hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address included 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 sign in to your website hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you'll only need to fill several boxes with the necessary info and your new SRV record will be active within a few hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If needed, you can also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it is going to remain active after you modify or delete it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Through a semi-dedicated server package from us, you are going to be able to take advantage of our user-friendly DNS administration tool, which is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. It will provide you with a quite simple user interface to create a new record for every single domain hosted inside the account, so if you want to use a domain name for any purpose, you can create a completely new SRV record with a couple of mouse clicks. Using simple text boxes, you will have to enter the service, protocol and port number info, which you ought to have from the company providing you with the service. Also, you'll be able to select what priority and weight the record will have if you're planning to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The default value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 when necessary. Moreover, you have the option to change the TTL value from the standard 3600 seconds to a various different value - this way setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you remove it or edit it.