SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to use a domain name for a particular service different from a site. By setting up a few SRV records, you will be able to use the domain address with different companies and point it to numerous servers simultaneously, every single server handling a separate service. You can specify the port number for the connection to every machine, so there will never be any interference. You could also set individual priorities and weight for two records that are employed for the very same service, but direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can employ your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the real software running on several machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours will use depends on the priority and weight values that you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

Provided you have a shared web hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are managed by our system, you're going to be able to create any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you log in to your hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you'll only have to fill a few boxes with the necessary info and your new SRV record is going to be active in a few hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use along with the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If required, you can even modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it'll remain active after you modify or erase it. The standard TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

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 take no more than a couple of clicks using a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS administration tool within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record you need and as soon as you pick SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you must type in the service, the protocol, the record value and the port number and you'll be set. Furthermore, in case the other company requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values in case 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 large number of servers for a given service. Also, you can outline how long the newly created SRV record will remain live if you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.