SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain name for a specific service different from an Internet site. By creating a couple of SRV records, you are able to use the domain address with different companies and direct it to a number of servers at once, each and every server managing a different service. You could specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there will not be any interference. You can even 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. With 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 companies. Which one a client of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values which you have set.

SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you have a cloud website hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address added in it are managed by our system, you'll be able to set up any record that you need with ease, 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 go to the DNS Records section, you'll only need to fill several boxes with the required data and your new SRV record will be active within a couple of hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use as well as 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 needs. When required, you can also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it will remain active after you edit or erase it. The default TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Through a semi-dedicated server package from our company, you're going to be able to use our easy to work with DNS administration tool, that is a part of the in-house designed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It's going to provide you with a very simple user interface to set up a new record for each domain address hosted within the account, so if you need to use a domain for any purpose, you can create a brand new SRV record with a couple of clicks. Using simple text boxes, you'll have to input the service, protocol and port number details, which you must have from the company offering you the service. Also, you'll be able to select what priority and weight the record will have if you intend to use a couple or more machines for the very same service. The default value for them is 10, but you could set any other value between 1 and 100 if required. In addition, you will have the option to change the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - in this way setting the time this record will be live in the global DNS system after you remove it or change it.