SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to employ a domain name for a certain service different from a site. By setting up a few SRV records, you can use the domain with different companies and forward it to numerous servers at once, each and every 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 2 records that are used for the exact same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using an SRV record you can employ your domain address or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the real software running on a number of 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 Shared Web Hosting

In case you have a shared web hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain added in it are managed by our system, you will be able to create any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you log in to your web hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll only need to fill a few boxes with the needed info and your new SRV record will be active in a couple of hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. When required, you can even change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it'll remain active after you change or remove it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Because we realize how irritating it could be to manage DNS records, we'll provide you with an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as a part of our custom Hepsia CP, so if you host your domain names inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you're going to be able to set up an SRV record without complications. We've got a step-by-step guide, that will make things even easier. Using an intuitive interface, you will have to enter the information that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to change the priority and / or the weight values, you could leave those two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) can also be set to a custom value, but usually the default value of 3600 seconds is used for most records. This value displays the time the record will keep existing after it's modified or removed.