SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain name for a particular service different from an Internet site. By setting up a couple of SRV records, you’re able to use the domain address with different companies and forward it to numerous servers simultaneously, every single server managing a different service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there will not be any interference. You can even set individual priorities and weight for 2 records that are employed for the same service, but direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With an SRV record you can use your domain name or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the actual software running on various machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values you have set.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, provided with each and every web hosting we offer, gives you an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain name or a subdomain inside your account. The user-friendly interface is much more simple than what other companies offer and you'll not have to do anything more complex than to fill just a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to log in, visit the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up which will appear, you have to enter the service, protocol and port information. You can also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would matter if you have no less than a couple of servers dealing with the same service. If you use a machine from a different provider, they could also require you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value determines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you edit it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new SRV record for each and every domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and is going to take no more than several mouse clicks using a user-friendly interface. Through the DNS administration tool inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record that you need and when you choose SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will need to enter the record value, the service, the protocol along with the port number and you'll be all set. In addition, if the other company requires it, you're also going to be able to set the weight and priority values when 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've got lots of possibilities if you use many servers for a specific service. Also, you can specify how long the newly created SRV record will remain active in case you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.