SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to employ a domain name for a particular service different from a site. By creating a couple of SRV records, you’re able to use the domain with different companies and point it to many servers at once, each server managing a separate service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there will not be any interference. You can even set individual priorities and weight for two records which 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 or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the real software running on various machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values that you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

In case you have a shared web hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are controlled by our system, you'll be able to set up any record that you need easily, 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 will simply have to fill a couple of boxes with the required data 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 plus the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If necessary, you may also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it's going to remain active after you edit or remove it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Because we recognize how aggravating it could be to manage DNS records, we are going to present you with an easy-to-use DNS management instrument as part of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domain names inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you will be able to create an SRV record without any problems. We've got a step-by-step guide, which will make things even easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll have to type in the details that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific recommendations to modify 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 matter of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) may also be set to a custom value, but typically the default value of 3600 seconds is used for most records. This value displays the time the record will keep existing after it's changed or removed.