SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to use a domain for a certain service different from a site. By creating a number of SRV records, you’re able to use the domain with different providers and direct it to numerous servers simultaneously, each and every server handling a separate service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there will never be any interference. You can also set different priorities and weight for two records that are used for the same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using 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 several machines with different providers. Which one a customer of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values which you have set.

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud web hosting that we offer, provides you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain name or a subdomain within your account. The easy-to-use interface is much more simple in comparison with what other companies provide and you'll not have to do anything more difficult than to fill just a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you will have to log in, navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up that'll show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port info. You may also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will matter if you have no less than a couple of servers handling the very same service. If you work with a machine from a different company, they could also require you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you change it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

By using a semi-dedicated server solution from us, you will be able to benefit from the intuitive DNS administration tool, that is a part of the in-house built Hepsia website hosting CP. It will provide you with a very simple interface to create a new record for every single domain hosted within the account, so if you want to use a domain address for any purpose, you could create a new SRV record with only a few clicks. Using simple text boxes, you will have to input the service, protocol and port number details, which you should have from the company providing you with the service. In addition, you're going to be able to select what priority and weight the record will have if you are going to use a couple or more machines for the same service. The default value for them is 10, but you may set any other value between 1 and 100 if necessary. Furthermore, you have the option to change the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to a various different value - thus setting the time this record is going to be active in the global DNS system after you delete it or modify it.