SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to employ a domain for a certain service different from a website. By setting up a number of SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain address with different providers and point it to numerous servers at a time, each and every server handling 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 also set individual priorities and weight for two records which are used for the exact same service, but direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using an SRV record you can use your domain name or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the specific software running on several machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values that you've set.

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The Hepsia CP, which comes with each and every cloud web hosting service we offer, provides you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you require for a domain or a subdomain in your account. The easy-to-use interface is simpler in comparison with what other companies offer and you'll not have to do anything more than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you will have to sign in, check out the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. In the small pop-up that will show up, you have to input the service, protocol and port details. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will make a difference if you have no less than a couple of servers managing the same service. If you work with a machine from a different company, they could also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you edit it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As we acknowledge how irritating it may be to deal with DNS records, we will offer you an easy-to-use DNS management tool as a part of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel, so if you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you're going to be able to set up an SRV record without problems. We have a step-by-step guide, that will make things so much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you'll have to type in the information that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific instructions to modify the priority and the weight values, you may leave these two options as they are and your new record will go live within a matter of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but usually the default value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value displays the time the record will keep existing after it is edited or removed.