SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to employ a domain for a specific service different from a site. By setting up a few SRV records, you are able to use the domain name with different companies and direct it to many servers at once, each and every server handling a separate service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there will never be any interference. You can even set individual priorities and weight for 2 records which are employed for the same service, but forward 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 various machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values which you have set.

SRV Records in Hosting

The Hepsia CP, which comes with each and every Linux hosting we offer, provides you with an easy means to create any DNS record you require for a domain name or a subdomain inside your account. The intuitive interface is a lot simpler compared to what other companies provide and you will not have to do anything more complex than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to sign in, go to the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up which will show up, you have to enter the service, protocol and port info. You could also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will make a difference if you have no less than 2 servers managing the exact 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 outlines how long the newly created record will remain functional after you edit it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A new SRV record can be created within just seconds for every domain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, which is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a rather easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to create any DNS record even when you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you'll be able to create records using the DNS management tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You will need to input the service, port number and protocol information in addition to the record value in them and the new record is going to be active right after that. The priority and weight options could be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You may adjust any of the two in case the other provider has required you to do so. Moreover, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record is going to remain working if edited or deleted, may also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.