SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain for a specific service different from a website. By setting up a couple of SRV records, you will be able to use the domain with different providers and forward it to a number of servers at once, each and every server handling a different service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to every machine, so there will not be any interference. You can even set individual priorities and weight for 2 records which are used for the same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can employ your domain address or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the actual software running on a number of machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours is going to use depends on the priority and weight values which you have set.

SRV Records in Website Hosting

If you host a domain within a website hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you will be able to set up a new SRV record with a few clicks in the DNS Records section of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to navigate interface makes it much simpler to create a new record in comparison to other hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you will simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be all set. This includes the protocol and also the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last 2 you may set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you want customers to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an added option, you may choose how long this record is going to be active after you edit it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. If not asked otherwise, you can leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

By using a semi-dedicated server solution from our company, you'll be able to take advantage of our easy to work with DNS administration tool, which is a part of the in-house designed Hepsia web hosting CP. It is going to provide you with a rather simple user interface to create a new record for any domain name hosted in the account, so if you wish to use a domain for any purpose, you could create a brand new SRV record with a few clicks. Using simple text boxes, you'll have to type in the service, protocol and port number details, which you must have from the company providing you with the service. In addition, you're going to be able to pick what priority and weight the record will have if you're planning to use a couple or more machines for the very same service. The default value for them is 10, but you may set any other value between 1 and 100 if necessary. Additionally, you will have the option to change the TTL value from the standard 3600 seconds to a various different value - in this way setting the time this record will be live in the global DNS system after you erase it or edit it.