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 website. By creating a few SRV records, you are able to use the domain address with different providers and forward it to a number of servers simultaneously, every single server managing a separate service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there won't be any interference. You can also set individual priorities and weight for two records which are used for the very same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can use your domain address or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the specific software running on various machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values that you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

In case you have a shared hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name added in it are controlled by our system, you will be able to set up any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you sign in to your web hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill a couple of boxes with the necessary information and your new SRV record is going to be active in several hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If necessary, you may also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it's going to remain active after you modify or erase it. The standard TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Since we know how frustrating it can be to deal with DNS records, we are going to provide you with an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as an element of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domains within a semi-dedicated server account from us, you are going to be able to set up an SRV record without any troubles. We also have a step-by-step guide, that'll make things much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will have to enter the info that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to modify the priority and / or the weight values, you may leave these two options as they are and your 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 normally the default value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value reveals the time the record will keep existing after it is changed or removed.