SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to employ a domain for a certain service different from an Internet site. By creating a couple of SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain address with different companies and direct it to a number of servers at the same time, every single server handling a separate service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to every machine, so there won't be any interference. You may as well set different priorities and weight for 2 records that are used for the exact same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With 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 actual software running on a number of machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values that you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

Provided you have a shared hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address added in it are controlled by our system, you'll be able to set up any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you sign in to your web hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill a few boxes with the needed info and your new SRV record is going to be active in a couple of 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 on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If necessary, you can even edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you change or erase it. The default TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A new SRV record can be created in just seconds for every domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, which is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a very easy-to-use interface, so you will 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 a part of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You need to type the service, port number and protocol details as well as the record value in them and the new record will be operational shortly after that. The priority and weight options can be set to any value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You may change each of the two in case the other provider has asked you to do so. Also, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record is going to remain functioning if changed or erased, may also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.