SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to use a domain for a particular service different from an Internet site. By creating a number of SRV records, you can use the domain with different companies and point it to a number of servers at once, each server handling a different service. You could 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 2 records that are used for the exact same service, but direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using an SRV record you can employ your domain name or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the real software running on a number of machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours will use depends on the priority and weight values that you have set.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

If you have a web hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address added in it are managed by our system, you will be able to set up any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you log in to your hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you will only have to fill several boxes with the needed data and your new SRV record is going to be active in several hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If necessary, you can also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it is going to remain active after you change or remove it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a completely new SRV record for every domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will require no more than several clicks through a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS administration tool within your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, you can create any record that you need and as soon as you choose SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll need to insert the record value, the protocol, the service along with the port number and you will be all set. Furthermore, if the other company requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for those two options is from 1 to 100, so you will have a great deal of possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a specific service. You could also determine how long the new SRV record will remain active in case you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.