SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain name for a particular service different from a website. By creating a couple of SRV records, you are able to use the domain name with different companies and forward it to numerous servers at the same time, each and every server handling a separate service. You could specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there will never be any interference. You could also set different priorities and weight for two records that are employed for the exact same service, but direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can use your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the specific software running on various machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours is going to use will depend on the priority and weight values you have set.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

Provided you have a cloud hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain added in it are handled by our system, you're going to be able to set up any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and when you log in to your hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill several boxes with the needed info and your new SRV record will be active within a couple of hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If needed, you may also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you edit or erase it. The default TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

By using a semi-dedicated server solution from us, you're going to be able to use the user-friendly DNS administration tool, that is a part of the in-house built Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. It'll provide you with a simple interface to set up a new record for each and every domain hosted within the account, so if you want to use a domain name for any purpose, you could create a completely new SRV record with a couple of mouse clicks. Via simple text boxes, you'll need to enter the service, protocol and port number information, which you must have from the company providing you the service. Additionally, you are going to be able to select what priority and weight the record will have if you're going to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you may set any other value between 1 and 100 when necessary. Moreover, you'll have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - in this way setting the time this record is going to be live in the global DNS system after you erase it or change it.