SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to use a domain for a specific service different from a site. By setting up a number of SRV records, you will be able to use the domain address with different companies and direct it to a number of servers at a time, every single server handling a separate service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to every machine, so there won't be any interference. You could also set different priorities and weight for 2 records that are employed for the 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 example, and have the actual software running on various machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values you have set.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia CP, provided with each and every Linux cloud hosting service we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain name or a subdomain in your account. The intuitive interface is simpler compared to what other companies offer and you'll not have to do anything more complicated than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you will have to sign in, check out the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up that will appear, you have to input the service, protocol and port information. You could also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will make a difference if you have at least two servers managing the exact same service. If you are using a machine from a different company, they may also require you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value outlines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you change it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A completely new SRV record could be created within seconds for every single domain name hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts, features a rather easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to create any DNS record even though you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you are able to set up records using the DNS administration tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You need to input the service, port number and protocol details in addition to the record value in them and the new record will be operational shortly after that. The priority and weight options may be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You are able to change any one of the two if the other provider has requested you to do so. Moreover, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record will remain live if edited or removed, could also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.