SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to use a domain for a specific service different from a site. By creating a couple of SRV records, you can use the domain with different providers and point it to many 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 even set different priorities and weight for two records that are used for the exact same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using an SRV record you can employ your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the real 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 Web Hosting

You're going to be able to set up a completely new SRV record for each of the domain names that you host in a shared web hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain are handled on our end, you are able to manage them effortlessly in the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record you set up will be active. Hepsia includes a really user-friendly interface and all it takes to set up an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol and the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, which you can leave unless of course the other provider needs different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number illustrates the time in seconds for the record to stay active if you modify it or erase it at some point, the default one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As we know how annoying it may be to handle DNS records, we'll present you with an easy-to-use DNS administration instrument as an element of our custom-made Hepsia CP, so when you host your domain addresses in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you will be able to set up an SRV record without complications. We've got a step-by-step guide, that'll make things even easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will need to type in the details that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific recommendations to modify the priority and / or the weight values, you can leave these two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) may also be set to a custom value, but usually the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value indicates the time the record will keep existing after it's edited or deleted.