SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to use a domain name for a certain service different from a website. By creating a couple of SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain with different providers and point it to numerous servers at the same time, each server handling a separate service. You could specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there will never be any interference. You can even set different priorities and weight for two records which are employed for the very same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With 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 several machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values that you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, included with each and every Linux shared hosting that we offer, provides you with an easy means to set up any DNS record that you need for a domain address or a subdomain in your account. The user-friendly interface is much more simple compared to what other companies offer and you will not have to do anything more complicated than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to sign in, check out the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that'll appear, you have to type in the service, protocol and port details. You can also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will make a difference if you have at least a couple of servers managing the same service. If you work with a machine from a different provider, they may also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value outlines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you modify it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new SRV record for any domain address hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will take no more than a few clicks through a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS administration tool within your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, you could make any record you need and when you pick SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll need to input the record value, the protocol, the service and the port number and you will be all set. Furthermore, if the other service provider requires it, you'll also be able to set the weight and priority values when they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for these 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you will have numerous possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a given service. You can also specify how long the new SRV record will remain live if you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.