SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to employ a domain for a particular service different from a site. By creating a number of SRV records, you can use the domain name with different providers and forward it to a number of servers at the same time, each server handling a separate service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there won't be any interference. You may as well set different priorities and weight for 2 records which are used for the exact same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using 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 a number of machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values which you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia CP, which comes with each and every shared hosting we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain or a subdomain inside your account. The easy-to-use interface is a lot simpler compared to what other companies offer and you will not have to do anything more complex than to fill a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to log in, check out the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that will appear, you have to type in the service, protocol and port details. 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 very same service. If you are using a machine from a different provider, they may also require you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you edit it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Since we understand how annoying it can be to deal with DNS records, we're going to present you with an easy-to-use DNS administration instrument as part of our custom Hepsia Control Panel, so if you host your domain names within a semi-dedicated server account from us, you will be able to create an SRV record with no difficulties. We have a step-by-step guide, that will make things so much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you'll have to enter the info that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific instructions to modify the priority and the weight values, you can leave these two options as they are and your brand new record will go live within a matter of 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 most records. This value indicates the time the record will keep existing after it is edited or erased.