SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain for a specific service different from an Internet site. By setting up a number of SRV records, you will be able to use the domain with different companies and forward it to several servers simultaneously, every single server handling a separate service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to each and every 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 direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With an SRV record you can employ your domain address or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the real software running on various machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours will use depends on the priority and weight values you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

Provided you have a shared hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are handled by our system, you'll be able to set up any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and as soon as you sign in to your website hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill a few boxes with the required data and your new SRV record will be active in a few hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If required, you can even change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it's going to remain active after you change or remove it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’ll be able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Since we know how aggravating it can be to deal with DNS records, we're going to provide you with an easy-to-use DNS management instrument as part of our custom Hepsia Control Panel, so if you host your domain addresses within a semi-dedicated server account from us, you will be able to create an SRV record without problems. We've got a step-by-step guide, that'll make things even easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll have to input the information that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to change the priority and the weight values, you can leave those two options as they are and your new record will go live within a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) can also be set to a custom value, but typically the default value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value indicates the time the record will keep existing after it is changed or removed.