SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to use a domain for a particular service different from an Internet site. By setting up a couple of SRV records, you are able to use the domain with different companies and direct it to a number of servers at once, each server managing a different service. You can specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there will not be any interference. You may as well set individual priorities and weight for two records that are used for the exact same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having 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 several machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values that you've set.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you host a domain address inside a cloud hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to create a new SRV record with a few mouse clicks inside the DNS Records section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to navigate interface makes it more simple to set up a new record compared to other web hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you'll only need to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be all set. This includes the protocol as well as the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last 2 you may set any value in between 1 and 100 depending on which server you would like clients to access first or what recommendations the other provider has given you. As an additional option, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, which is measured in seconds. If not requested otherwise, you can leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Because we recognize how aggravating it could be to manage DNS records, we will offer you an easy-to-use DNS management tool as a part of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you'll be able to set up an SRV record without any troubles. We also have a step-by-step guide, which will make things so much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll have to type in the details that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific directions to change the priority and / or the weight values, you could leave those two options as they are and your new record will go live in a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but typically the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for most records. This value displays the time the record will keep existing after it is modified or removed.