SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to employ a domain for a certain service different from an Internet site. By setting up a number of SRV records, you are able to use the domain address with different companies and point it to numerous servers at a time, each and every server managing a different service. You'll be 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 point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can use your domain name or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the actual software running on various machines with different providers. Which one a customer of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values you have set.

SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you host a domain address in a cloud website hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you'll be able to set up a new SRV record with a few mouse clicks in the DNS Records area of your Hepsia CP. Our intuitive interface makes it much simpler to create a new record in comparison with other web hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you will simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be all set. This includes the protocol and also the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last two you can set any value between 1 and 100 based on which server you want users to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an additional option, you can select how long this record is going to be active after you edit it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, which is measured in seconds. Unless required otherwise, you may leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Using a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you're going to be able to benefit from the user-friendly DNS management tool, which is a part of the in-house designed Hepsia website hosting CP. It will give you a simple interface to set up a new record for each domain hosted inside the account, so if you need to use a domain address for any purpose, you could create a new SRV record with only a couple of mouse clicks. Using basic text boxes, you will need to input the service, protocol and port number info, which you should have from the company providing you with the service. Additionally, you are going to be able to pick what priority and weight the record will have if you are planning to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you may set any other value between 1 and 100 if required. Furthermore, you'll have the option to change the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - in this way setting the time this record is going to be live in the global DNS system after you erase it or modify it.