SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain name for a particular service different from an Internet site. By setting up a couple of SRV records, you’re able to use the domain with different providers and forward it to numerous servers simultaneously, every single server managing a separate service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there won't be any interference. You can also set different priorities and weight for two records that 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 name or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the real software running on several machines with different providers. Which one a customer of yours is going to use will depend on the priority and weight values you have set.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, included with each and every Linux cloud hosting plan we offer, provides you with an easy means to create any DNS record you need for a domain name or a subdomain in your account. The easy-to-use interface is a lot simpler in comparison with what other companies provide and you'll not have to do anything more difficult than to fill a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to sign in, navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that will appear, you have to type in the service, protocol and port info. You may also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would matter if you have at least 2 servers managing the very same service. If you are using a machine from a different provider, they might also require you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value specifies how long the newly created record will remain functional after you modify it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a brand new SRV record for every single domain name hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and is going to take no more than just a few mouse clicks through a user-friendly interface. Through the DNS management tool inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record you need and when you pick SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you must input the service, the protocol, the record value as well as the port number and you'll be all set. Additionally, in case the other service provider requires it, you will also be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for those 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you have quite a lot of possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a particular service. You can also specify how long the new SRV record will remain active if you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.