SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to use a domain for a specific service different from a site. By setting up a couple 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 are able to specify the port number for the connection to every machine, so there will never be any interference. You may as well set individual priorities and weight for two records which are employed for the very same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With an SRV record you can employ your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the specific software running on various machines with different providers. Which one a customer of yours is going to use depends on the priority and weight values that you have set.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

The Hepsia CP, which comes with each and every web hosting we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you require for a domain address or a subdomain within your account. The user-friendly interface is a lot simpler than what other companies offer and you'll not have to do anything more complex than to fill just a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to sign in, check out the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up that'll show up, you have to input the service, protocol and port details. You can 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 company, they might also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value specifies how long the newly created record is going to remain functional after you change it in the future.