SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain for a specific service different from a website. By setting up a few SRV records, you can use the domain name with different companies and direct it to many servers simultaneously, each and every server managing a separate service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to every machine, so there will not be any interference. You may as well set different priorities and weight for two records which are employed for the same service, but direct 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 several machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values which you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia CP, provided with each and every shared hosting that we offer, provides you with an easy means to create any DNS record you need for a domain address or a subdomain in your account. The intuitive interface is a lot simpler in comparison with what other companies provide and you will not have to do anything more complicated than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to sign in, visit the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. In the small pop-up that will show up, you have to input the service, protocol and port info. You can also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will make a difference if you have at least a couple of servers handling the very same service. If you use a machine from a different company, they might also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record is going to remain functional after you change it in the future.