SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to employ a domain for a specific service different from an Internet site. By setting up a number of SRV records, you can use the domain name with different companies and forward it to several servers at once, every single 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 can also set different priorities and weight for two records that are used for the exact same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With 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 specific software running on a number of machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia CP, bundled with each and every Linux shared hosting that we offer, will provide you with an easy means to create any DNS record that you need for a domain name or a subdomain in your account. The intuitive interface is simpler than what other companies offer and you won’t have to do anything more difficult than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you will have to sign in, go to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. In the small pop-up which will show up, you have to input the service, protocol and port information. You may also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will make a difference if you have at least 2 servers managing the very same service. If you work with a machine from a different company, they could also require you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value outlines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you change it in the future.