SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to use a domain for a particular service different from a site. By creating a couple of SRV records, you’re able to use the domain address with different providers and direct it to several servers simultaneously, each and every server managing a different service. You could specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there will never be any interference. You can even set individual priorities and weight for 2 records which are employed for the exact same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using an SRV record you can employ your domain address or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the specific software running on several machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values that you've set.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, provided with each and every shared hosting that we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain address or a subdomain within your account. The user-friendly interface is simpler compared to what other companies provide and you won’t have to do anything more complex than to fill just a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to sign in, check out the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Within the small pop-up which will show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port information. You can also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will make a difference if you have no less than two servers dealing with the exact same service. If you work with a machine from a different company, they might also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value determines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you change it in the future.