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 website. By setting up a couple of SRV records, you’re able to use the domain with different providers and point it to a number of servers at once, every single server handling a separate service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to each 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 very same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can use your domain address 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 depends on the priority and weight values you have set.

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

In case you have a cloud web hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are handled by our system, you will be able to create any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you log in to your web hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill several boxes with the necessary information and your new SRV record is going to be active within a couple of hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If required, you can also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you edit or delete it. The standard TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you’ll be able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.