SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain name for a certain service different from a website. By creating a number of SRV records, you are able to use the domain with different companies and forward it to several servers at once, each and every server handling a different service. You can specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there won't be any interference. You could also set individual priorities and weight for two records that are used for the very same service, but direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With an SRV record you can employ your domain name or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the actual software running on several machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours will use depends on the priority and weight values which you have set.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

In case you have a cloud hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are managed by our system, you'll be able to set up any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you sign in to your hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you will only have to fill a few boxes with the required information and your new SRV record will be active in a few hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If needed, you may also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it is going to remain active after you change or remove it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.