SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to employ a domain name for a specific service different from a website. By setting up a number of SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain address with different companies and direct it to many servers simultaneously, each and every server handling a separate service. You could specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there will not be any interference. You may as well set individual priorities and weight for two records which are used for the exact same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can use your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the actual software running on various machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours is going to use will depend on the priority and weight values you have set.
SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting
The Hepsia CP, included with each and every shared website hosting plan that we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you require for a domain address or a subdomain inside your account. The user-friendly interface is a lot simpler in comparison with what other companies provide and you'll not have to do anything more complicated than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you have to sign in, navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Within the small pop-up which will appear, you have to type in 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 dealing with the exact same service. If you work with a machine from a different company, they may also require you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value determines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you modify it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As we realize how irritating it can be to handle DNS records, we are going to provide you with an easy-to-use DNS management instrument as a part of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domain names within a semi-dedicated server account from us, you're going to be able to set up an SRV record with no problems. We have a step-by-step guide, which will make things so much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you'll have to type in the details that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to modify the priority and the weight values, you can leave those two options as they are and your new record will go live within a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) can also be set to a custom value, but usually the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value shows the time the record will keep existing after it is edited or removed.