SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to employ a domain name for a particular service different from a website. By setting up a couple of SRV records, you are able to use the domain with different providers and point it to many servers at the same time, each and every server handling a different service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there won't be any interference. You can even set different priorities and weight for two records which are used for the exact same service, but direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using an SRV record you can use your domain address or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the real software running on a number of machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values that you have set.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia CP, included with each and every Linux shared hosting we offer, will provide you with an easy means to create any DNS record you need for a domain name or a subdomain inside your account. The intuitive interface is a lot simpler compared to what other companies provide and you will not have to do anything more complicated than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to log in, navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up which will show up, you have to input the service, protocol and port information. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will matter if you have at least 2 servers dealing with the very same service. If you use a machine from a different provider, they could also require 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 edit it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Since we understand how frustrating it can be to deal with DNS records, we will give you an easy-to-use DNS administration instrument as part of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domain names inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to create an SRV record without complications. We have a step-by-step guide, which will make things that much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will have to enter the information that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific instructions to change the priority and / or the weight values, you could leave those two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in 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 most records. This value reveals the time the record will continue existing after it's modified or deleted.