SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to employ a domain name for a specific service different from an Internet site. By setting up a few SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain with different providers and point it to numerous servers simultaneously, every single server handling a different service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there will not be any interference. You can even set different priorities and weight for two records that are used for the same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With 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 companies. Which one a customer of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values which you have set.
SRV Records in Website Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, provided with each and every website hosting plan that we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you require for a domain name or a subdomain inside your account. The easy-to-use interface is simpler in comparison with what other companies offer and you'll not have to do anything more difficult than to fill a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you will have to log in, visit the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that'll show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port information. You could also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would make a difference if you have no less than two servers managing the very same service. If you work with a machine from a different company, they might also require you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value outlines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you edit it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
A completely new SRV record could be created in a matter of seconds for each and every domain name hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, employed to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a rather easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to set up any DNS record even when you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you'll be able to set up records with the DNS administration tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You will need to enter the service, port number and protocol details in addition to the record value in them and the new record is going to be active right after that. The priority and weight options may be set to any value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You'll be able to adjust any one of the two if the other provider has required you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record will remain live if changed or erased, could also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.