SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain for a certain service different from a website. By setting up a few SRV records, you will be able to use the domain address with different providers and point it to many servers at a time, each server managing a separate service. You can specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there won't be any interference. You can also set different priorities and weight for 2 records that are employed for the exact same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can use your domain name or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the real software running on various machines with different providers. Which one a customer of yours will use depends on the priority and weight values that you have set.
SRV Records in Web Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, included with each and every web hosting that we offer, will provide you with an easy means to create any DNS record you need for a domain address or a subdomain within your account. The easy-to-use interface is much more simple in comparison with what other companies offer and you won’t have to do anything more difficult than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you will have to log in, go to the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. In the small pop-up that will show up, you have to enter the service, protocol and port information. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would matter if you have at least two servers managing the very same service. If you work with a machine from a different provider, they might also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value determines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you modify it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new SRV record for any domain name hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will take no more than just a few mouse clicks using a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS administration tool within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you can create any record that you need and as soon as you select SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll have to insert the record value, the protocol, the service and also the port number and you'll be ready. Furthermore, if the other service provider requires it, you're also going to be able to set the weight and priority values if they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for these two options is from 1 to 100, so you have lots of possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a given service. Also, you can specify how long the newly created SRV record will remain live in case you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.