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 a site. By setting up a number of SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain with different providers and direct it to many servers simultaneously, each and every server handling a separate service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there will not be any interference. You could also set individual priorities and weight for 2 records that are employed for the same service, but point 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 specific software running on a number of machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values which you have set.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia CP, provided with each and every shared plan that we offer, provides you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you require for a domain or a subdomain within your account. The intuitive interface is a lot simpler in comparison with what other companies offer and you will not have to do anything more complex than to fill a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to sign in, check out the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that will show up, you have to enter the service, protocol and port details. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would matter if you have no less than two servers dealing with the very 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 standard 3600 seconds. This value specifies how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you modify it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Since we know how irritating it can be to manage DNS records, we'll give you an easy-to-use DNS administration instrument as part of our custom Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domain names inside a semi-dedicated server account from us, you are going to be able to set up an SRV record without any complications. We also have a step-by-step guide, which will make things so much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll need to enter the details that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific recommendations to modify the priority and the weight values, you may leave these two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but normally the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value reveals the time the record will keep existing after it is edited or erased.