SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain for a certain service different from an Internet site. By setting up a few SRV records, you’re able to use the domain with different providers and direct it to several servers at a time, every single server managing a separate service. You could specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there will not be any interference. You could also set different priorities and weight for 2 records which 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 or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the actual software running on a number of machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours will use depends on the priority and weight values you have set.
SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting
If you have a cloud website hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are handled by our system, you're going to be able to set up any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you log in to your hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you will simply have to fill a few boxes with the needed data and your new SRV record is going to be active within a couple of hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If required, you may also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it'll remain active after you modify or erase it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
A completely new SRV record could be created in a matter of seconds for every single domain name hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, used to control the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a very easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to set up any DNS record even if you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you'll be able to create records via the DNS management tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You have to input the service, port number and protocol details in addition to the record value in them and the new record will be operational shortly after that. The priority and weight options can be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You could adjust any of the two in case the other provider has requested you to do so. Also, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record will remain live if edited or erased, can also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.