SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to employ a domain name for a specific service different from an Internet site. By setting up a few SRV records, you will be able to use the domain name with different providers and forward it to numerous servers at once, each and every server managing a different service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there won't be any interference. You may as well set individual priorities and weight for 2 records that are employed for the very same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can employ your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the actual software running on several machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values that you have set.
SRV Records in Cloud Hosting
The Hepsia CP, included with each and every Linux cloud hosting package we offer, provides you with an easy means to create any DNS record that you need for a domain name or a subdomain in your account. The intuitive interface is a lot simpler than what other companies offer and you won’t have to do anything more than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to sign in, navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Within the small pop-up which will appear, you have to enter the service, protocol and port info. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would make a difference if you have at least a couple of servers dealing with the exact same service. If you work with a machine from a different company, they could also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value outlines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you change it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
A new SRV record can be created in a matter of seconds for any domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, employed to control the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a rather easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create 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 set up records via the DNS management tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You will need to enter the service, port number and protocol information in addition to the record value in them and the new record is going to be live shortly after that. The priority and weight options could be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You'll be able to adjust any one of the two in case the other company has required you to do so. Moreover, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record will remain active if changed or removed, may also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.