SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to employ a domain for a certain service different from an Internet site. By creating a couple of SRV records, you are able to use the domain address with different companies and forward it to numerous servers at once, each and every server handling a separate service. You can specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there will never be any interference. You can also set different priorities and weight for two records that are employed for the same service, but forward 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 example, and have the real software running on several machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values that you've set.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, provided with each and every shared hosting service we offer, gives you an easy means to set up any DNS record that you need for a domain address or a subdomain within your account. The easy-to-use interface is simpler compared to what other companies offer and you'll not have to do anything more complex 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'll appear, you have to input the service, protocol and port info. You could also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would matter if you have at least a couple of servers managing the exact same service. If you are using a machine from a different provider, they could also require you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value determines how long the newly created record will remain functional after you edit it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Through a semi-dedicated server package from our company, you'll be able to take advantage of the intuitive DNS administration tool, that is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia hosting CP. It's going to offer you a quite simple user interface to set up a new record for every single domain name hosted in the account, so if you need to use a domain name for any purpose, you can create a completely new SRV record with a few mouse clicks. Using basic text boxes, you'll need to enter the service, protocol and port number information, which you must have from the company offering you the service. Moreover, you will be able to select what priority and weight the record will have if you are planning to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The default value for them is 10, but you may set any other value between 1 and 100 if needed. In addition, you will have the option to adjust the TTL value from the standard 3600 seconds to any other value - this way setting the time this record will be live in the global DNS system after you remove it or change it.