SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to use a domain name for a specific service different from an Internet site. By setting up a number of SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain with different companies and point it to several servers at a time, each and every server handling a separate service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there will not be any interference. You may as well set individual priorities and weight for 2 records which are used for the very same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can use your domain address or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the actual software running on several machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values that you've set.
SRV Records in Website Hosting
In case you have a website hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain included in it are controlled by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and when you log in to your website hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you'll only have to fill several boxes with the needed info and your new SRV record will be active within a few hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number that you'd 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 necessary, you can even edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it's going to remain active after you modify or erase it. The standard TTL value for the majority of 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
Because we know how annoying it could be to deal with DNS records, we're going to present you with an easy-to-use DNS management tool as an element of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domains within a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to create an SRV record with no difficulties. We've got a step-by-step guide, that will make things even easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will need to enter the information that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to modify the priority and / or the weight values, you could leave these two options as they are and your new record will go live in a matter of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but typically the default value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value reveals the time the record will keep existing after it's changed or deleted.