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 few SRV records, you will be able to use the domain name with different providers and direct it to several servers simultaneously, each and every server handling a different service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to every single 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 forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With an SRV record you can employ 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 customer of yours will use depends on the priority and weight values you have set.
SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you host a domain address inside a shared website hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you are going to be able to set up a new SRV record with a few clicks within the DNS Records section of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to navigate interface makes it much simpler to set up a new record compared with other website hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you will simply need to fill a few boxes and you'll be all set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last two you may set any value in between 1 and 100 based upon which server you'd like users to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an added option, you can pick how long this record will be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. If not asked otherwise, you may leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Since we realize how irritating it can be to manage DNS records, we are going to provide you with an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as an element of our custom Hepsia CP, so if you host your domain addresses in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you'll be able to set up an SRV record with no problems. We also have a step-by-step guide, which 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 recommendations to change 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 matter of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) may also be set to a custom value, but normally the default value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value shows the time the record will keep existing after it's modified or erased.