SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to use a domain for a particular service different from a site. By setting up a number of SRV records, you are able to use the domain with different companies and point it to many servers at once, every single server managing a separate service. You can specify the port number for the connection to every machine, so there will never be any interference. You can even set individual priorities and weight for 2 records that are used for the exact same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With an SRV record you can employ your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the specific software running on several machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours is going to use will depend on the priority and weight values that you've set.
SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud web hosting that we offer, gives you an easy means to set up any DNS record that you need for a domain or a subdomain in your account. The user-friendly interface is a lot simpler in comparison with what other companies provide and you won’t have to do anything more complex than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you will have to sign in, go to the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that will appear, you have to type in the service, protocol and port information. You may also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would make a difference if you have no less than two servers dealing with the very same service. If you are using a machine from a different company, they could also require you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you change it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
A completely new SRV record can be created within just seconds for each domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, features a very easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to set up any DNS record even when you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you can create records with the DNS administration tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you pick SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You have to type the service, port number and protocol details as well as the record value in them and the new record is going to be working shortly after that. The priority and weight options could be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You can adjust any one of the two if the other company has requested you to do so. Moreover, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record will remain working if edited or removed, can also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.