SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to use a domain for a specific service different from a website. By creating a number of SRV records, you can use the domain name 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 every machine, so there won't be any interference. You can even set individual priorities and weight for two records which are used for the exact same service, but direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With an SRV record you can use your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the actual software running on a number of machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values you have set.
SRV Records in Cloud Hosting
In case you have a cloud hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are handled by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you sign in to your website hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill a couple of boxes with the needed data and your new SRV record is going to be active in a few hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If necessary, you may also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it is going to remain active after you edit or erase it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a new SRV record for every domain address hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will take no more than a few mouse clicks via a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS administration tool in your Hepsia hosting CP, you are able to create any record that you need and when you choose SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll have to enter the service, the protocol, the record value along with the port number and you will be set. Additionally, in case the other service provider requires it, you will also be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for those 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you have numerous possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a specific service. You can also specify how long the new SRV record will remain live if you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.