SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to employ a domain for a certain service different from an Internet site. By setting up a couple of SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain name with different companies and direct it to numerous servers at a time, each and every server managing a separate service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there will not be any interference. You could also set individual priorities and weight for 2 records which are employed for the same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With 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 actual software running on a number of machines with different providers. Which one a customer of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values which you have set.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, included with each and every Linux shared service that we offer, gives you an easy means to create any DNS record you need for a domain name or a subdomain in your account. The user-friendly interface is a lot simpler than what other companies provide and you'll not have to do anything more than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you will have to sign in, navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. In the small pop-up which will show up, 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 matter if you have at least a couple of servers handling the exact same service. If you are using a machine from a different provider, they may also require you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value specifies how long the newly created record will remain operational after you change it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Since we recognize how aggravating it could be to manage DNS records, we're going to provide you with an easy-to-use DNS management tool as part of our custom-made Hepsia CP, so when you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to create an SRV record with no issues. We've got a step-by-step guide, which will make things so much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you will need to input the details that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to change the priority and the weight values, you could leave those two options as they are and your new record will go live in a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) can also be set to a custom value, but normally the default value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value indicates the time the record will continue existing after it is edited or erased.