SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which allows you to use a domain name for a specific service different from an Internet site. By creating a number of SRV records, you’re able to use the domain name with different companies and point it to several servers at once, every single server managing a separate service. You could specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there will not be any interference. You can also set different priorities and weight for two records which are used for the exact same service, but direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having 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 actual software running on various machines with different companies. Which one a customer of yours is going to use depends on the priority and weight values that you've set.
SRV Records in Cloud Hosting
The Hepsia CP, bundled with each and every Linux cloud package that we offer, provides you with an easy means to create any DNS record that you need for a domain 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 complicated than to fill just a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you will have to sign in, check out the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that will appear, you have to input the service, protocol and port information. You can 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 a couple of servers handling the same service. If you work with a machine from a different provider, they may also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value outlines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you edit it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As we know how annoying it could be to handle DNS records, we are going to offer you an easy-to-use DNS administration instrument as part of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domain names inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you'll be able to create an SRV record without any problems. We have a step-by-step guide, that'll make things that much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll have 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 those two options as they are and your new record will go live within 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 shows the time the record will continue existing after it is modified or deleted.