SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to employ a domain for a specific service different from a site. By creating a couple of SRV records, you can use the domain name with different companies and forward it to a number of servers at a time, each server managing a different service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to every machine, so there will never be any interference. You can also set individual priorities and weight for two records that are used for the exact same service, but direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can use your domain address or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the actual software running on a number of machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values which you have set.
SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, bundled with each and every Linux cloud website hosting we offer, gives you an easy means to create any DNS record you need for a domain address or a subdomain within your account. The easy-to-use interface is simpler compared to what other companies provide and you won’t have to do anything more difficult than to fill a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you have to sign in, go to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. In the small pop-up which will show up, you have to enter the service, protocol and port information. You can also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will make a difference if you have no less than 2 servers managing the same service. If you are using a machine from a different provider, they could also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value specifies how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you modify it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
With a semi-dedicated server package from us, you're going to be able to use our easy to navigate DNS administration tool, that is a part of the in-house designed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It will give you a quite simple user interface to set up a new record for every single domain hosted within the account, so if you would like to use a domain address for any purpose, you can set up a new SRV record with a couple of mouse clicks. Using basic text boxes, you'll need to enter the service, protocol and port number information, which you should have from the company offering you the service. Additionally, you'll be able to select what priority and weight the record will have if you intend to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you may set any other value between 1 and 100 when necessary. Furthermore, you are going to have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - in this way setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you erase it or edit it.