SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to employ 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 direct it to several servers simultaneously, each server handling a separate service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there won't be any interference. You can also 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. Using an SRV record you can employ your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the actual software running on various machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours will use depends on the priority and weight values you have set.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
In case you have a shared hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address added in it are managed by our system, you will 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 when you log in to your hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill several boxes with the necessary data and your new SRV record will be active in a few hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If required, you can also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you change or delete it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Setting up a completely new SRV record for any domain address hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will require no more than just a few clicks via a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS administration tool inside your Hepsia web hosting CP, you can create any record you need and when you choose SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you must type in the record value, the protocol, the service and the port number and you will be all set. In addition, in case the other service provider requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for those 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you have a great deal of possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a given service. You can also specify how long the newly created SRV record will remain live in case you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.