SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to employ a domain for a particular service different from a site. By creating a few SRV records, you’ll be able to use the domain name with different companies and point it to numerous servers simultaneously, every single server managing a separate service. You can specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there will not be any interference. You can even set individual priorities and weight for two records that are used for the very same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using an SRV record you can use your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, and have the specific software running on several 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 Control Panel, which comes with each and every Linux cloud hosting we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you require for a domain name or a subdomain in your account. The user-friendly interface is a lot simpler compared to what other companies offer and you'll not have to do anything more complex than to fill a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to sign in, visit the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up that will show up, you have to enter the service, protocol and port details. You can also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will matter if you have no less than 2 servers managing the very same service. If you use a machine from a different provider, they might also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value outlines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you change it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As we recognize how irritating it may be to deal with DNS records, we'll present you with an easy-to-use DNS management instrument as an element of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domain names inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you will be able to create an SRV record without any problems. We've got a step-by-step guide, which will make things that much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you'll need to enter the information that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific recommendations to change the priority and / or the weight values, you can leave those two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in a matter of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) can also be set to a custom value, but typically the default value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value reveals the time the record will keep existing after it is edited or erased.