SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to employ a domain for a particular service different from an Internet site. By creating a number of SRV records, you will be able to use the domain name with different companies and point it to a number of servers simultaneously, each server handling 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 could also set individual priorities and weight for 2 records that are employed for the same service, but forward 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 instance, and have the actual software running on several machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours will use depends on the priority and weight values which you have set.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
If you host a domain inside a shared hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to set up a new SRV record with just a few mouse clicks within the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our intuitive interface makes it much simpler to create a new record in comparison to other website hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you will simply have to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last 2 you can set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you would like clients to access first or what recommendations the other provider has given you. As an additional option, you can pick how long this record will be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, which is measured in seconds. Unless required otherwise, you could leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Because we realize how annoying it may be to deal with DNS records, we'll offer you an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as part of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domain names within a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you will be able to create an SRV record without difficulties. We have a step-by-step guide, which will make things much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you will have to enter the information that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to modify the priority and the weight values, you could leave those two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) may also be set to a custom value, but typically the default value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value displays the time the record will keep existing after it is changed or erased.