SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to use a domain for a specific service different from a website. By setting up a few SRV records, you’re able to use the domain with different providers and direct it to a number of servers at once, each server handling a different service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there will not be any interference. You can also set different priorities and weight for two records that are employed for the exact same service, but point to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. With an SRV record you can use your domain address or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the specific software running on various machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values you have set.
SRV Records in Website Hosting
The Hepsia CP, provided with each and every Linux website hosting that we offer, provides you with an easy means to create any DNS record you require for a domain name or a subdomain within your account. The easy-to-use interface is much more simple than what other companies provide and you'll not have to do anything more complex than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to log in, check out the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. In the small pop-up that'll show up, you have to enter the service, protocol and port info. You could 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 use a machine from a different provider, they may also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you change it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Because we recognize how frustrating it may be to deal with DNS records, we will offer you an easy-to-use DNS administration instrument as a part of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domain names inside a semi-dedicated server account from us, you are going to be able to create an SRV record with no complications. We have a step-by-step guide, that'll make things much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will need to type in the info that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to modify the priority and / or the weight values, you can leave these two options as they are and your new record will go live within a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but normally the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value indicates the time the record will keep existing after it's modified or removed.