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 couple of SRV records, you can use the domain with different providers and point it to many servers at a time, every single server handling a different service. You could specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there won't be any interference. You may as well set individual priorities and weight for two records that are used for the same service, but point 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 example, and have the real software running on various machines with different providers. Which one a customer of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values that you have set.
SRV Records in Hosting
In case you have a hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are controlled by our system, you will be able to create any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and when you sign in to your hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will only have to fill several boxes with the needed data and your new SRV record will be active in several hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. When required, you can even modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you modify or delete it. The default TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Since we recognize how irritating it can be to manage DNS records, we are going to offer you an easy-to-use DNS management tool as a part of our custom-made Hepsia CP, so if you host your domain addresses in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you're going to be able to set up an SRV record with no difficulties. We've got a step-by-step guide, that'll make things much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll have to type in the info that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific recommendations to modify the priority and / or the weight values, you can leave these 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 normally the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value reveals the time the record will continue existing after it's edited or removed.