SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to employ a domain for a particular service different from a website. By creating a number of SRV records, you will be able to use the domain address with different companies and direct it to numerous servers at once, every single server managing a separate service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there will not be any interference. You can also set individual priorities and weight for 2 records which are employed for the exact same service, but direct 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 example, and have the real software running on a number of machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours will use is determined by the priority and weight values that you have set.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia CP, which comes with each and every Linux shared web hosting that we offer, gives you an easy means to set up any DNS record you require for a domain name or a subdomain within your account. The intuitive interface is simpler in comparison with what other companies provide and you'll not have to do anything more complicated than to fill just a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to log in, navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. In the small pop-up that will appear, you have to input the service, protocol and port details. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will make a difference if you have no less than a couple of servers handling the very same service. If you use a machine from a different company, they could also require you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value outlines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you edit it in the future.