SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to use a domain name for a specific service different from an Internet site. By setting up a couple of SRV records, you can use the domain name with different companies and point it to several servers at a time, each server handling a different service. You are able to specify the port number for the connection to each and every machine, so there won't be any interference. You could also set different priorities and weight for 2 records that are employed for the exact same service, but forward 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 instance, and have the real software running on several machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours is going to use is determined by the priority and weight values that you have set.
SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting
If you have a shared web hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are handled by our system, you'll be able to set up any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you log in to your website hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill several boxes with the required information and your new SRV record will be active in several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If necessary, you can even modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it will remain active after you edit or delete it. The default TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.