SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to employ a domain name for a particular service different from a site. By setting up a number of SRV records, you are able to use the domain name with different companies and point it to several servers at the same time, each server managing a separate service. You can specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there will not be any interference. You could also set different priorities and weight for 2 records which are employed for the same service, but direct to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using 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 providers. Which one a client of yours is going to use will depend on the priority and weight values which you have set.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, included with each and every Linux web hosting package we offer, provides you with an easy means to set up any DNS record that you need for a domain or a subdomain inside your account. The intuitive interface is a lot simpler than what other companies offer and you will not have to do anything more difficult than to fill just a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to log in, go to the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. In the small pop-up which will appear, you have to input the service, protocol and port info. You could also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will make a difference if you have no less than two servers managing the same service. If you work with a machine from a different provider, they may also require you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value determines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you edit it in the future.