SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to employ a domain name for a specific service different from an Internet site. By setting up a few SRV records, you are able to use the domain with different companies and forward it to a number of servers at a time, each and every server managing a separate service. You could specify the port number for the connection to each machine, so there won't be any interference. You could also set individual 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 name or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the actual software running on a number of machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values that you have set.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, included with each and every Linux web hosting package that we offer, gives you an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain address or a subdomain in your account. The easy-to-use interface is much more simple in comparison with what other companies provide and you won’t have to do anything more complicated than to fill just a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you have to sign in, go to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that will appear, you have to enter the service, protocol and port details. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would make a difference if you have at least 2 servers dealing with the very same service. If you are using a machine from a different company, they might also require you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value determines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you modify it in the future.