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Use a Custom Domain or Subdomain
This guide will go through how to set the proper domain records to enable players to connect through a domain like xxx.example.com instead of the IP address. In short, how to use a custom domain or subdomain with your Minecraft server.
Access Panel
- Login to the panel. See for instructions.
Navigate to Network
- Go to the 1 Network tab of your server.
- Write down the 2 IP Address and the 3 Port, you will need these two in the next steps.
Access Cloudflare
- Access the Cloudflare Dashboard and log in to your account.
- Select the domain you want to use.
Create an “A” record
- Click on 1 Add record.
- Set the 2 Type to A.
- Set the 3 Name to @.
- Set the 4 IPv4 address to the IP shown in the Network tab of your panel.
- As shown in the above screenshot.
- Make sure to disable 5 Proxy status.
- Click on the 6 Save button to create the record.
Create an “SRV” record
- Click on 1 Add record.
- Set the 2 Type to SRV.
- Set the 3 Name to
_minecraft._tcp
. - This will make it possible to connect through the main domain like example.com.
- If you want players to connect through a subdomain like play.example.com, this needs to be set to
_minecraft._tcp.play
. - Set the 4 Priority to
0
. - Set the 5 Weight to
5
. - Set the 6 Port to the port displayed on the Network tab of your panel.
- As shown in the screenshot at the beginning of the guide.
- Make sure the A Target is set to the same A Name as shown on the type “A” record.
- Click on the 7 Save button to create the record.
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