How to Connect Your Domain to a Minecraft Server

You can make your Minecraft server reachable via your own domain, so players can connect using e.g. play.yourdomain.com or yourdomain.com — instead of an IP address.

Requirements

• A domain with EmeraldHost
• The IP address and port of your Minecraft server (you can find these in the dashboard of your server)

Connect with subdomain (e.g. play.yourdomain.com)

1. Open DNS settings
   Open the management of your domain and click on DNS Settings.

2. Create A record
   Create a new record with type A:

   Field	Value
   Type	A
   Name	play
   Target	Your server IP address

3. Create SRV record
   Create a new record with type SRV so Minecraft can find the correct port:

   Name:

   Field	Value
   Service Name	_minecraft
   Protocol	TCP
   Name	play

   Target:

   Field	Value
   Priority	0
   Weight	5
   Port	Your server port
   Target	play.yourdomain.com

4. Test connection
   Wait a few minutes for the DNS changes to take effect, then connect in-game using play.yourdomain.com.

Connect without subdomain (e.g. yourdomain.com)

1. Open DNS settings
   Open the management of your domain and click on DNS Settings.

2. Create A record
   Create a new record with type A:

   Field	Value
   Type	A
   Name	@
   Target	Your server IP address

3. Create SRV record
   Create a new record with type SRV:

   Name:

   Field	Value
   Service Name	_minecraft
   Protocol	TCP
   Name	leave empty

   Target:

   Field	Value
   Priority	0
   Weight	5
   Port	Your server port
   Target	yourdomain.com

4. Test connection
   Wait a few minutes for the DNS changes to take effect, then connect in-game using yourdomain.com.

Note

DNS changes can take up to 24 hours to propagate worldwide. However, they are usually available within a few minutes.

Tip

If your server uses the default port 25565, the A record alone is sufficient. The SRV record is only needed if your server uses a different port.