
#MINECRAFT USERNAME TO IP HOW TO#
Here you will learn how to connect to your Minecraft Server.ġ.- Navigate to your Web Interface over Ģ.- On the left side of your Web Interface locate the IP of your serverģ.- Copy the IP address of the server as shown with the icon "Copy"Ĥ.- Open your Minecraft game in your computer (Java version) That's it! You should now be able to connect to your Minecraft server just by specifying your root domain in the Minecraft client.Rent your own prepaid Minecraft server on Click the "Add" button to create the SRV record. Priority is similar to "weight" above, so technically the number doesn't matter. Specify the Priority in the Priority field. Target refers to the hostname we created in step 3 that points at the IP address of your web host.Port refers to the TCP port on which your Minecraft server runs. 25565 is a common value, but it will need to match your Minecraft server configuration.Weight refers to the priority of your SRV record if you have more than one, so you can almost always just specify 0, or any number.Specify the Weight, Port, and Target in the Answer field, in that order, separated by spaces (e.g. 0 25565 ). _minecraft._tcp.play maps instead of just However, you can instead make an SRV record for the subdomain if you want people to connect to the subdomain instead of your root domain, for instance: _minecraft._tcp which maps your root domain to the specifics of the Minecraft server. Host: Under hostname, you probably just want to specify: On the Manage DNS Records screen, you will want to input the following: SRV records tell the Minecraft client: "Hey, are you looking for a Minecraft server on this domain? I'll tell you the exact hostname and port to connect to instead of the web server." SRV records are special records with unusual, standardized hostnames that the Minecraft client looks for when a user tries to connect to your root domain. Now to tell the Internet about where your domain's Minecraft server is located. Click the "Add" button to create the A record. play).Īnswer: Specify the IP address of your Minecraft server in the Answer field. Host: Specify the subdomain in the Host field (e.g. (You can skip this step if you've already been provided a hostname by your Minecraft server provider and use it in step 4 instead.) On the menu that appears, click the "Edit" option next to "DNS Records".įirst, you need to create a semi-secret hostname for the server itself, since you're probably running your Minecraft server on a different IP address from your web server.

Locate your domain and click the drop-down list to the right. If you're already logged in, click on ACCOUNT in the top-right corner and select Domain Management.

You should arrive at the Domain Management screen. To get started, you'll need to know the IP address and port number of your Minecraft server, and you'll need to think of a subdomain to be the secret (or not) hostname of your server (e.g. How to connect your domain to Minecraft using SRV recordsĭo you have a Minecraft server you'd like to link to your domain, but your Minecraft server runs on a different IP address from your web server or on a non-standard port? No problem! Here at Porkbun, we make it easy, so you can worry about more important things (like hunting zombies.)
