GoDaddy is a website that allows you to purchase and manage domains. In order for a player to join your Minecraft server, they need to have your server address to enter on their Minecraft client. By default, a server address is an IP & Port combined to look like this: 192.168.1.2:25463, or alternatively, it can be a domain.
When creating a custom IP, you want a domain that can easily be read and recalled. Domains come in two variants which are called a domain (e.g. shockbyte.com) or a subdomain (e.g. play.shockbyte.com).
# Getting Started on GoDaddy
Before you can get started and create a record, you will need to gain access to your domains DNS settings.
- Log into your GoDaddy Account. Navigate to my Products, and click DNS next to the domain you wish to use.
- On your domains DNS management page, click Add to start creating records.
# Creating an A Record
If your Minecraft server has a Dedicated Port (:25565), then you can create an A Record as it does not require a specified port.
- Create an A Record.
The entries will vary depending on what you would like as your custom IP - a domain (e.g. shockbyte.com) or subdomain (e.g. play.shockbyte.com).
# Custom Domain - A Record
- Type:
A - Name:
@ - IPv4 address: Your Minecraft Server IP (e.g. 192.168.1.1)
- TTL: 1/2 Hour
# Custom Subdomain - A Record
- Type:
A - Name: The first part of your custom subdomain, for our example it's
play. - IPv4 address: Your Minecraft Server IP (e.g.
192.168.1.1) - TTL: 1/2 Hour
- After filling out the entries, click Save.
# Creating an SRV Record.
If your Minecraft server does not have a Dedicated Port (:25565), then you can create an SRV record as it requires the user to specify a port.
- Create an SRV Record
The entries will vary depending on what you would like as your custom IP - a domain, or subdomain.
# Custom Domain - SRV Record
- Type: SRV
- Service:
_minecraft - Protocol:
_tcp - Name:
@ - Target: Your full domain (e.g.
shockbyte.com) - Priority:
0 - Weight:
5 - Port: Your Minecraft server's port (e.g.
25463) - TTL: 1/2 Hour
# Custom Subdomain - SRV Record
- Type: SRV
- Service:
_minecraft - Protocol:
_tcp - Name:
play(This is from our example subdomain, and would be specific to you.) - Target: Your full subdomain (e.g.
play.shockbyte.com) - Priority:
0 - Weight:
5 - Port: Your Minecraft server's port (e.g.
25463) - TTL: 1/2 Hour
Once you've completed the steps above, you will now be able to use your domain or subdomain as your custom server IP! If it doesn't work immediately, please allow up to 24 hours for the changes to take effect.
