How to Link a Custom Domain to Dynmap

Managing your Server

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Sep 11, 2024

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Having your own custom domain linked to Dynmap allows you to hide your IP address, whilst having a direct link to your Dynmap can be much easier for players to access.


# Linking Dynmap with Namecheap

You can link Dynmap to Namecheap by setting up a URL redirect record. You must have an active domain to do this.

  1. Access Namecheap and navigate to Account > Domain List.

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  1. Locate the domain you wish to use, and click Manage.

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  1. Select Advanced DNS.

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  1. Under Host Records, click Add New Record.

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  1. Enter the following details based on the heading:
  2. Type = URL Redirect Record
  3. Host = @
  4. Value = Enter your Dynmap URL, e.g. http://123.45.67.89:1234
  5. Set to Unmasked.

creating url redirect record

  1. Click Save All Changes.
  2. You can now access your Dynmap using your new domain, by entering your domain such as -- http://shockbyte-test.org

To learn how to setup Dynmap on your server, you can check out our knowledgebase article found here.

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Jay Miller

Game Experience Engineer @ Shockbyte