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Creating a Custom Server IP with Cloudflare
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. 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 Cloudflare Before you can create a record, you will need to gain access to your domain's advanced DNS settings. 1. Log into your Cloudflare account. On the upper-left section of your Cloudflare dashboard, click on the Select Website menu and select the domain you want to use. 2. On your domain's page, click on the DNS option. 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. 1. On the DNS page, you will need to 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: Name: IPv4 address: Your Minecraft Server IP e.g. TTL: Automatic TTL Custom Subdomain - A Record Type: Name: The first part of your custom subdomain, for our example, it's . IPv4 address: Your Minecraft Server IP e.g. TTL: Automatic TTL 2. After filling out all the entries, click Add Record. --- 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. 1. From the Type dropdown list, select SRV Record. 2. On the DNS page, create your SRV Record. The entries will vary depending on what you would like as your custom IP - a domain, or subdomain. Custom Domain - SRV Record Service: Protocol: TCP Name: Your domain. Click save, and proceed to the next page and continue filling out the SRV content with the following: Priority: Weight: Port: Your Minecraft server's port (e.g. 25463) Target: Your domain. Click save again to finish filling out the SRV entries. Custom Subdomain - SRV Record Service: Protocol: TCP Name: Your subdomain. Click save, and proceed to the next page and continue filling out the SRV content with the following: Priority: Weight: Port: Your Minecraft server's port, e.g. 25463 Target: Your subdomain Click save to finish filling out the SRV entries. 3. Click Add Record to save the SRV Record. 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.
Changing Modpack Versions on 3rd Party Launchers - Technic
This guide will show you how to change what Modpack Version you are using on 3rd Party Launchers such as CurseForge, Technic, FTB and ATLauncher. Whether you need to downgrade to match the most recent modpack version available on our 1-Click Modpack installer, or would simply like to play on an older version of your favourite modpack. This guide is here to help. --- Changing Modpack Version on Technic You can check the version of a modpack by specifying the version in the modpack options. 1. Launch Technic. 2. Navigate to the modpacks tab, and select the modpack you wish to change the version of. 3. Click Modpack Options. 4. Select A Specific Version, and choose which version you would like from the dropdown. 5. Click Reinstall Pack, this will update your modpack with the files from the version selected. That's it! The next time you load up your Technic modpack it will be on the new version you have selected.
Changing Modpack Versions on 3rd Party Launchers - FTB
This guide will show you how to change what Modpack Version you are using on 3rd Party Launchers such as CurseForge, Technic, FTB and ATLauncher. Whether you need to downgrade to match the most recent modpack version available on our 1-Click Modpack installer, or would simply like to play on an older version of your favourite modpack. This guide is here to help. --- Changing Modpack version with FTB You can change modpack version by editing the modpack options found in the FTB launcher. 1. Launch FTB. 2. Go to your modpacks library, and select the modpack you wish to edit. 3. Select the modpack, and click Versions. 4. Click the dropdown, and select your desired modpack version. 5. Click Downgrade, or if you are choosing a more recent version of a modpack, click Upgrade. That's it! The next time you load up your FTB modpack it will be on the new version you have selected.
Changing Modpack Versions on 3rd Party Launchers - CurseForge
This guide will show you how to change what Modpack Version you are using on 3rd Party Launchers such as CurseForge, Technic, FTB and ATLauncher. Whether you need to downgrade to match the most recent modpack version available on our 1-Click Modpack installer, or would simply like to play on an older version of your favourite modpack. This guide is here to help. --- Changing Modpack version with CurseForge You can change the modpack version by selecting your downloaded modpack, and edit its settings. 1. Launch CurseForge. 2. Hover your cursor over the installed modpack you would like to switch the version of, and click Change version. 3. Click the dropdown, and scroll through until you find the version you would like to use. 4. Select continue. This will begin installing the correct version of the modpack to your client. That's it! The next time you load up your CurseForge modpack it will be on the new version you have selected.
Changing Modpack Version on 3rd Party Launchers - ATLauncher
This guide will show you how to change what Modpack Version you are using on 3rd Party Launchers such as CurseForge, Technic, FTB and ATLauncher. Whether you need to downgrade to match the most recent modpack version available on our 1-Click Modpack installer, or would simply like to play on an older version of your favourite modpack. This guide is here to help. --- Changing Modpack version with ATLauncher You can change modpack version by re-installing the modpack in the desired instance. 1. Launch ATLauncher. 2. Navigate to Instances. 3. On your selected Instance, go to Edit Instance Reinstall. 4. Under Version to Install, select the version you would like and click Reinstall. That's it! The next time you load up your ATLauncher modpack it will be on the new version you have selected.
BungeeCord Won't Start
If your BungeeCord or Waterfall server is not starting, there could be a few reasons why. When experiencing an unknown issue with your Minecraft server, the first thing you should do is look at your server console for errors to help troubleshoot the problem. --- Common Causes The most common causes of a broken BungeeCord server are errors with the . When setting up a BungeeCord/Waterfall server, you are required to edit this file to complete the setup process. If you make any errors in this file, it will break your server. - An error with the formatting in your config.yml file - This file requires YAML formatting, which means a specific way that the file has to be edited so that the server can read it correctly. Simply, a misplaced comma (,) can break one of these files, meaning your server will not start up. - The IP configured in your config.yml file is incorrect - We recommend using one of the proxy server types we have available on the Control Panel, as it will automatically resolve this error.
BlackSpigot Error
If you're receiving the error and your server isn't starting, this would suggest you have installed a plugin from an untrusted source. BlackSpigot is a website that hosts unauthorized downloads for premium Minecraft plugins. Nulled/leaked software like this very often contains backdoors or malicious code that can cause damage to your server. Installing software from unofficial sources is never recommended and is very risky. If you are receiving this error, removing any plugins that weren't downloaded from an official source (Spigot, BukkitDev) should resolve your issue.