How to Connect a Domain - Cloudflare Print

This article will guide you through the process of setting up your server with a custom domain with/from Cloudflare®. Before proceeding with this knowledgebase article, please check on your control panel whether or not your server is utilizing a dedicated IP. A dedicated IP makes the numerical IP for your server end with 25565. If you have something else at the end of your numerical IP you do not have a dedicated IP.

Example of Dedicated IP and normal IP:

Dedicated IP: 127.0.0.1:25565
Normal IP: 127.0.0.1:48659

1. Log in to your Cloudflare account.
2. From your Dashboard, click your domain.
   
   
3. Click the DNS tab on the sidebar.
   
   
4. Click “Add Record” and fill out the following:
1. Type: A (default)
2. Name: The subdomain people will use to join, typically “mc”
3. IPv4 Address: Your server IP (everything before the colon)
4. Proxy status: DNS Only (click the toggle)
   
   See below for an example:
   
   
5. Confirm it is correct, then click Save.

If you have a Dedicated IP, you are done! Head in-game and enter your brand new IP. Otherwise, continue on to step 6.

6. Once that is added, click Add record again and follow these steps:

1. Type: SRV
2. Name: Same as the name you set above, typically “mc”
3. Service: _minecraft (make sure to include the _)
4. Protocol: TCP (default)
5. TTL: Auto (default)
6. Priority: 0
7. Weight: 0
8. Port: Your server’s port, the 5 numbers after the colon in your IP address
9. Target: The subdomain you created above, for example, mc.yourdomain.com

See below for an example:

Click Save, and you’re done!

Congratulations! You've set up your domain with Cloudflare!

Please be aware that it can take up to 24-48 hours for your domain to be completely active due to DNS propagation, though this ends up very rarely taking more than a few minutes. 

If you continue to have issues, submit a ticket to our team, and we can assist you!

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