Setting Up Cloudfare
If you want to use Cloudfare DNS with your Minecraft server, the first thing you want to do is go to your Cloudflare DNS dashboard: https://dash.cloudflare.com/
Click on "Add a site".
Type in your site name, then click, "Add site".
You'll see this screen, click "Next":
Next, click on the free plan and "Confirm plan".
Then you'll see a notice about the free plan. Click "Confirm".
They'll ask you to double-check that your DNS records are the same as on your domain:
Scroll down and click "Continue":
Then you should see something like this:
Click "I need help changing my nameservers". They'll walk you through how to change your nameservers. When you're done, click "Continue".
You may see something like this:
You'll need to wait a few minutes, then click "Re-check now". It may take a few hours for your changes to take affect. They will send you an email when everything is setup.
You're set up with Cloudfare, now let's get the custom domain working.
Using Cloudfare For a Custom Domain
Select the name you want to use.
Then click "DNS".
Click on "SRV".
Enter _minecraft as the service. Next you should see something like this:
For the "Port" box we want to use the "port" from your server, copy and past the number to the right of the colon as pictured here:
Click "Save".
You're done! It may take up to an hour to work but usually only takes 5 minutes.
Feel free to open a ticket in your client area if you need any assistance.
If you want to use Cloudfare DNS with your Minecraft server, the first thing you want to do is go to your Cloudflare DNS dashboard: https://dash.cloudflare.com/
Click on "Add a site".
Type in your site name, then click, "Add site".
You'll see this screen, click "Next":
Next, click on the free plan and "Confirm plan".
Then you'll see a notice about the free plan. Click "Confirm".
They'll ask you to double-check that your DNS records are the same as on your domain:
Scroll down and click "Continue":
Then you should see something like this:
Click "I need help changing my nameservers". They'll walk you through how to change your nameservers. When you're done, click "Continue".
You may see something like this:
You'll need to wait a few minutes, then click "Re-check now". It may take a few hours for your changes to take affect. They will send you an email when everything is setup.
You're set up with Cloudfare, now let's get the custom domain working.
Using Cloudfare For a Custom Domain
Select the name you want to use.
Then click "DNS".
Click on "SRV".
Enter _minecraft as the service. Next you should see something like this:
For the "Port" box we want to use the "port" from your server, copy and past the number to the right of the colon as pictured here:
Click "Save".
You're done! It may take up to an hour to work but usually only takes 5 minutes.
Feel free to open a ticket in your client area if you need any assistance.
Published on: 07 / 23 / 2019