Manage DNS records for your domain
Add A, CNAME, MX, TXT and SRV records for your Endercloud domain from the billing panel, or switch to Cloudflare nameservers. Changes can take minutes to hours to spread.
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate
- Time:
- 10 minutes
On this page
- Where to manage DNS
- Record types explained
- A: point a name to an IPv4 address
- CNAME: make a name an alias of another name
- MX: where email for your domain is delivered
- TXT: text for verification and email security
- SRV: point a service to a host and port
- Using Cloudflare instead
- How long do changes take?
- Frequently asked questions
DNS records tell the internet where your domain's services live: your website, your game server, your email. Domains registered with Endercloud include free DNS management in the billing panel, where you can add A, CNAME, MX, TXT and SRV records.
Where to manage DNS
Log in to the billing panel.
Open Services and click your domain.
Go to its DNS management section. There you can add, edit and delete records.
Every record has a type, a name (which part of the domain it applies to), a value and usually a TTL (how long others may cache it). A name of @ or an empty name usually means the domain itself (yourdomain.com); a name like play means play.yourdomain.com.
Record types explained
A: point a name to an IPv4 address
Type | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
A |
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Now vps.yourdomain.com leads to that IP. Use A records for a VPS or any server with a fixed IP.
CNAME: make a name an alias of another name
Type | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
CNAME |
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Now play.yourdomain.com follows whatever in6.endercloud.in points to. A name with a CNAME can't have any other records, and the bare domain (@) usually can't be a CNAME.
MX: where email for your domain is delivered
Type | Name | Priority | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
MX |
| 10 |
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The value must be a hostname, not an IP. Lower priority numbers are tried first. Your email provider tells you exactly which MX records to add.
TXT: text for verification and email security
Type | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
TXT |
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TXT records prove you own a domain (for Google, Microsoft and others) and hold email rules such as SPF, DKIM and DMARC. Copy the value exactly as the service gives it.
SRV: point a service to a host and port
Type | Name | Priority | Weight | Port | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SRV |
| 0 | 5 | 45568 |
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SRV records let some programs find a port automatically. Minecraft Java Edition uses them so players can join without typing a port. The target must be a hostname, not an IP. See Connect your own domain to your Minecraft server. Minecraft Bedrock and Hytale don't use SRV records.
Using Cloudflare instead
You can manage DNS at Cloudflare (or another DNS provider) instead of the billing panel:
Add your domain to your Cloudflare account. Cloudflare gives you two nameservers.
In the billing panel, open your domain and replace its nameservers with Cloudflare's.
From then on, add all records at Cloudflare. Records in the billing panel no longer apply.
On Cloudflare, set records for game servers, SSH and mail to DNS only (grey cloud). The orange-cloud proxy only handles websites and breaks game connections.
How long do changes take?
New records often work within minutes. Changes to existing records can take as long as their TTL, and nameserver changes can take up to 24–48 hours to reach everyone. This delay is called propagation. To check what the world sees:
nslookup play.yourdomain.comIf you see an old value, wait a little, or flush your own DNS cache (on Windows: ipconfig /flushdns).
Frequently asked questions
Should the name be "play" or "play.yourdomain.com"?
Most DNS panels add your domain automatically, so you type just play. If you type the full name, some panels end up with play.yourdomain.com.yourdomain.com. Check the saved record.
Can I have a website and a game server on the same domain?
Yes. Use different names, for example @ and www for the website and play for the game server.
My change isn't working after an hour
Check for typos, extra dots, and duplicate records with the same name. If you use Cloudflare nameservers, make sure you edited the records at Cloudflare.
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