
This guide will help you set up on your server a custom domain using Cloudflare.
Setting Up Cloudflare
What you need to do:
- 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, clickContinue
.
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 effect. They will send you an email when everything is set up.

- You’re set up with Cloudflare, now let’s get the custom domain working.
Using Cloudflare For a Custom Domain
You will have to do the following steps:
- 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 theport
from your server, copy and paste 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.