# Giving your server a custom address (subdomains)

## What this is about

Instead of telling your friends to connect to `ny2.suhosting.net:42448`, you
can give your server a name of its own, like **`mytribe.suhosting.net`**. The
**Subdomains** tab sets this up for you. It creates the DNS records
automatically, so you don't need to own a domain or know anything about DNS.

Subdomains are available for **Minecraft** and **Vintage Story** servers. Each
server can have **one**.

## Creating a subdomain

1. Open your server and click **Subdomains** in the sidebar.
2. Click **Create Subdomain**.
3. Type the name you want in **Subdomain** (letters, numbers and dashes).
4. Pick the **Domain** if there's more than one.
5. Pick the **Allocation**: the port it should point to. Leave it on your **Primary** port unless you know you need another one.
6. Click **Create**.

[![Create Subdomain window](https://knowledgebase.suhosting.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/Mctsd-02-create-modal.png)](https://knowledgebase.suhosting.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/Mctsd-02-create-modal.png)

The top of the page shows how many you can make, e.g. **"0 of 1 subdomains created."**

<p class="callout info">New addresses usually work within a minute or two. If your computer looked the name up before it existed, it might take a little longer. Restarting your game usually clears that.</p>

## Connecting with your new address

Players connect with just the name, **no port needed**:

- **Minecraft:** `mytribe.suhosting.net`
- **Vintage Story:** `mytribe.suhosting.net`

This works because the panel also creates an **SRV record**, which tells the
game which port to use. Players who type the old `ny2.suhosting.net:42448`
style address can keep doing so. Both work.

## Changing or removing a subdomain

- **Edit** lets you change which port it points to.
- **Delete** removes it and its DNS record straight away. Anyone using the old address won't be able to connect.

## Common questions

**"No domains are configured for this egg."** Subdomains aren't available for
this game. Right now they're only offered for Minecraft and Vintage Story.

**That name is taken / not allowed.** Each subdomain is unique across all our
customers, and a few names are reserved. Try another.

**I want to use my own domain (e.g. `play.mytribe.com`).** Create the records at
your domain registrar. The easiest way is a **CNAME** pointing at the subdomain
you made here (e.g. `play.mytribe.com` → `mytribe.suhosting.net`). Then, if
we ever move your server, you only have to update the subdomain here and your
own domain keeps working. For a port-free address on your own domain, add an
**SRV** record too (`_minecraft._tcp` or `_vintagestory._tcp`).