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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

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

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.

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).