How to Create an SRV Record for Minecraft in the Billing Panel – BisectHosting

An SRV record specifies the hostname and port for a Minecraft server, allowing players to connect easily using a custom domain name instead of a complex IP address. This improves a server's visibility and creates a seamless connection experience for players. The guide below will walk server admins through setting up an SRV record using the billing panel to make the Minecraft server easily accessible for all players.

Note: This tutorial is only for servers without a dedicated IP. For servers with a dedicated IP add-on, learn how to create an A record here.

1. Log in to the BisectHosting Billing panel.

2. Under Domains, choose My Domains.

3. Press the wrench icon next to the desired domain.

4. Under the Manage tab, select DNS Management.

5. Click Add A New A Record.

6. Specify the hostname prefix or use a "@" to specify no hostname.
Example: "play.mybisectserver.com" OR "@.mybisectserver.com"

7. Add the IP address of the server that will be linked.

8. Input 14400 for the TTL. Any other values can be used if knowledgeable about TTL.

9. Under the DNS Management panel, select Manage SRV Records.

10. Click Add A New SRV Record.

11. For desired domains such as play.yourdomain.com, mc.yourdomain.com, or factions.yourdomain.com to connect to the server then follow the steps below. For just the base domain to point to the server, skip to the next step.

Service Record - The desired subdomain along with the protocol/service. In this example, _minecraft._tcp.play is used. (Do not forget to include _minecraft._tcp. before the desired subdomain)
Full Target Name - Enter myserver.yourdomain.com (Changing yourdomain.com with the desired domain name)
TTL - Use 14400. Other values can be used if the user knows exactly what this is, and how to use it.
Priority - Use 0. Other values can be used if the user knows exactly what this is, and how to use it.
Weight - Use 5. Other values can be used if the user knows exactly what this is, and how to use it.
Port - The Minecraft server port without the IP

12. Enter the following information to connect to the server using just the base domain:

Service Record - Enter _minecraft._tcp
Full Target Name - Enter the full Hostname from Step 6.
TTL - Use 14400. Other values can be used if the user knows exactly what this is, and how to use it.
Priority - Use 0. Other values can be used if the user knows exactly what this is, and how to use it.
Weight - Use 5. Other values can be used if the user knows exactly what this is, and how to use it.
Port - The Minecraft server port without the IP

13. Click Add Record. DNS will start to update and may take a while.