I already own a website domain, and I would like if possible to have my server be:
mc.domain_i_own.com
How would I do this?
#How can I setup a custom subdomain?
prime wolf
true stone
Set an A record to point to your server's IP.
civic raft
("A" records are "Alias" records. Wouldn't they need a CName record?)
true stone
CName daisy chains through a different DNS entry (like using a Bisect-provided subdomain). A points to a V4 IP.
So an A record would work without having to also setup a Bisect subdomain.
civic raft
Gah I had them backwards. But even so, wouldn't it be smarter to point your public IP name (e.g. "minecraft.megabytes.uk") at Bisect's public name for the server ("6gb0927.dallas.bisect.com")? That way if, for whatever reason, Bisect moved the server to a different IP block your DNS entry would be unaffected?
true stone
Bisect doesn't have a default public name.
You could setup frem.modded.fun through Bisect and then CNAME to that.
I just have always done an A record to cut the DNS lookups in half.
prime wolf
Set an A record to point to your server's IP.
so this is how i can put mc.domain_i_own.com for eg?
I want mc.domain_i_own.com to point to rem.modded.fun for eg
I'm assuming I dont have to pay my hosting provider more for a subdomain?
sorry for replying late btw
true stone
I want mc.domain_i_own.com to point to rem.modded.fun for eg
That would be a CNAME.
prime wolf
so what would i set my cname to be ?
true stone
Refer to your registrar's help documents. 🙂
prime wolf
would it be the subdomain i want to use?
true stone
It will say what they expect in which fields.
true stone
would it be the subdomain i want to use?
It varies - GoDaddy wants something slightly different from NameCheap, which looks nothing like Bisect, which...
true stone
Name would be mc, Value would be rem.modded.fun
prime wolf
gotcha
true stone
But this is explicitly not GoDaddy support - If I steered you wrong, it's not my fault.
I haven't used them in 15 years.
civic raft
@prime wolf are you certain that you want "mc.domain_i_own.com" to point at another DNS name? Because, as Ceridwen said, Bisect doesn't have public server names to which you could refer and so instead you would setup a DNS "A" record that points "mc.domain_i_own.com" to the actual IP address of your Bisect-hosted server. (And if it is a shared server (a/k/a "Budget") you'll need to also setup a "SRV" record listing the IP port for your server.)
prime wolf
I setup the subdomain from bisect and pointed that to it as a CNAME
would i still need to setup the port?
civic raft
tl;dr
use "A" record to establish "connections to mc.domain_i_own.com should be connected to this IP address"
use "CNAME" to establish "connections to mc.domain_i_own.com should be connected to this other DNS name"
true stone
would i still need to setup the port?
Yes, if you're a non-standard port you still need to include it or use a different record called an SRV.
prime wolf
so do i setup both a CNAME and SRV?
civic raft
so do i setup both a CNAME and SRV?
yes, if you need to use a non-standard port for your Bisect-hosted server
true stone
I think so, yes. And 100% you need to find GoDaddy's instructions for that.
SRV records are finicky.
civic raft
SRV records are finicky.
You should see DMARC records. yeeeesh
prime wolf
is the only field i need to change the port?
civic raft
is the only field i need to change the port?
This is GoDaddy area. Neither Ceridwen nor I can say yes/no with any certainty.
(Most likely yes)