How To Add A SRV Record To Your Minecraft Server

A SRV DNS Record can be used to connect directly to a hostname with the Minecraft 1.3 Patch. i.e. yourserver.no-ip.biz:12959.
MINECRAFT SERVERS

The SRV record for Minecraft should have the following form:

_minecraft._tcp.name SRV priority weight port goal

Logging to your NoIP account allows you to create an "SRV" record for your hostname. Select "My Services" > "DNS Records", then click "Modify" next your hostname.

The next step is to find Advanced Records, then click on SRV. Advanced records can only be added to Enhanced DNS and Plus ManagedDNS accounts. To add advanced records, your account will need to be upgraded.

Once you are on the SRV Record page, you will need the following information: Service: minecraft (Underscore will be applied automatically.) 2. Protocol: TCP 3. Priority: 0 4. Weight: 5 5. Target: Your Minecraft username. 6. Port: The port your Minecraft server is set to use. 7. TTL = You can leave as default

After entering the required information, click "Submit".

After you have completed your SRV records, you must wait for the record's propagation to take place.

Your friends should then be able to connect to your Minecraft server using just your hostname.

Note: In order to create an SRV record you will need our Enhanced Dynamic DNS package. Upgrade to Enhanced Dynamic DNS for as little as $1.99 USD per month.

You will enjoy the following benefits when you sign up for No-IP Enhanced Service:

1. To keep your hostnames active, there is no need to confirm your hostname each 30 days. 2. Access to No IP Phone support. 3. Includes 1 hostname - If you need more hostnames, additional hostname plans are available. 4. You have more domain options when creating a hosting account. 5. One Trustcor Standard DV SSL certificate

Logging into your No IP account will allow you to upgrade to Enhanced DNS. From there, select "Upgrade to Enhanced" button located underneath the "Account Overview" box on the right side of your dashboard.