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SRV Records to join your Minecraft server with a custom domain

If you want to connect to your Minecraft server using your own domain — for example poli-mine.ch — you will need to configure an SRV record.

You must add DNS entries to your domain using your DNS provider. This could be Poli Systems, Cloudflare, eNom, or any registrar/hosting service where your domain is managed.

1. Create an A or AAAA Record

First, you must create an A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6) record pointing to your server’s IP address.

For example, if you want players to connect via join.poli-mine.ch, create: - A record → join.poli-mine.ch → 1.1.1.1 (example IP)

2. Create the SRV Record

The SRV record tells Minecraft which port to use when connecting through your domain.

The structure of an SRV record is:

_minecraft._tcp.name TTL class SRV priority weight port target

Example configuration

If you want players to join using join.poli-mine.ch, your SRV record should look like this:

  • Name: _minecraft._tcp.join
  • This combines the protocol and service (_minecraft._tcp) with your subdomain (join).
  • If you want the root domain (no subdomain), use: _minecraft._tcp.
  • TTL: 14400 (or another value if you know why you are changing it)
  • Priority: 0
  • Weight: 5
  • Port: The port of your Minecraft server (e.g., 25565, 25586, 25598)
  • Target: join.poli-mine.ch
  • This must match the A/AAAA record created earlier.

3. Connect using your domain

Once the DNS records are created and propagated, you can join your Minecraft server directly using:

join.poli-mine.ch

Your players will no longer need to enter a port manually.

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