Point a domain to your game server or TeamSpeak server with an A record: add a hostname such as server1 with your server's IP (without the port) in your domain's DNS management.
So you want to use a domain purchased with GTX or someone else to load your game server or TeamSpeak server. To do so you need to create A records using the DNS management. Where you do that depends on your domain's name servers, so check those first.
How to point a domain to your game server
Check your name servers (domains bought through GTXGaming)
If you own a domain through GTXGaming, check its name servers first:
- Log in to the GTXGaming Client Area https://www.gtxgaming.co.uk/clientarea
- Click on Domains, click the down arrow on the right and select "MANAGE NAMESERVERS".
Then follow the section that matches the name servers you see.
Name servers set to orderbox-dns.com: DNS Management
If your name servers are set to the following:
gtxgaming.earth.orderbox-dns.comgtxgaming.mars.orderbox-dns.com
- Log in to the GTXGaming Client Area https://www.gtxgaming.co.uk/clientarea
- Click on Domains and click the spanner on the right.
- On the left panel choose DNS MANAGEMENT.
- Add the A record. So if the IP is
1.2.3.4, add for instanceserver1in the hostname field and the IP address of your game server (without the port) in the address field. - Done. Now loading
server1.yourdomain.comwill load your game server or TeamSpeak server's IP. You can test by opening CMD and typingping server1.yourdomain.com, of course replacingyourdomain.comwith your actual domain name.
Name servers set to gtxhosting.co.uk: cPanel Zone Editor
If your name servers are set to the following:
ns1.gtxhosting.co.ukns2.gtxhosting.co.uk
This means you have a web hosting package with GTXGaming and therefore your DNS is managed by cPanel.
- Log in to the GTXGaming Client Area https://www.gtxgaming.co.uk/clientarea
- Click on SERVICES › MY SERVICES and then click on the web hosting package ACTIVE button.
- On the left panel choose LOGIN TO CPANEL.
- Go to ZONE EDITOR.
- Click +A RECORD and add the A record. So if the IP is
1.2.3.4, add for instanceserver1in the NAME field and the IP address of your game server (without the port) in the address field, then click ADD AN A RECORD. - Done. Now loading
server1.yourdomain.comwill load your game server or TeamSpeak server's IP. You can test by opening CMD and typingping server1.yourdomain.com, of course replacingyourdomain.comwith your actual domain name.
Domain registered somewhere else? Add the same A record (hostname plus your server's IP, without the port) in the DNS settings at the company that manages your domain's name servers.
An A record only points to the IP address, not the port. If your server doesn't use the game's default port, players still add the port when they connect, for example server1.yourdomain.com:port. New DNS records can also take a little while before they work everywhere.
Domain and DNS questions
How do I point a domain to my game server?
Create an A record in your domain's DNS management: a hostname such as server1 and your game server's IP address without the port. For a domain bought through GTXGaming on the orderbox-dns.com name servers, use Domains, the spanner and DNS MANAGEMENT in the Client Area. On the gtxhosting.co.uk name servers, use ZONE EDITOR in cPanel.
Does this work for a TeamSpeak server too?
Yes. The A record points the hostname to your TeamSpeak server's IP in exactly the same way as for a game server.
How do I test that my domain points to my server?
Open CMD and type ping server1.yourdomain.com, replacing server1 and yourdomain.com with your own hostname and domain. The reply should show your server's IP address.
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