Naming a server in public

[Cloud]

Good evening fellow minetesters.

I just had a simple question, How can I name my own server on the public list so it does not appear as the IP address? Also if the IP address was to change, would the name remain the same.

Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to write back.

-Cloud

[sfan5]

You need to get a domain, I suggest Afraid FreeDNS.
If you have done that you need to put this in your minetest.conf:

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server_address = <domain_name>


Remember not to put http:// in front of it
You also need to update the domain if your IP changes, there are some automatic scripts that can do this.

[Cloud]

You need to get a domain, I suggest Afraid FreeDNS.
If you have done that you need to put this in your minetest.conf:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

Code: Select all

server_address = <domain_name>


Remember not to put http:// in front of it
You also need to update the domain if your IP changes, there are some automatic scripts that can do this.

@Sfan5 Thank you for taking the time to reply to my forum post. I will look into this and hopefully it works. However I am unfamiliar with "freedns" but I will look into it. Once again, Thank you.