Dedicated IP

Should I get a dedicated IP?

A dedicated IP ($3.50/month) gives your server its own address, so it can use the default port and a cleaner address.

Before you start: Billing access.

Step by step

1. Decide if you need it: a dedicated IP helps if you want an address without a port, or a domain with only an A record.
2. Add the Dedicated IPv4 add-on in Billing and pay the prorated amount.
3. After it is set up, check Network for the new IP and port.
4. Update your domain's A record (and SRV record if you have one) to the new IP.
5. Tell players the new address; the old shared address stops working for this server once it moves.
6. Removing the add-on later puts the server back on a shared IP at the next renewal.

Check it worked: Players join using the new IP.

Why it happens: Without one, the server shares the node's IP with its own port.

More guides on Network, DNS, ports, SFTP, and connectivity:

• Connect with SFTP
• SFTP login fails or times out
• Ports and extra ports
• Use your own domain
• DDoS protection and attacks
• RCON and query