The address is not found
- New address or record: wait up to an hour, run
ipconfig /flushdns(Windows), or try mobile data. - Record name entered as
play.yourdomain.cominstead ofplay: many providers append the domain, so check withnslookup. - Record saved at the wrong provider: DNS counts only where your domain's nameservers point (visible at your registrar).
Minecraft Java still asks for a port
- The SRV name must be
_minecraft._tcp.playforplay.yourdomain.com, and the port must be your server's port. - The target must be a name with an A or CNAME record, not an IP address.
- Bedrock and all other games do not read SRV records; they always need the port.
- The free penguhost.com address sets all of this up automatically.
HTTPS stays at "Live · HTTP"
The certificate can only be issued when your domain points to us:
- The A record points somewhere else, or an extra AAAA record exists: fix it, then click Enable HTTPS now.
- Cloudflare shows an orange cloud: switch it to DNS only (grey).
- A CAA record that does not allow
letsencrypt.org: add0 issue "letsencrypt.org"or remove the CAA record.
502 Bad Gateway
Our proxy reaches your server, but nothing answers on that port:
- the app is not running (check the console),
- wrong port (Advanced → Web server port in the Domains tab Website proxy),
- the app listens on
127.0.0.1instead of0.0.0.0, - the app speaks HTTPS itself: switch it to plain HTTP, we do HTTPS.
Too many redirects
Your app redirects http to https itself, but from our proxy it always receives http. Turn the app's own redirect off (we already redirect), or let it read the X-Forwarded-Proto header.
The wrong website shows up
An old A or AAAA record, or the browser cache. Check with nslookup and try a private window.
Still stuck? Open a ticket with the domain and a screenshot, or ask Kowalski in the panel to check the DNS records for you.