Yeah, so I'd like for my server to be able to be added to the steam favorite server list by entering a subdomain of my site. How would I go about this? So far I've heard DNS redirect, but am unsure where to start.
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Doesn't matter anymore. (Only really worked for self-hosters).
I rent, and I didn't understand what you were trying to get across in the first part.
EDIT:
When I go to make a subdomain on godaddy, this is what I get.
[img]http://i41.tinypic.com/2qv5hxl.jpg[/img]
Do you have access to the DNS records?
Forward the subdomain to the IP address of the server (literally just put the IP address in the blank field there).
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[QUOTE=shauntp;21917222]Forward the subdomain to the IP address of the server (literally just put the IP address in the blank field there).
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Doesn't work that way.
Like psp401 said, you need access to the DNS records and you need to add an "A" record pointing to your server's IP.
Well I don't see how to do that on godaddy, but I have this on my webhost.
[img]http://i40.tinypic.com/in6clu.jpg[/img]
But it tells me that I can't have the :27015 attached to the IP, so what now?
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But it tells me that I can't have the :27015 attached to the IP, so what now?[/QUOTE]
Every server that I have seen use this have it setup similar to this.
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connect server.example.com:27015
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He's trying to make it so that when you go to a subdomain it redirects to the steam:// url for connecting to his server. OP don't do this.
You want to setup an A name record to the IP addresses. If your on port 27015, then you just create a subdomain, setup an A record on that subdomain to point to a different IP, like your servers, and then the subdomain acts as a mirror to that IP. You then can add on a port to the end.
I have it done with ShankShock.com. If you go to the website, it's a development blog, but if you type [i]connect join.shankshock.com[/i] in console, it connects.
On GoDaddy, they need to have access to the DNS records, or your host should give you full control. If not, you have a shit host most likely, and should be using URL redirection or some other service to pretend that your that website.
[url]http://help.godaddy.com/article/678[/url]
[url]http://mwolk.com/blog/how-to-add-subdomain-a-record-into-godaddy/[/url]
I actually did it with join.tekcoreblog.com too, which is on GoDaddy. The former, ShankShock, is on Domain.com.
[QUOTE=Bletotum;21925999]But it tells me that I can't have the :27015 attached to the IP, so what now?[/QUOTE]
You are in the right place but A records don't care for ports, only enter the ip address.
Your players then can use `connect whateveryouenteredinName.thebrokengnome.net`.
Note that it can take a while for the domain to get activated and synced with the rest of the interwebs.
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