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Can i use a subdomain as a DNS?

Posted on December 23, 2014

I’m making a minecraft server and just started using digital ocean. And i want to use a subdomain for my friends to connect. Anyway for that?



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If you have a domain name you can simply point the subdomain you wish to use at your droplet’s IP address. We do not provide domain or subdomain registration services but there are several free subdomain providers you could use where you can point your free domain/subdomain to your droplet.

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