Add your own domain

By default, your players connect with the proxy address (rev123456.xdpfilter.net). You can add up to 3 custom domains so they use yours instead, for example play.myserver.com. The SSL certificate is created automatically.

What you need: a domain name and access to its DNS zone (Cloudflare, OVH, Gandi, IONOS, Namecheap…). Allow 10 to 30 minutes overall.

1. Add the domain

Open your Reverse Proxy’s Domains tab, type your domain under Custom domains and click Add.

Use a subdomain

Pick a subdomain (play., fivem., connect.…). A bare domain like myserver.com cannot hold a CNAME at most DNS hosts.

2. Create the CNAME and the ownership TXT

The domain shows up with the PENDING status and two records to create:

1. Status: PENDING (awaiting verification) and SSL: INITIALIZING then PENDING_VALIDATION
2. The records to create at your DNS host. The 📋 button next to each value copies it
3. ↻ re-runs the check, 🗑️ deletes the domain

#	Type	Name	Value	Purpose
1	CNAME	play.myserver.com	rev123456.xdpfilter.net (your proxy address)	Points the domain to the proxy
2	TXT	_cf-custom-hostname.play.myserver.com	an ID like 1a2b3c4d-…	Proves you own the domain

The “Name” field

Many DNS hosts append your domain automatically: there, type only play for the CNAME and _cf-custom-hostname.play for the TXT.

Verification is automatic. After a few minutes the status switches to ACTIVE.

3. Create the SSL certificate TXT

As soon as the domain is ACTIVE, one last record shows up for the SSL certificate:

1. The domain is ACTIVE, the certificate is SSL: PENDING_VALIDATION
2. Create this TXT:

Type	Name	Value
TXT	_acme-challenge.play.myserver.com	the value shown (a long string of letters and digits)

The certificate authority checks this record then issues the certificate. This can take from a few minutes to an hour. The SSL status then switches to ACTIVE.

Don’t delete any record

Keep the CNAME and both TXT records after validation: they are used to renew the certificate automatically.

4. Use the domain

Your players can connect with:

connect https://play.myserver.com/

Update the address on your Discord, website and announcements. The rev123456.xdpfilter.net address keeps working alongside.

Common pitfalls

• Domain on Cloudflare: set the CNAME to DNS only (grey cloud), not “Proxied”
• Old record: delete any existing A or AAAA record on the same name, it conflicts with the CNAME
• Value copied wrong: use the portal’s 📋 button rather than copying by hand. Some DNS hosts add quotes around TXT values: that’s normal
• Nothing happens after 30 minutes: check your records on dnschecker.org, then click ↻

Check from your PC

In a Windows terminal: nslookup -type=CNAME play.myserver.com should answer with your rev…xdpfilter.net address.