Connecting to Your Server

Once your server is provisioned and marked as Active, you can establish connections for gameplay, file management, and terminal control.

1. Direct Gameplay Connection

Every game server is assigned a unique primary IP address and port.

Finding Your Coordinates

1. Navigate to the client dashboard and select your server.
2. In the Connection Info console panel, locate the IP:Port address block (e.g., 185.122.45.10:25565).

Connection Methods by Game Type

[!TIP] Low-Latency Paths For the lowest routing latency, ensure you select a server location close to your physical region during provisioning.

2. Secure File Transfer (SFTP)

To upload mods, customize configs, or manage game files, connect via secure FTP using a third-party client (e.g., FileZilla, WinSCP).

SFTP Connection Parameters

• Protocol: SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol
• Host / IP: sftp.ray-hosting.com (Check your specific node endpoint in connection info)
• Port: 2022 (Standard SFTP port for daemon environments)
• Username: user_xxxx (Your unique container account ID)
• Password: Your client account password

[!IMPORTANT] Security Check Never share your SFTP login credentials. SFTP accounts provide absolute read/write access to your server container filesystem.

3. Creating a Custom Subdomain

Instead of sharing raw numerical IPs and port extensions, you can configure a custom subdomain.

Creating Subdomain Aliases

1. Open the Subdomains page in your server panel.
2. Enter your desired prefix (e.g., pvp-classic).
3. Select from the available domain zones (e.g., raynode.link).
4. Click Create Subdomain.

[!NOTE] DNS Propagation Newly registered subdomains route instantly on our DNS cluster, but may take 2 to 5 minutes to propagate to external ISPs depending on local cache settings.