From c4a57428a6bedac73f1f8253ab0c5e4010aa00dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: array-in-a-matrix Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:34:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] add if hostname is not availble for SRV record --- docs/configuring-dns.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/configuring-dns.md b/docs/configuring-dns.md index 8d31ab3f..ea5fea88 100644 --- a/docs/configuring-dns.md +++ b/docs/configuring-dns.md @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ If you are using Cloudflare DNS, make sure to disable the proxy and set all reco | [Postmoogle](configuring-playbook-bot-postmoogle.md) email bridge | TXT | `_dmarc.matrix` | - | - | - | `v=DMARC1; p=quarantine;` | | [Postmoogle](configuring-playbook-bot-postmoogle.md) email bridge | TXT | `postmoogle._domainkey.matrix` | - | - | - | get it from `!pm dkim` | +When setting up a SRV record, if you are asked for a service and protocol instead of a hostname split the host value from the table where the period is. For example use service as `_matrix-identity` and protocol as `_tcp`. + ## Subdomains setup As the table above illustrates, you need to create 2 subdomains (`matrix.` and `element.`) and point both of them to your new server's IP address (DNS `A` record or `CNAME` record is fine).