Minecraft Connection Timed Out – Fix Firewall, Port & SRV

Quick answer: "Connection timed out" in Minecraft almost always means port 25565 blocked, wrong IP/domain or server not fully started. Server running? → check firewall first.

If you landed here: Server shows running in panel but in-game you get "Connection timed out" or endless connecting.

5-minute checklist

1. Server Running (green) in panel? Wait 30–60 sec after start
2. Copy IP:port from panel – don't use old IP
3. Port 25565 TCP+UDP → Firewall + panel allocations
4. server.properties: leave server-ip= empty
5. Using domain? → SRV record

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