Minecraft

What a Minecraft server gets

These figures come from the panel, so they're what you'll actually be given. Last checked 18 minutes ago.

Minecraft comes in more than one version here, each with its own allocation. Pick the one your world or modpack needs when you create the server. You can delete it and switch whenever you like.

What comes with it

• Full file access in the panel and over SFTP, so you can install mods, plugins, datapacks and configs yourself.
• Upload a world you already have, and download a backup whenever you want.
• Sub-users, so friends can use the console and files without your login.
• Console access and resource graphs in the browser.
• No player cap. You set the limit in the server's own settings.

The Minecraft tab

Every Minecraft server here gets a Minecraft tab in the panel. We wrote it ourselves, because the jobs people ask about most were the ones the panel couldn't do properly.

• Switch versions properly. Pick a version and it's done for you: stopped, downloaded and checked (and backed up, if your server has backup space), with the right Java and startup command. If anything fails before the swap, the server is left exactly as it was. It warns you before opening a world on an older version than it was saved with.
• Mods and plugins from Modrinth and Hangar, filtered to your version and loader, with update checks. Jars you upload yourself can be identified too.
• Modpacks from Modrinth in one go, with client-only mods left out for you.
• Datapacks, and a world manager to switch, reset, zip and delete worlds.
• Settings: an editor for server.properties, and your server icon.
• Players: who's online, the whitelist, operators and bans, without typing commands.
• Diagnostics that read your log and crash report and tell you why the server stopped, with one-click fixes for the wrong Java version and the EULA.

Minecraft guides

• Change your Minecraft version Switch your server to another Minecraft version from the Minecraft tab. It sets the right Java and leaves the server as it was if anything fails. Read →
• Install mods and plugins Search Modrinth and Hangar from the Minecraft tab and install mods or plugins for your exact version and loader, with update checks. Read →
• Install a modpack Install a Modrinth modpack on your server in one go. Client-only mods are left out for you. Read →
• Upload a world you already have Move a single-player world or an old server world onto your Minecraft server, then switch to it from the Worlds tab. Read →
• Change your server settings Edit server.properties from the Minecraft tab: difficulty, game mode, PvP, view distance, the MOTD and the server icon. Read →
• Manage players: whitelist, operators and bans See who is online and manage the whitelist, operators and bans from the Minecraft tab, whether the server is running or not. Read →
• Why won't my Minecraft server start? The Overview tab reads your log and crash report and tells you why the server stopped: wrong Java, the EULA, a client-only mod, a missing dependency and more. Read →

For every server

• Connect to your server with SFTP Upload big worlds and mod folders with an SFTP client instead of the browser. Where to find the address, and which password to use. Read →
• Download a copy of your world Keep your own copy of your save. How to archive a world in the panel and download it safely, even when it is several gigabytes. Read →
• Let your friends help run your server Give friends the console and the files without sharing your login, using sub-users and the permissions you choose. Read →

Where it runs

On a Proxmox cluster in a homelab in the UK, with NVMe storage and 256 GB of RAM per node, on 900/900 Mbps fibre. Traffic is filtered against DDoS attacks before it reaches the line, which costs a few milliseconds. More about the setup.

It's a homelab, so there's no uptime promise, and support only covers connection problems on our side.

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