Getting started
1. Sign up
Section titled “1. Sign up”Create an account at the console. You'll verify your email and land on your dashboard. A personal organization is created for you automatically.
2. Create a server
Section titled “2. Create a server”From the dashboard, click New server:
- Slug — a URL-safe name (e.g.
survival), unique within your org. - Edition — Java or Bedrock.
- Flavor & version — e.g. Paper 1.21.1. See supported flavors.
- Plan — Small/Medium/Large (RAM, CPU, max players).
Your server provisions in under a minute and gets a hostname like
survival.your-org.play.example.com.
3. Connect
Section titled “3. Connect”Add the hostname in your Minecraft client and join. If the server has hibernated (no players for a while), the first connection wakes it within a few seconds — just reconnect if your client times out the first attempt.
Bedrock players: add the same host on UDP port 19132.
4. Manage it
Section titled “4. Manage it”- Console tab — live logs and RCON commands.
- Files tab — browse and download your world.
- Backups tab — scheduled and on-demand snapshots; one-click restore.
- Plugins tab — add allowlisted plugins for your flavor.
- Settings tab — rename, change the hibernate timeout.
5. Upgrade
Section titled “5. Upgrade”Pick a paid plan on the Billing page to raise resource limits and player caps. Upgrades and downgrades are prorated.