What port does a Bedrock server use?
Bedrock Edition connects over UDP on port 19132, and the port goes in its own field in the Add Server screen. Writing the hostname and the port on one line with a colon is a Java habit that Bedrock rejects, and it is the most common reason a Bedrock server that is running looks offline to the person trying to join.
Can Xbox, PlayStation and Switch players join a Bedrock server?
They can play on it, but they cannot type your address: on those three consoles the Servers tab lists partner servers only. The route that works every time is the Friends tab. Someone on Windows, iPad, iPhone or Android adds the Bedrock server and joins it, and the console player joins that friend.
How much RAM does a Bedrock server need?
Less than the same group would need on Java, because the Bedrock server is written in C++ instead of running in a Java heap. Our smallest Bedrock plan, Camp, is 2 GB with 2 vCPU, and the largest, World, is 48 GB. Add-ons and a large map are what push you up the list.
Can I install plugins on a Bedrock server?
Not Bukkit plugins, no. A Bedrock server takes add-ons: behaviour packs and resource packs, uploaded and switched on per world, the same format the in-game marketplace uses. That is a property of Bedrock Edition itself and not of the plan you pick here.
Can I upload a world I already play on Bedrock?
Yes. On Windows, iPad, iPhone and Android you export the world as a .mcworld file and upload it to the Bedrock server. The consoles have no export button, so a world that lives on a console usually has to be opened once on Windows or a phone first.
How many people can play on a Bedrock server?
The plan sets it, and the Bedrock list runs from Camp for a family-sized world up to World at 48 GB for a community. Bedrock players sit on phones and consoles that join and leave all evening, so pick the size on the number of people online at once rather than on the number who ever joined.
Is a Bedrock server the same as Minecraft Realms?
No. A Realm is a fixed size with fixed rules and no files of your own. A Bedrock server here gives you the files, the console, the add-ons, the location and a plan you can grow into, and it stays reachable whether or not you are online.