Getting started
You paid, the server is ready, and now you want to play on it. These are the first things almost everybody does: find the panel, give yourself operator rights and decide who else may join.
None of it needs a file editor or a command you have to remember. The panel does the work, and it works whether the server is running or not.
Getting started articles
- How do I open my server panel?
Log in, click your server on the dashboard and press "Open Panel".
- How do I make myself an operator?
Open the Players tab in your panel, choose Operators and press "Add operator".
- How do I make my server private with a whitelist?
Switch Whitelist on in the Settings tab, then add your friends on the Players tab under Whitelist with "Add to whitelist".
- How do I order a Minecraft server?
Pick a plan and press "Order".
- Which plan do I need?
Answer the four questions of the plan finder: your edition, what you run, how many people play at once and where they live.
- How do I move my server from another host?
Make a .zip or .tar.gz of the whole server folder at your old host.
- How do I set up my server with AI?
Press Build my server in your server panel and answer six short questions about the server you want.
Your first evening, in order
Order the server and wait for the mail that it is ready. Open the panel, start the server and let it build its first world. Make yourself an operator so the game accepts your commands, then decide who may join: an open server, or a whitelist with only your friends on it.
After that, copy the play address from Overview and send it to your players. Everything else, such as plugins, a different version or a new world, can wait until you have played on it once.
Delivery: most servers are handed over instantly and run within seconds of payment, the rest follow within 60 minutes during the day and within 12 hours at night.