Minecraft server

Creating a server, choosing a core, installing and configuring plugins.

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Contents

1. Creating your first server
2. Choosing a core
3. Installing plugins
4. Configuring server.properties
5. Backup and restore

Creating your first server

To open a server, your balance must hold at least one month of the chosen plan. You pay only for the hours the server runs — nothing is charged at purchase.

1
Choose a plan
Compare RAM, CPU and disk size on the pricing page. Hover over the ⓘ icon on a plan card to see who it is for.
2
Pick a location
In the purchase window you choose the country for your server. The ping next to it shows how close it is to your players — the smaller the number, the better.
3
Choose the core and version
Paper is the right choice for most people. Match the version to what your players use.
4
Confirm
The server is ready in 1–2 minutes. Then the IP address and port appear in the control panel.

Choosing a core

The core (egg) is the program that runs your server. With the wrong core plugins will not work, so check the table below.

Core	Why	Who it's for
Paper	Fast, stable, supports Bukkit/Spigot plugins	For most people — the standard choice
Purpur	Built on Paper, with lots of extra settings	Those who want to fine-tune game mechanics
Fabric / Forge	For mods	Those who want a modded server
Vanilla	Mojang's original server	Clean, when you don't need plugins
Velocity	Joins several servers into one network (proxy)	Builders of large networks
BungeeCord	The older alternative to Velocity	Networks that depend on old plugins

A proxy is a separate server

Velocity and BungeeCord are not game servers; they only route players to other servers. You cannot play on one by itself: you also need at least one Paper server.

Installing plugins

1
Download the file
Download the .jar file from SpigotMC or Modrinth. Check that it matches your core and Minecraft version.
2
Open the file manager
In the control panel, choose your server → “Files” → the plugins folder.
3
Upload it
Put the .jar file into the plugins folder.
4
Restart the server
Type restart in the console or click the Restart button.

Plugin not working?

Read the red error text in the console — it usually says the version does not match. The AI assistant can analyze that error too.

Configuring server.properties

This file stores the main server settings. You can open and edit it in the file manager.

server.properties

# Description players see
motd=EliteHost serverim

# Maximum players
max-players=40

# Difficulty: peaceful | easy | normal | hard
difficulty=normal

# Game mode: survival | creative | adventure
gamemode=survival

# Require a licensed account
online-mode=true

# World view radius (lower it to speed up the server)
view-distance=8
simulation-distance=6

view-distance and lag

If the server slows down, first lower view-distance to 6–8. This setting gives the biggest performance boost.

Backup and restore

Every plan includes backup slots. A backup is a full copy of your server: world, plugins and settings.

In the dashboard, open the “Backup” section
Click “New backup” and give it a name
To restore, pick the copy you need in the list and click “Restore”
If you need an extra backup slot, add it as an extra resource in the purchase window

Tip

Always make a backup before big changes (a new plugin, a version upgrade) — it takes a minute and protects your world from loss.

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