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How to host a Minecraft server

How to host a Minecraft server on Pixly.

Sign in with Google, name your world, and share the address — you're live in about 30 seconds. This guide walks through creating a server, joining it, inviting friends, adding mods, turning on Bedrock crossplay, and how pay-as-you-go billing works.

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Step 1

Create your first server

Region is the only choice fixed at creation, so pick the one nearest your players. Everything else — name, size, server type, version, and settings — can be changed later.

1. Sign in with Google

Go to pixly.gg and sign in. You'll confirm you're at least 13 and accept the Terms, Acceptable Use, and Privacy policies. New accounts get a $1 welcome credit — about 10 hours of play.

2. Choose Create world

From the dashboard, select Create world. Give it a name (this becomes part of your address), pick the region closest to your players, and choose a size — live per-region prices are shown as you pick.

3. Follow the setup wizard

On the new server, a wizard walks you through Type (server software + Minecraft version), Owner, Friends, Mods, and Share. You can pick Vanilla, Paper, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, or Quilt on any version, or Skip for now and finish later.

Step 2

Join the server and invite friends

Your world gets a permanent address like cozyglade-7x.pixly.gg that never changes — even across restarts. A sleeping world wakes the moment someone connects.

Copy the address

The Connection card on the server page shows the address with a one-click copy button. In Minecraft: Java Edition, open Multiplayer → Add Server and paste it in.

Whitelist your friends

Worlds are whitelisted by default, so add each friend by username in the Players tab before they connect. Pixly verifies names against Mojang. You can promote ops or ban players from the same tab.

Share and play

Send friends the same address — they add it under Multiplayer → Add Server and join. The world starts on the first connection (about 30 seconds) and you're playing together.

Step 3

Install mods and enable Bedrock crossplay

Mods and Bedrock support are built in — no manual downloads or config files. Both apply on the next start of the world.

Add mods from Modrinth

On a moddable type (anything except Vanilla), open the Mods tab — it's labeled Plugins on Paper — and search Modrinth right in the dashboard. Pick a release channel, pin a version, or mark a mod optional, then save.

Turn on Bedrock crossplay

Flip the Bedrock cross-play switch in the Settings tab and Pixly auto-installs Geyser + Floodgate on the next start. It works on Paper, Fabric, Quilt, or NeoForge; on other types the switch shows why it's unavailable.

Share the Bedrock address

After enabling and restarting, the Connection card shows a second Bedrock Edition address with a port. Players on mobile, console, or Windows add that address and port under Servers → Add Server.

Step 4

Manage your server

The server page has everything in tabs, plus quick actions to Start, Stop, Restart, take a Backup, or open the live console.

Overview & console

See status, players, and the connection address, plus a live console. Read logs any time; the command input is active while the server is running.

Settings

Change server type, version, MOTD, max players, difficulty, game mode, online mode, and more. Some changes apply on the next restart — the page tells you which.

Backups

Daily backups are included on every plan with a 7-day history. Restore a day, export a world, or upload an existing save to bring it in.

Players

Manage online players, the whitelist, operators, and bans — by name or IP — all in one place.

Reset or delete

The Danger zone tab holds Reset world (wipes the world after backing it up — do this when downgrading a version or switching type) and the delete action.

Quick actions

Start, Stop, Restart, or Backup the world, or pop open the console, straight from the server page without digging through tabs.

FAQ

Hosting your server: common questions

You pay per online hour against a prepaid Pixly Wallet — there's no monthly subscription. Live per-hour rates are shown when you pick a plan, and a world costs about $0 while it's asleep. New accounts get a $1 welcome credit (about 10 hours on the smallest size), and you can top up by card or cryptocurrency at any time.
A world starts automatically the moment a player connects — it's reachable in about 30 seconds. When the last player leaves, it hibernates after roughly 5 minutes with nobody online, and the meter stops. To keep a world running continuously (for example an AFK farm), keep at least one player connected.
If your projected balance falls to about 10 cents or below, running worlds auto-stop with their data retained, and they resume when you top up. If the balance stays at or below $0 for 7 days, the world and its data are deleted — any top-up above $0 cancels that grace period.
The region is the only choice fixed at creation, so pick the one nearest your players up front. Everything else — name, plan size, server type, Minecraft version, and every gameplay setting — can be changed afterward from the server's dashboard.
Turn on the Bedrock cross-play switch in the server's Settings tab and restart. Pixly auto-installs Geyser and Floodgate for you (no manual mod setup). It works on Paper, Fabric, Quilt, or NeoForge; the Connection card then shows a separate Bedrock address with a port for phone and console players to add.

Host your Minecraft server now

Sign in, name your world, share the address — live in about 30 seconds. Start with ~10 free hours and pay only while you play.

Create my world — free

~10 free hours to try · no credit card