One-click setup
Vanilla, Paper, Spigot, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, or Bedrock — CraftPanel fetches the right files and configures the port, RAM, and Java for you.
v3.0 — CraftPanel Premium is live
Run a Minecraft server without touching a terminal.
CraftPanel downloads the server, sets it up, keeps it running, and hands you an address to share. Vanilla, Paper, Spigot, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Bedrock, or a modpack picked straight off Modrinth — pick a flavour and press start.
macOS 10.15+ and Windows 10/11 · Self-hosted · Free, with an optional Premium key
Starting Paper 1.21.4…
Preparing spawn area: 100%
Done (9.4s)! For help, type "help"
mossyPixel joined the game
[!] world backed up — scheduled
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Features
Everything a small server needs, nothing it doesn't
Built for the person running the server for their friends, not a hosting company's ops team.
One-click modpacks
Search Modrinth, pick a pack. Loader and Minecraft version come from the pack itself — nothing to match up by hand.
A real console
Live logs, RCON commands, broadcasts, whitelist and ops — everything you'd SSH in for, in one window.
Signed auto-updates
CraftPanel checks, downloads, and installs its own updates from Settings. No reinstalling by hand.
Scheduled backups
Local backups on a schedule, restorable in one click — zip exports kept on your own machine.
Share it in one link
A join address and QR code, generated the moment your server's up — no port-forwarding explainer required.
Server types
Whatever you and your friends actually want to play
Vanilla
Paper
Spigot
Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Bedrock
Modrinth modpacks
How it works
Three steps, start to finish
01
Pick a flavour
Vanilla, Paper, Spigot, Fabric, Forge — or search for a modpack instead. CraftPanel downloads the right files for you.
02
Press Start
No config files, no Java flags, no terminal. It just boots — and CraftPanel offers to install Java itself if you don't have it.
03
Send the address
One click makes a link — and a QR code — your friends can join from anywhere.
Your server, running in a few minutes.
Free, self-hosted, and yours to run — with an optional Premium key for the extras.