Host a Minecraft: Java Edition server for your friends
Free, on your PC, no port forwarding. Minecraft: Java Edition is in the first wave: it's the game our Phase 0 build runs today.
The biggest server-hosting community in gaming, and the first game Multiplayer Rally supports. The official server is free: we download it from Mojang, manage the Java runtime, and give your friends one address to join. Paper, Fabric, and Forge support follows.
Get early access for Minecraft: Java EditionWhat you need
- RAM
- 2-4 GB vanilla, 6-10 GB modded
- Default server ports
- 25565
- Protocol
- TCP
- Server OS
- Windows, Linux, macOS (JVM)
- Typical group
- 2-10 friends
You never forward any of these. The agent connects outward to our relay; the game's ports stay on your machine.
License notes
You accept the Minecraft EULA during setup. We fetch the server from Mojang, never our own copy.
How hosting Minecraft: Java Edition works
- 01
Install Multiplayer Rally
One Windows app. It installs and manages the Minecraft: Java Edition dedicated server for you. No command line, no config files.
- 02
Pick Minecraft: Java Edition
We set the ports, the settings, and the restart schedule. You pick the world name and who's allowed in.
- 03
Share your link
You get one address your friends paste into the game, and they're in. Nothing to install on their side, no port forwarding on yours.
Minecraft: Java Edition hosting questions
Plan on 2-4 GB vanilla, 6-10 GB modded of free RAM for a friend-group server. Your PC needs that on top of whatever else it's running; the app checks before installing.
25565 (TCP). With Multiplayer Rally you don't forward any of them: the agent makes an outbound connection to our relay, and your friends connect to the relay address.
Yes. Each player needs their own copy of Minecraft: Java Edition to join your server. We host the server side; the game itself comes from the store like always.
Minecraft: Java Edition is the first game we support: it's what the Phase 0 build runs. Join the waitlist for early access.