Connecting to Your Server

Your server has a public address — nobody needs to port-forward or configure their own router to join, that’s only a self-hosting problem. You just need the address itself.

Finding Your Address

In the panel, check the Network tab (see Panel Overview) for your allocated IP and port. You’ll get two pieces of information:

• An IP address (or hostname) — something like play.example.com or 123.45.67.89
• A port — Java defaults to 25565, Bedrock to 19132

Joining on Java

1. Open Minecraft → Multiplayer → Add Server
2. Server Address: your IP, plus :port only if your port isn’t 25565 (e.g. play.example.com:25566)
3. Done — Save and join

Joining on Bedrock

1. Open Minecraft → Play → Servers tab → scroll to the bottom → Add Server
2. Enter a name, then the IP address and port separately (Bedrock’s Add Server screen has separate fields, not one combined address)
3. Save and join

If You Can’t Connect

Start the server if it’s stopped, confirm you’re using the right edition and port, and check I Can’t Connect to My Server for the full troubleshooting list.