Your first server, start to finish

From checkout to your friends joining, in about five minutes.

1. Pick a game and a plan

Open Games, choose the game, then a plan by how many people you expect. You can change the plan later, so start small.

2. Pay

Checkout takes a minute. Your server is created automatically as soon as the payment goes through, and you get an email with your panel login.

3. Open the panel

The panel is where you start, stop and configure the server. Copy the address from the top of the page. It looks like this:

play.example.com:25565

4. Invite friends

Send them the address. In most games that is all they need. Press Start if the server is stopped.