1-Click Minecraft
HostJane offers basic Minecraft servers with no pre-installed modules.
Download Minecraft for Windows or MacOS devices then connect to your server through the game client to start playing.
Please note that by running a Minecraft server here, you’re telling us that you agree to Mojang AB’s End User Licensing Agreement (EULA).
In this section
1. Get server IP and root password
After successful payment is approved, your server will be set up within 2 minutes.
A. Login to the Hosting Portal
Bookmark login: https://console.hostjane.com/client/login
In your Dashboard under Services, find your Minecraft server.
| Package | Label | Term | Date Created | Date Renews | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minecraft | host.domain.com | 1 month @ $0.00 | Jan 1 | Feb 1 | Manage |
We offer 24×7×365 support
If you cannot see your Minecraft service, open a support case.
B. Click the Manage option
This is the button in the last column under Services.
Here is the next screen that will display:
| Package | Status |
|---|---|
| Minecraft | Active |
| Label | Renew Date |
| host.domain.com | Feb 1 |
| Creation Date | Next Invoice |
| Jan 1 | Feb 1 |
| Billing Cycle | Recurring Amount |
| 1 Month | $0.00 |
C. Click Statistics in the side menu
Below is a sample screenshot of the Server Information.
| Minecraft Server Details |
| Your Minecraft server is accessible at: |
| 123.456.789.1:25565 |
| You can access the console of your Minecraft server by using the “screen” utility from the root login. |
In this example, the server link is: https://123.456.789.1:25565
In this example case the IP is: 123.456.789.1
Your Server Link
https://[Your_Server’s_IP]/:25565
For security, HostJane does not send this to you by email.
You must login to your hosting account to review these credentials.
2. Connect to your server in Minecraft
In the Minecraft game client:
Click Multiplayer
Then click Direct Connect
Type out:
[Your_Server’s_IP]:25565
Replace Your Server’s IP with your Minecraft server’s IP as found in Statistics
Next, click Join Server to begin play.
Minecraft is resource intensive. As your player count increases you may need to scale to a bigger cloud server.
3. Login with SSH to your server
Login to your server with PuTTY on Windows or an OpenSSH client in linux and MacOS devices:
ssh -l root [Your_Server's_IP]
Replace Your_Server’s_IP with the server IP address given in Statistics.
4. Connect to the game console
screen -r
You can type commands here.
To exit:
ctrl + A then type d
To establish system status and other housekeeping actions, use systemctl
For example:
systemctl status minecraft.service
On an active, properly configured Minecraft server you should get this response:
To launch Minecraft use:
/home/minecraft/minecraft_server.sh
Restart the server as root user after making any edits to minecraft_server.sh.
systemctl restart minecraft.service
To stop your Minecraft server, enter:
systemctl stop minecraft.service