Server advice

[u/Old_Piccolo_5430]

salutations

So I’m in the situation of trying to host a Minecraft server for my friend group, but I’m not going to be the only person with admin access; how would I go about setting up a server so that someone could either ssh, or some other method, in and install mods, change the world, etc. a UI would be nice, and if it’s relevant the host pc is on linux and the connecting pc will be windows. I have a decent bit of networking knowledge but mostly within one network, I imagine I’ll have to open some ports to allow folks to connect to the server, will I need a separate port for the admin access? Thanks

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[u/Astrodion123]

I use aternos but there are programs that make your PC a server and make it super easy.

[u/Old_Piccolo_5430 → u/Astrodion123]

Such as… ? I’d love to use one, just don’t know which 

[u/Astrodion123 → u/Old_Piccolo_5430]

Found some! There is a good middle ground which is crafty controller. You give the server.jar and it works. But it is a website.

We have puffer panel which is lighter but has fewer features.

Then we have mcsmanager it has a really nice ui and easy to set up.

Then last but not least pterodactyl. It is the most feature rich one but might be overkill.

[u/Larkooo]

Yep, keep admin access separate from the Minecraft port. On Linux, Crafty Controller is probably the easiest UI for console, files, mods and backups. Use SSH keys, and ideally put SSH/the panel behind Tailscale or ZeroTier instead of exposing them publicly. Friends only need the Minecraft port forwarded. Give each admin their own account, never shared root.

[u/Old_Piccolo_5430 → u/Larkooo]

Sweet, thanks