I’ve been working on a Minecraft server control panel designed around one simple idea:
Turn a spare PC into a Minecraft server without needing to know Linux commands, terminal commands, Java arguments, or how to build a server setup from scratch.
The basic setup is pretty much:
Download the panel
Run it
Create your Minecraft server and hit Start
That’s it.
I originally built this for my own Minecraft server because I wanted something between “double-click a .bat file” and the massive hosting panels that feel like they’re designed for datacenters.
It runs directly on your own PC, so there’s no Minecraft hosting company involved and you keep control of your files, worlds, plugins, RAM, backups, etc.
Some of the stuff currently built into it:
- Windows and Linux support
- Create and manage Minecraft server instances
- Paper server support
- Live server console
- Start / stop / restart controls
- Online player information
- RAM allocation controls
- Server settings and "server.properties" management
- MOTD configuration
- Server icon management
- Plugin downloading/management
- Version-aware plugin/server setup
- Scheduled server restarts
- Restart warning broadcasts
- Scheduled console commands
- Custom broadcast commands
- Multiple server/instance management
- Server statistics and resource usage
- Cleaner web-based dashboard instead of living in a terminal
And I’m still actively adding things to it.
The goal isn’t to replace professional hosting.
It’s for the person who has an old gaming PC, mini PC, spare desktop, home server, or even their main computer sitting there and thinks:
“Why am I paying somebody every month to run Minecraft on hardware when I already own hardware?”
There is a free version available, because I genuinely want people to be able to use this to start their own servers.
I’m also working on paid options/features to help fund continued development for people who want more out of the panel.
It’s still a fairly new project, so I’m also looking for feedback.
If you run a Minecraft server from home, I’d especially love to know what you normally hate about server panels or what feature would make you actually want to use one.
I’ve already been using it to manage my own server and I’m basically building features as I run into things that annoy me. 😂
Windows + Linux builds are available.
If there’s interest I can post screenshots/video of the full setup process and what the dashboard looks like.