Run a Minecraft Java server on the Windows or Linux PC you already have. NodeMesh installs it, keeps it running and gives your friends an address to join — no port forwarding, and no monthly bill for one host.
Free on your own PC — one host, no time limit.
Sign up, then paste one command from your dashboard on the PC that will run the server — PowerShell on Windows, a terminal on Linux. The agent installs as a service and pairs with your account.
Choose the game in the panel. NodeMesh downloads the dedicated server, sets it up and starts it, and you watch every step in the live console.
Switch on the traffic relay for the server and the panel gives you a public address. Send it to your friends: their traffic goes through the relay to your PC, so you never open a port on your router.
The memory figures are for the game server alone. If you also play on the same PC, the game itself needs its own memory on top.
Minecraft Java connects over TCP, and the relay forwards it to your PC. We have tested this on real hardware: a player joined a server running behind a home router, with no port opened and no home IP address shared.
Switch the server between Vanilla, Paper, Fabric and Forge from its Mods tab, world included. Install mods and plugins from Modrinth, or import a whole Modrinth modpack. If a new mod stops the server from starting, the panel names it and offers to switch it off.
One host — your own PC — is free with no time limit, for up to 5 game servers: the web panel and console, the config editor, the mod manager, auto-restart on crash and the traffic relay. Extra hosts cost credits.
See pricing →Beta: this game runs on NodeMesh today, but our full hardware test of it is not finished yet. We would rather say so than call it stable.
Yes, for one host. Running game servers on your own PC is free with no time limit — up to 5 servers, traffic relay included. You only pay, in credits, if you add more hosts.
No. They add the address in Minecraft's Multiplayer menu like any other server — no extra app, no VPN.
Java Edition with Vanilla, Paper, Fabric or Forge. You pick the type and game version when you create the server, and you can switch the type later from the Mods tab.
The requirements above show what NodeMesh asks for a small server. Modded servers and bigger groups need more, and you set how much memory each server gets when you create it.
The server goes offline too: it runs on your PC, not on ours. Leave the PC on while your friends play, or use a spare PC as the host.
Create an account, install the agent and pick the game. One host is free with no time limit.
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