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Getting started

Sign up, pick a plan, and have a server running in under two minutes.

This walkthrough takes you from no account to a running Minecraft server. It assumes you have a Mojang or Microsoft account for Minecraft itself, plus an email address you can receive verification mail at.

1. Create your account

  1. Go to the sign-up page.
  2. Sign up with Google, Discord, or Facebook — or use email and a password.
  3. If you used email, check your inbox for a verification link from [email protected] and click it. OAuth signups skip this step.

2. Pick a plan

Head to pricing to compare plans. For most groups of friends running vanilla or lightly modded Minecraft, the smallest tier is plenty. You can upgrade at any time without downtime.

3. Spin up a server

  1. From your dashboard, click New server.
  2. Pick a name, region, Minecraft version, and mod loader (Vanilla, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, or Quilt).
  3. Optionally add mods from the unified Modrinth + CurseForge search.
  4. Click Create. Provisioning takes about 30–60 seconds.
First time using mods? Start with two or three from our curated list before piling on. It's much easier to track down the source of a crash with a small mod list.

4. Connect from Minecraft

Once the server status flips to Running, the dashboard shows a connection address like your-server.sapling.gg:25565. In Minecraft, go to Multiplayer → Add Server, paste that address, and you're in.

What's next?

Have a look at the other docs — especially Installing mods and Backups & restores — once your server is up and you're ready to start customising.