Minecraft Bedrock Server Hosting
Minecraft Bedrock server hosting for the friends who play on phones, tablets, Windows and consoles. One always-on world, and an AI copilot that changes the settings, manages the allowlist and updates the server when the game does.
What do you need to host a Minecraft Bedrock server?
A Minecraft Bedrock server needs 2–4 GB of RAM, the free Bedrock Dedicated Server software from Mojang, UDP port 19132 reachable from the internet, and a server.properties and allowlist.json set up for your group. Or rent one: with GameTeam's Minecraft Bedrock server hosting you pay per GB of RAM, from $0.49/GB a week, slots are unlimited, and the AI copilot edits the settings, adds friends to the allowlist and updates the server when you ask in plain English. Windows, Android and iOS players join by address; Xbox, PlayStation and Switch can't add a custom server without a workaround, which the FAQ below covers.
Run your Minecraft Bedrock server by just asking.
A Bedrock Dedicated Server has no settings menu: one properties file, an allowlist, a permissions file and a console. Ask the copilot instead. It writes the file, runs the console command, and updates the server when your friends' games have moved on without it.
Settings in Plain English
Difficulty, game mode, player limit, view distance: say it and the copilot writes server.properties and reads the value back.
An Allowlist That Behaves
Current Bedrock servers turn the allowlist on by default. The copilot adds your friends by gamertag so nobody gets bounced on day one.
Updates Before They Bite
Bedrock players update automatically. When the server falls behind, the copilot updates it and restarts so everyone can join again.
Minecraft Bedrock with friends
Bedrock is the Minecraft most people actually own: the edition on phones, tablets, Windows, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch, still called Minecraft PE or Pocket Edition by plenty of players. Everyone on it plays together, so the cousin on an iPad and the friend on a gaming PC build in the same world, and a dedicated server keeps that world running when nobody is online.
Minecraft Bedrock server RAM requirements
2 GB for a few friends on vanilla Bedrock, which is lighter on memory than Java Edition. Plan 4 GB for 10 or more players or several add-ons, and 6 GB or more for a busy public world or a high view distance.
| Your server | Starting RAM | From (Budget, weekly) |
|---|---|---|
| 2–5 friends, vanilla survival | 2 GB | $0.98 / week |
| 5–15 players, a few add-ons | 4 GB | $1.96 / week |
| 15+ players, busy world or high view distance | 6 GB | $2.94 / week |
| Java + Bedrock together (Java server with Geyser) | 4 GB | $1.96 / week |
Bedrock's server is lighter than Java's, so the numbers start low. What pushes them up is the area it keeps loaded: more players spread across the map, a higher view-distance or tick-distance, and add-ons with lots of custom entities. A crossplay setup is a Java server underneath, so size it like Java. Change RAM in one click from the panel; the world stays as it is. Player limit: max-players starts at 10 in server.properties. Raise it as far as your RAM and view distance allow; GameTeam never charges per slot.
How to set up a Minecraft Bedrock server on GameTeam
Pick RAM and a location
2 GB is plenty for a few friends. Choose the location closest to most of your players from 25+ across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific, then open the Versions tab and install Bedrock.
Set it up your way
Tell the copilot the server name, game mode, difficulty and who is allowed in, or edit server.properties and allowlist.json in the file manager. Bringing a world from a phone or console? Export it as a .mcworld, upload it to worlds and set level-name to its folder name.
Send everyone the address
Copy the address and port from the panel. On Windows, Android or iOS: Play, the Servers tab, Add Server, then paste them in. Console players need one of the workarounds in the FAQ.
Good to know before you start
Bedrock runs on a Minecraft server here: open the Versions tab, pick Bedrock and install the version you want. The same tab switches the server back to a Java version later. A Java world and a Bedrock world are different formats, though, so a world made on one edition doesn't load on the other.
The most common problem
Friends who can't get in. Usually it is one of two things: the allowlist is on (the current default) and they aren't on it, or their game auto-updated and the server is still on the previous Bedrock version. The copilot checks both, adds the missing gamertags or updates the server, and tells you which one it was.
Minecraft Bedrock server settings explained
Most of a Bedrock Dedicated Server lives in server.properties in the server folder, with who-can-join in allowlist.json and who-can-do-what in permissions.json. Bedrock has no working /reload for these, so restart after editing the files by hand (the allowlist and permission commands below apply straight away). The settings owners change most:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
server-name | The name players see for the server. Default Dedicated Server; it can't contain a colon. |
gamemode | survival, creative or adventure for new players. Add force-gamemode=true to apply it to people who already have a saved mode. |
difficulty | peaceful, easy (default), normal or hard. |
allow-cheats | Lets operators use commands such as /give, /tp and /gamerule. Off by default. |
max-players | Players online at once. Default 10. Higher numbers need more RAM and CPU. |
allow-list | When true (the default on current builds), only players listed in allowlist.json can join. |
online-mode | Requires every player to be signed in to a Microsoft (Xbox) account. Leave it on: remote players need it anyway. |
server-port / server-portv6 | The UDP ports the server listens on: 19132 for IPv4 and 19133 for IPv6. |
view-distance | How many chunks players can see, minimum 5. The biggest single RAM and bandwidth setting. |
tick-distance | How far around each player the world is simulated (crops, mobs, redstone), from 4 to 12 chunks. Default 4. |
player-idle-timeout | Minutes before an idle player is kicked. Default 30; 0 never kicks. |
level-name / level-seed | The world folder to load from worlds, and the seed for a new one. The seed can't change after the world exists. |
default-player-permission-level | What a first-time player becomes: visitor, member (default) or operator. |
texturepack-required | Makes players download and use the world's resource packs to join. |
content-log-file-enabled | Writes add-on and script errors to a log file. Turn it on while you test add-ons. |
allowlist.json | The list of players allowed in, by gamertag (Bedrock fills in each player's XUID once they join). Before Bedrock 1.18.10 this file was called whitelist.json. |
permissions.json | Each player's XUID and level: operator, member or visitor. Not the same file as config/default/permissions.json, which controls scripting modules. |
Minecraft Bedrock server commands
These run in the server console, not in chat, and Bedrock has no RCON for remote tools. The copilot can run any of them for you from the panel. In game, operators use the usual slash commands, most of which need allow-cheats on.
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
allowlist add <gamertag> | Lets a player join. allowlist remove <gamertag> takes them off again. |
allowlist list / on / off / reload | Shows the list, switches the allowlist on or off, or rereads allowlist.json after a hand edit. |
op <player> / deop <player> | Makes a player an operator, or takes it away. |
permission list / reload | Shows every player's permission level, or rereads permissions.json. |
kick <player> <reason> | Removes a player from the server. |
changesetting <setting> <value> | Changes allow-cheats or difficulty while the server runs. |
save hold / save query / save resume | Pauses saving so the world files can be copied safely, lists the files to copy, then resumes. |
stop | Saves the world and shuts the server down. |
Can I add mods to a Minecraft Bedrock server?
Not Java mods. Bedrock uses add-ons: behavior packs that change how mobs, items and blocks work, and resource packs that change textures and sounds, usually shared as .mcpack or .mcaddon files. They go in the server's behavior_packs and resource_packs folders and are switched on per world. Forge, Fabric and NeoForge mods, and Paper plugins, are Java-only and won't load on a Bedrock server.
The easy way to get add-ons onto a server: build the world on your own device with the packs applied, export it as a .mcworld and upload it, and the packs travel with the world. Doing it by hand means extracting each pack into its folder and listing its UUID and version from manifest.json in the world's world_behavior_packs.json or world_resource_packs.json, which is exactly the kind of fiddly file edit to hand to the copilot. Want Java plugins and Bedrock players on one server? That is a Java server running Geyser; see the FAQ.
Minecraft Bedrock server ports
Bedrock runs over UDP, where Java Edition uses TCP 25565, so a Java port rule doesn't cover it. On GameTeam there is nothing to forward: the panel shows the exact address and port to share, and it may differ from these defaults.
Pay per GB of RAM. Never per slot.
You pay for memory, not seats, and billing can be weekly, so you are never locked into a month the group might not play. Change RAM in one click, or switch the same server to another game. The AI copilot is included on every plan.
- ✓ AI copilot included on every plan
- ✓ Unlimited player slots — we never charge per slot
- ✓ Ryzen 9 7950X · NVMe storage
- ✓ DDoS protection included
- ✓ Switch to another game anytime
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Minecraft Bedrock server hosting FAQ
How much does Minecraft Bedrock server hosting cost?
You pay per GB of RAM: $0.49/GB a week on Budget, or $1.99/GB billed monthly. A 2 GB Bedrock server is $0.98 a week ($3.98 a month), and 4 GB is $1.96 a week. Slots are unlimited and the AI copilot is included on every plan.
Can I host a Bedrock Minecraft server myself?
Yes. Mojang gives away the Bedrock Dedicated Server for Windows and Ubuntu Linux. You need a computer that stays on, UDP 19132 forwarded on your router, and the patience to update the server every time Bedrock updates. Minecraft Bedrock dedicated server hosting takes those three jobs off you; on GameTeam the server runs on Ryzen 9 7950X with NVMe, DDoS protection is included and nothing needs forwarding.
How much RAM does a Minecraft Bedrock server need?
Start with 2 GB for a few friends; Bedrock's server is lighter than Java's. Move to 4 GB for 10 or more players or a stack of add-ons, and 6 GB or more for a busy public world or a high view distance. Is 1 GB enough? For one or two players on a fresh world it can run, but it leaves no headroom, which is why plans here start at 2 GB.
Can Xbox, PlayStation and Switch players join my Bedrock server?
Not by typing the address. On consoles the Servers tab only lists Mojang's featured servers and has no Add Server button. Console players get in through third-party workarounds: a DNS-based server list such as BedrockConnect, a tool such as MCXboxBroadcast that shows the server on an Xbox friend list, or a LAN connection. Mojang doesn't support these, and they can break after an update. Windows, Android and iOS players just add the server by address.
How do I join a Minecraft Bedrock server?
On Windows, Android or iOS, press Play, open the Servers tab, scroll to Add Server, and enter a name, the server address and the port (19132 unless the panel shows another). Save it and tap it to join. If you are bounced straight back, ask the server owner to add your gamertag to the allowlist.
Can Java and Bedrock players play on the same server?
Yes, but the server has to be Java. Geyser is a plugin (for Paper, Velocity or BungeeCord) or standalone app that lets Bedrock players join a Java Edition server on its own port, 19132 by default; Floodgate lets them in without buying Java Edition. It doesn't work the other way round: Java players can't join a Bedrock Dedicated Server. For Java and Bedrock server hosting on GameTeam, run a Java Minecraft server on Paper and ask the copilot to set up Geyser and Floodgate.
Can I add mods to a Bedrock server?
You add add-ons: behavior packs and resource packs, not Java mods. Forge, Fabric and NeoForge modpacks are Java-only. If your group wants a big modpack, a Java server is the right home for it; if everyone is on Bedrock, community add-ons cover new mobs, items, textures and game modes.
Can I move my Bedrock world to GameTeam?
Yes. Export the world from Minecraft as a .mcworld file (it is a zip), unpack it into the server's worlds folder and set level-name to the folder name, or ask the copilot to do the last two steps. Back up anything already on the server first. Java worlds are a different format and don't load on Bedrock.
Is Minecraft PE the same as Bedrock?
Yes. Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) was the phone version, and it grew into today's Bedrock Edition, the one version that runs on phones, tablets, Windows and consoles. Whether you call it Minecraft PE server hosting, Minecraft Pocket Edition server hosting or Minecraft Bedrock Edition server hosting, it is the same thing: a Bedrock Dedicated Server your players join from the Servers tab.
Which Minecraft Bedrock server host is the best?
The one that matches how your group plays. When you compare Minecraft Bedrock hosting, check four things: price per GB of RAM rather than per slot, a location close to your players, how fast the host updates the server after a Bedrock release, and how much of the admin work you still do yourself. GameTeam's answer to the last one is the copilot: you ask, it edits the files, runs the commands and makes the backup.
Can I use Realms instead?
You can, and for a small group that is all on console it is the simplest choice, because consoles join a Realm natively. The limits are the catch: Realms Plus lets you and 10 others play at once, and you get no access to server.properties, the allowlist file or the server console. A dedicated Bedrock server has none of those limits, and on GameTeam slots are unlimited.
Run it yourself — or let the copilot.
One world for the phone, the PC and the couch.
Deploy a Bedrock server, tell the copilot who is allowed in, and send the address to the group chat.
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