Networking
An allocation is an IP address + port pair on your node. Your primary allocation is the address players join through; extra allocations serve extra ports (query, RCON, voice, Bedrock vs. Java).
View your allocations
Section titled “View your allocations”Open the server header or the Networking/Settings area to see:
- The primary allocation (default join address).
- Any additional allocations assigned to the server.
Most server owners never need to change these — allocations are assigned by the administrator when the server is created.
What you can and cannot do
Section titled “What you can and cannot do”- You can see which ports belong to your server and which game services use them.
- You generally cannot add or remove allocations yourself; ask your administrator if you need another port (for example, for a plugin’s web map).
- Never point two servers at the same allocation — the second one will fail to
bind with
port already in use. See server issues.
Giving players an address
Section titled “Giving players an address”Share the primary allocation as IP:port. If your host provides a hostname or
does not require the default port, they will tell you — otherwise always include
the port. Details: connecting to your server.