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How to Enable Bedrock Crossplay on a Minecraft Java Server ​

Tip

Some Paper servers don't support Java 17 by default. In this case, add the following startup flag to bypass the check: -DPaper.IgnoreJavaVersion=true

Requirements ​

General Requirements ​

  1. A Minecraft Java Edition server version 1.16.5 or higher.

  2. Java 17 or newer.

Required Plugins ​

  1. GeyserMC

  2. Floodgate

  3. ViaVersion

  4. ViaBackwards

Step 1: Upload Plugins ​

Info

If you don't see the plugins folder, start your server once to create it.

  1. Open file browser
    Open your Dashboard, select your server and go to the File Browser or connect to your server via SFTP. You can find instructions here: Establish SFTP Connection.

  2. Upload plugins
    Upload the plugins to the plugins folder.

  3. Restart server
    Restart your server to load the plugins.

Step 2: Configure GeyserMC ​

  1. Open folder
    In the plugins folder, go to the Geyser-spigot folder.

  2. Open config
    Open the config.yml file.

  3. Find entry
    Search for the following entry:

    clone-remote-port: false
    clone-remote-port: false

  4. Change value
    Change the value to true.

Tip

To provide players with a better gaming experience, you can set the following options:

  • command-suggestions to false
  • show-cooldown to actionbar

  1. Find auth-type
    Search for the following entry:

    auth-type
    auth-type

  2. Change value
    Change the value to floodgate.

  3. Save changes
    Save the file.

Step 3: Configure Floodgate ​

  1. Open folder
    In the plugins folder, go to the Floodgate folder.

  2. Download key
    Download or copy the key.pem file.

  3. Paste key
    Paste the key.pem file into the Geyser-spigot folder.

Tip

To change the prefix for Bedrock players in chat, open the Config.yml in the Floodgate folder and modify the line: username-prefix: "_". Enter your desired prefix within the quotation marks. Keep a prefix to avoid issues with duplicate usernames.

  1. Save changes
    Save the file.

Step 4: Allow Chat Messages from Bedrock Players ​

  1. Open file
    Open the server.properties file.

  2. Find entry
    Search for the following entry:

    enforce-secure-profile=true
    enforce-secure-profile=true

  3. Change value
    Change the value to false.

  4. Save changes
    Save the file.

Step 5: Finalize & Test ​

  1. Restart server
    Restart the server to apply all changes.

  2. Start Bedrock
    Start Minecraft Bedrock Edition.

  3. Open servers tab
    Click "Play" and go to the "Servers" tab.

  4. Add server
    Click "Add Server" and enter your server details:

    Server Name      # Your desired name
Server Address   # Your server IP
Port             # Your server port
    Server Name      # Your desired name
Server Address   # Your server IP
Port             # Your server port

  5. Connect
    Click "Add Server" and connect.

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