How to Connect to Your Minecraft Java Server

Finding the IP and port

Java edition servers can be connected to by Locating the IP address and port of your server and sharing it with your players. By default, this is a numerical IP, but you can use the Sub-domain Manager to create a Sub-domain that your players can connect to instead.

For players

With your IP or domain in hand, you’ll want to open the Minecraft client and navigate to the multiplayer screen, click on the Add Server button on the bottom left of the screen and either type or paste the IP/domain into the Address box.
You can give the server a name using the Server Name box, which will show up above the server in your server list.

Geyser

Geyser is a 3rd-party, community developed, packet translator that allows for Bedrock Clients to connect to Java Edition servers. It is available for most modding platforms, including Spigot, Paper, Neo-Forge, Fabric, BungeeCord, and Velocity, allowing for easy cross-play between Java and Bedrock.

Finding the IP and port

After setting up Geyser, you’ll want to make not of the port you configured. Use that and the IP address of your server to distribute the connection address to your players.

If you have a domain from our Sub-domain Manager or from your own domain, you can use that instead of an IP.

For players

If you’re logging in from Windows, Android, or iOS, you can follow the steps shown in the Bedrock for Players section.

However, connecting from consoles can be a bit tricker. Geyser has a Wiki article of their own that can walk you through that process here.

Connection Troubleshooting

Connection Refused

If Minecraft shows Connection refused: no further information or Connection refused: getsockopt, the server is not accepting connections on the address you entered.

1. Open the Game Panel and check that your server’s status shows Online. If it is offline or still starting, wait for it to finish or click Start
2. Verify you are using the correct IP and port from Management > Allocations. The Primary allocation is the one players use to connect
3. Make sure you entered the port correctly. A missing or wrong port is the most common cause
4. If you recently changed the server-port value in server.properties, reset it to match your Primary allocation port and restart your server

Connection Timed Out

If Minecraft shows Connection timed out, the connection attempt could not reach the server at all.

1. Check that your server is Online in the Game Panel
2. Confirm you are using the correct IP and port
3. Try connecting with the raw IP:Port instead of a subdomain to rule out DNS issues
4. If the problem only affects some players, the issue is likely on their network. Ask them to try a different network or run a network test to check for packet loss between their location and the server

Server Not Showing in Server List

If you added the server but it shows as offline or doesn’t appear in your server list:

1. Confirm the server is Online in the Game Panel
2. Double-check the IP and port in your Minecraft server list entry
3. Click Refresh in the Minecraft multiplayer screen
4. If the server uses a non-default port, make sure you included it after the IP (e.g. 123.45.67.89:25565)

Still Can’t Connect?

If none of the above resolves the issue, contact our support team with:

• Your server’s name or IP address
• The exact error message you see
• Whether the issue affects all players or only some