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Join your Java server

Getting started · Updated 27 October 2026

To join your server, you need its address. Here's where to find it, and how to connect from Minecraft Java Edition.

Find your server address

  1. Make sure your server is online. You can see this on your dashboard in the control panel.
  2. Your server address is in Your server Information, next to Hostname. Click it to copy it.
  3. You can also find it at the top left, under your server name, on every page of the panel.

Join from Minecraft

  1. Open Minecraft Java Edition and click Multiplayer.
  2. Click Add Server.
  3. Paste your address into the Server Address box. If there are numbers after a colon (like :25565), include them. That's your port.
  4. Click Done, then double-click your server to join. Have fun!

Tips

  • Want an easier address, without the numbers? Make one for free in Subdomain. See Get a free subdomain.
  • Want Bedrock players on phones, tablets and consoles to join too? See Turn on crossplay.
  • Can't join, and your whitelist is on? Add yourself in the console with whitelist add YourName. See Turn on the whitelist.
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