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Minecraft crossplay (Bedrock players)

Minecraft Java servers ordered from Hostboi include free Bedrock crossplay. With it on, players on phones, tablets, Windows (Bedrock) and consoles can join the same world as your Java players. They do not need a Java account. It uses Geyser and Floodgate, which we install and configure for you.

Crossplay is off until you turn it on, so a Java-only server runs exactly as normal.

Turn it on

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  1. Open your server in the panel and go to Startup.

  2. Set Geyser crossplay to true.

  3. Restart the server. The first start after switching it on downloads Geyser and Floodgate, so give it an extra minute.

  4. Check Console for a line like this:

    [hb-geyser] loader PAPER; crossplay on: Geyser listens on 26390

    That number is your Bedrock port. It is also shown on the Startup tab as Geyser port.

Your server has two ports: the first is for Java players, the second (the Geyser port) is for Bedrock players. Java players keep using the address they always have.

How Bedrock players join

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Give them your server’s address (the IP shown in the panel) and the Geyser port, not the Java port.

  • Phones, tablets and Windows: Play → Servers → Add Server. Enter the address, and type the Geyser port in the Port box (it starts at 19132; change it).
  • Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch: consoles have no Add Server button, so they need a workaround such as BedrockConnect: set the console’s DNS as its page describes, join one of the featured servers it lists, and type your address and Geyser port into the menu that opens. Online play on a console also needs the platform’s own subscription (Xbox Game Pass Core/Essential, PlayStation Plus or Nintendo Switch Online).

Bedrock players appear in game with a . in front of their name (for example .Steve), which keeps them apart from Java players with the same name.

Whitelists

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New servers start with the whitelist off. If you turn it on, add each Bedrock friend after they have joined once: Floodgate cannot look up a Bedrock player who has never connected. Use the console command fwhitelist add <gamertag>. If it cannot find the player, open a ticket and we will add them.

Things to know

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  • Paper and Purpur only. If you move the server to Fabric, Quilt, Forge or NeoForge with Version Changer, the console prints crossplay needs Paper or Purpur and the server starts normally without it.
  • Current Minecraft versions only. Geyser follows the latest Java and Bedrock releases. On an older Minecraft version it may not load.
  • When Bedrock updates and players can no longer join, refresh Geyser: set Geyser crossplay to false, restart, set it back to true and restart again. That downloads the newest Geyser and Floodgate. Your settings in plugins/Geyser-Spigot/config.yml are kept.
  • Mods that need a client install (custom blocks, items or dimensions) do not work for Bedrock players.
  • Servers ordered before November 12, 2026 run plain Paper without the crossplay switch. Open a ticket and we can move yours over; your world and plugins stay.
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