Minecraft Bedrock
How Bedrock differs from Java, add-ons instead of plugins, and connecting from console or mobile.
Bedrock is a different game from Java Minecraft, and the server works differently too. If you are looking for plugins, engines and modpacks, you want Minecraft Java instead.
Startup parameters
- Bedrock Version — which server build to run
- Server Name — shown in the friends list
- Gamemode and Difficulty
- Allow cheats
Everything else lives in server.properties, which you edit in the file manager. A restart applies changes.
Add-ons, not plugins
Bedrock has no Bukkit or Forge. Instead it uses behaviour packs and resource packs, which you upload to the server's pack folders and enable in the world settings.
They are considerably more limited than Java plugins. If you need economies, land claims or complex minigames, Java is the version that supports them.
Connecting
Bedrock clients on console and mobile do not always accept a raw IP and port in the way the PC edition does. Consoles in particular often need a workaround such as a DNS service to join a third-party server — that is a platform restriction, not something we control.
PC and mobile clients can add the server directly using the address and port shown in the panel.
Memory
Bedrock is lighter than Java. Plans start at 1 GB, which is genuinely enough for a small group on a normal world. Larger groups and heavily built worlds want more, but you will rarely need what a comparable Java server does.
Worlds
Upload an existing world through the file manager or SFTP with the server stopped, then point the server at it in server.properties.
Bedrock and Java worlds are not interchangeable. Converting between them needs third-party tools and is never lossless.