When making a Minecraft server there are a lot of options. This guides currently covers setting up a Survival Multiplayer Server without mods. We’ll be releasing more guides in the future on how to start a server with mods. Create a Vanilla Survival Multiplayer Server (MSP) Follow these steps and you should have a public Minecraft Java server up in no time. 1. Download and install Java You can download the latest version of Java from Oracle . Read more

This guide walks you through setting up a Hytale server using the files bundled with the official Hytale launcher, and then sharing it to the internet using playit. Official server guide: Hytale Server Manual Requirements Hytale game launcher installed Java 25 (Adoptium recommended) A Hytale account Locate the Dedicated Server Files The dedicated server is included with the Hytale launcher installation. Navigate to the following path for your operating system: Read more

Setting Everything Up Assuming you already own Project Zomboid on Steam, you already have access to the dedicated server software. Open your Steam Library Search for Project Zomboid (the server is usually hidden until searched) Install Project Zomboid Dedicated Server Verify the Server Runs After installing the server: Do not launch it from Steam Right‑click Project Zomboid Dedicated Server Select Manage → Browse local files The server directory will look similar to this: Read more

This guide will walk you through how to set up a BeamNG BeamMP server using playit. Requirements: BeamNG.drive - Game BeamMP Client/Server - beammp.com Resources: BeamMP Server Installation BeamMP Client Intallation BeamMP Keymaster Getting a server key Sign into BeamMP Keymaster and create a new key Your key is what allows the server to become online to other players. Initializing the server Move BeamMP-Server.exe into a folder where it won’t get lost or overwritten. Read more

This guide walks you through how to set up a server for SCP: Secret Laboratory using playit.gg Requirements: SCP: Secret Laboratory (Game) SCP: Secret Laboratory (Server) Resources: SCP: Secret Laboratory Server Info - en.scpslgame.com Getting started Locate the server files Right click on SCP: Secret Laboratory Dedicated Server, and navigate to Manage → Browse local files. Inside, you’ll see the following file structure: Server config files can be found here: Read more

This guide will walk you through how to host a FiveM server through playit.gg Requirements GTA V Legacy Server FiveM Server Guide - docs.fivem.net FiveM Client Setup - fivem.net Server Registration Key - portal.cfx.re We’ve decided to use TxAdmin for this demonstration. Other ways do exist and work with playit. This guide assumes that a FiveM server has already been created. If you are unsure how to set up a server, feel free to ask in the Discord ! Read more

This guide will walk you through how to host a Garry’s Mod server through playit.gg Requirements Garry’s Mod - [steampowered.com] Garry’s Mod+ Dedicated Server - [steampowered.com] Server This server is available for download with SteamCMD . To install with SteamCMD, open it in a command line. You can do this by navigating to your install location, and opening a command with your address bar (did you know you could do that?) Now that we’re in the SteamCMD directory, we need to tell it where it should download the server files. To do this, we can use the force_install_dir command. For example, if you want this directly on your main drive, you can use force_install_dir C:\GarrysModServer\ Read more

This guide will walk you through how to host a Left 4 Dead 2 server through playit.gg Requirements Left 4 Dead 2 - [steampowered.com] Left 4 Dead 2 Dedicated Server - [steampowered.com] Server Open Left 4 Dead 2 Dedicated Server from Steam, and set the Network to LAN. Feel free to change the server name, map and max players. That’s all for the server config, let’s set up a tunnel next. Read more

This guide will walk you through how to host a local Minecraft world over playit.gg Requirements Minecraft (1.18+) Playit Companion (Modrinth ) Installing the mod This is just as easy as installing any other client side mod. To do this, we’re going to use a mod called Playit Companion by vgskye. For this guide, Fabric 1.21.10 is being used. The minimum supported version is 1.18. Once you’ve downloaded the .jar from Modrinth, we’re going to find our .minecraft folder. This can be done by opening Run (Win + R) and typing in %AppData%\.minecraft. This will directly open your .minecraft folder, and saves you about three minutes looking for the folder. Read more

This guide will walk you through how to host a Necesse server through playit.gg Requirements Necesse - Steam Server Steam\steamapps\common\Necesse\StartServer.jar Server Documentation Multiplayer - Necesse Wiki - necessewiki.com Server Files %AppData%\Necesse\saves\ Server Setup Find and locate StartServer.bat, then double click the batch file. This will open a window where server options can be configured. You do not need to set up custom server properties. There are linked resources to help you if needed. For this guide, we just selected n to keep server defaults. Read more