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Allow Bedrock players on your Minecraft server

Recently, cross-platform Minecraft servers have become more popular, allowing Bedrock players to join Java Edition servers – something that was never possible before. Note that this will only work for Paper-based servers, rather than on modded platforms like Fabric and Forge, as Bedrock doesn't support running mods just yet. We've made it simpler than ever to make your server cross-platform.

Head to our game panel at panel.lilypad.gg and select your server.

Select the Software button in the sidebar, then select the software you'd like to install. Paper works great and usually supports the latest version of Minecraft, along with any other necessary plugins. You'll then need to select the latest version of Minecraft that's available in order to properly allow Bedrock players to join.

If Paper isn't available for the latest version of Minecraft but you'd still like to have support for Bedrock players, install the latest available version and add ViaVersion to your server after following this guide.

Click on the Enable Bedrock crossplay? option then Install, as shown below:

Start your server and Bedrock players should now be able to connect to your server using the same IP and port as Java players. Enjoy!

If you have a subdomain or custom domain, keep in mind players will need to enter your server's port separately when connecting to your server. This is (unfortunately) due to SRV records not being supported on Bedrock Edition.If you would prefer to have the default Bedrock port, 19132, please contact us as we may be able to accommodate this.

Updated on: 10/07/2025

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