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# Connect your Minehut external server to Lilypad

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/2/2/6/6/2266a5cd61214c00/minehut_1ranfa1.png)

Lilypad is proud to offer the ability to prepare your Minecraft server for Minehut connections in a single click, through our control panel. We've outlined the easiest way to do so below:

1. Head to our game panel at [panel.lilypad.gg](https://panel.lilypad.gg) and select your server.

2. Copy your server's IP address and port from the top-right of the console:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/2266a5cd61214c00/image_11n1oxe.png)

3. Visit the [Minehut control panel](https://dashboard.minehut.com/) and select your server. Switch to the **Settings** tab and scroll down to the external server section:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/2/2/6/6/2266a5cd61214c00/cleanshot-2026-08-23-at-173256_132p5ko.png)

Convert your server to an External plan which will cost around $13 worth of credits per month if you're a GamerSafer Verified Owner, or $21.50 if you're not.

4. Enter your server's IP and port in the Minehut control panel so they know where to forward connections to. Your server type will likely be a Standalone/Paper server, unless you're running a proxy (which is probably Velocity).

5. Go back to your Lilypad panel and click on the **Startup** tab of your server, then toggle the **Enable Minehut Support** option like below:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/2266a5cd61214c00/cleanshot-2024-09-30-at-171405_s9gkve.png)

6. Make sure `enforce-secure-profile` is set to `false` in your `server.properties` file, and enable the `proxy-protocol` option in your server's `config/paper-global.yml` file.

7. Finally, restart your server and you should be good to connect via Minehut using the `/join <server name>` command within the lobby.

**Want to allow connections to your server through a custom domain?** Follow Minehut's guide on that [here](https://support.minehut.com/hc/en-us/articles/27276798670611-How-do-I-set-up-a-custom-domain) — FYI this will still route all player connections through Minehut's network, but your server will now be accessible through both Minehut's lobby and your domain.

||| Minehut's official docs, available at [this link](https://support.minehut.com/hc/en-us/articles/33252734474899-How-to-Setup-a-Minehut-External-Hosted-Server), may provide some more info on customizing your server once it's added to Minehut, along with advice for promotion.