Bedrock server guide: setup, add-ons and players

A Bedrock server is for players on Minecraft Bedrock Edition: Windows (the Microsoft Store / Xbox app version), Android, iPhone and consoles. On Endercloud you can run Vanilla Bedrock (Mojang's official server) or community software like Nukkit and PocketMine-MP. Bedrock software is chosen in Settings → Change Egg, not in the Versions tab (which is for Java software).

Switch your server to Bedrock

1. Make a backup in Backups (switching can remove your Java files).

2. Go to Settings, find Change Egg, choose Vanilla Bedrock, Nukkit or PocketmineMP and click Apply.

3. Keep Reinstall Server on. Turn on Wipe Server Files for a clean start (recommended when coming from Java). Confirm.

4. Wait for Running Installer to finish, then click Start and watch the Console.

To go back to Java, use Change Egg again and pick Paper (or another Java egg), then choose the version in the Versions tab. Full details: How to reinstall or change your server type.

Which Bedrock software?

• Vanilla Bedrock (recommended): plays exactly like Bedrock single-player and Realms. Supports add-ons (behaviour and resource packs). No traditional plugins.

• Nukkit (Java-based) and PocketMine-MP (PHP-based): support their own plugins and are popular for minigame servers. They can take time to support a new Bedrock version, and parts of vanilla gameplay (mob AI, redstone, world generation) are missing or different.

Keep the version up to date

Bedrock clients update automatically, and a client can only join a server on the same version. If players see "Outdated server", the server needs updating. Make a backup and download it, then look in the Startup tab: if there is a version variable, set it to the version you need (or latest) and run Settings → Reinstall Server. Reinstalling can delete or change files, which is why the backup matters. If you are unsure, open a ticket and our team will update it with you.

Ports and joining

• Bedrock uses UDP, not TCP. Your server's port is set by the panel; do not change server-port in server.properties.

• Players add the server in the Servers tab with the address and port in separate fields. SRV records do not work on Bedrock, so a free subdomain will not help Bedrock players.

• Consoles cannot add custom servers directly. See How to join a Minecraft server for workarounds.

Important server.properties settings

Edit them in Properties or in server.properties with Files, then restart.

Allow list and operators

Run these in the panel Console (Vanilla Bedrock):

allowlist on
allowlist add Steve
allowlist remove Steve
allowlist list
op Steve
deop Steve
kick Steve Please read the rules

Names are Xbox gamertags. The allow list is saved in allowlist.json and operator levels in permissions.json. There is no ban command on Vanilla Bedrock, so use the allow list to keep unwanted players out.

Installing add-ons (behaviour and resource packs)

1. Stop the server and make a backup.

2. Rename the .mcaddon or .mcpack file to .zip and extract it on your computer. An .mcaddon usually contains two packs: a behaviour pack and a resource pack. Each pack is a folder with a manifest.json.

3. In Files, open worlds/<your world>. Upload behaviour pack folders into behavior_packs and resource pack folders into resource_packs (create these folders if they are missing).

4. Open each pack's manifest.json and note the uuid and version from the header section.

5. In the world folder, create or edit world_behavior_packs.json (and world_resource_packs.json for resource packs) so it lists each pack, as in the example below. Separate several packs with commas.

6. Start the server and check the Console for pack errors.

[
  {
    "pack_id": "the-uuid-from-the-header",
    "version": [1, 0, 0]
  }
]

Plugins on Nukkit and PocketMine-MP

Upload plugins to the plugins folder in Files and restart. Nukkit plugins are .jar files; PocketMine-MP plugins are .phar files. Plugins for one do not work on the other, or on Java servers.

Frequently asked questions