What is Magma
Magma is an adaptation of the Forge server. Magma takes all that is good with a Forge server and adds support for Spigot and Paper plugins. As both Fabric and Forge are built from the Vanilla server structure, Magma is built off Paper, which is a high performance fork of the Spigot server structure. This provides some additional optimization and reliability.
Some Magma mods may require the use of a custom launcher. See our “Extra Resources” page for more info on Minecraft Launchers
Quick Setup instructions
- Create a new server and then click manage or select the server from panel.questcrafts.com
- Once the Pre-installation completes, click Start to begin the installation.
- Accept the EULA and let install finish.
- Once the Install is complete, please restart the server to assure all updates are installed.
- Your server is now ready to play. Use use the address indicated in the top right of the screen.
What do I do first after setting up my server
Please visit our this guide for more info on initial server setup. This is where you can find info on how to setup a whitelist so only your friends can join or how to install your first mod. Or general info on how to navigate the dashboard panel.
If you need further support please open a Support Ticket
Visit the Magma official site: magmafoundation.org for resources and documentation
Step by Step Instructions
- From the host site under servers, select “Create Server”.
- Choose an appropriate name that will let you distinguish this server from others.
- In the “Software / Games” dropdown, select Minecraft and the Select Magma under “Specification”.
- Select “Create Server” in the box with your desired server specs.
- Note credits will be deducted once you press create server with the amount equal to 1 hours worth of the total price. See FAQs for more info.
- You will be taken back to the servers page. Please select “Manage” under your newly created Magma server.
- Next, you will be redirected to your server’s dashboard where the pre-installation will have begun.
- Please wait until the server installation is finished before moving on. This process can take a few minutes to complete from the time you pressed “Create Server”.
- You will know when this is done when you see the text, “Install Complete”.
- If you have closed or refreshed the page, you may instead see, “container@pterodactyl~ Server marked as offline…”
- Both are indications that the server has installed correctly.
- See examples below:
- Now that the pre-installation is complete, press “Start” on the top right to finalize the installation and load all the resources.
- You may receive an “Unsupported Java Version” pop up. This is normal. Some server modifications required different versions of Java.
- Select your desired version and click, “Update Docker Image”. If you are unsure which version you need, select Java 17 or reference the table below. This can always be changed later after the server installation has completed.
| Server Version | Java Version |
|---|---|
| Spigot 1.16 and below / BungeeCord | Java 11 |
| Spigot 1.17 and above | Java 16 |
| Spigot 1.18 and above | Java 17 |
- The installation will pause at the EULA prompt. This must be accepted before any further installation is allowed to take place. Please type “yes” in the console if you accept.
- After you have accepted the EULA, the server will begin building assets and preparing the world. This process can take a couple minutes.
- When the world building is complete and you see “Server marked as running…”
- If you have closed or refreshed the page, you may see “Done (NUMBERs)! For help, type “help””
- It is recommended that we stop and start the server once more to verify all updates have been downloaded. Press the Red “Stop” button in the top right corner.
- Wait for the server to save and confirm you see, “container@pterodactyl~ Server marked as offline…”
- Now press the blue “Start” button and let the server start up.
- Confirm you see “Server marked as running…” or “Done (NUMBERs)! For help, type “help”” in the console.
- Your server is now ready to join. Use the address located below the Start / Restart / Stop buttons to connect to the server. Clicking the address will copy it to your clipboard. — Be sure to include the port number. This number distinguishes your server from other servers.
