Creating your first server

From sign-up to your friends connecting — this walkthrough covers everything you need to get a PulsarServers game server online in under five minutes.

Step 1 — Pick your plan

Head over to pulsarservers.com and click Start Your Server. You'll see the full game catalog — for this walkthrough we'll use Minecraft, but the steps are identical for every game.

Each game opens a configurator where you'll choose:

• RAM — start with at least 4 GB for vanilla, 6–8 GB for plugins, 8–12 GB for modpacks.
• Location — pick the EU node closest to most of your players.
• Billing cycle — monthly is the default; longer cycles unlock a discount.

Step 2 — Checkout

On the checkout page, create your PulsarServers account (or sign in if you already have one) and pay. Payments are processed by Stripe; we accept:

• Credit / debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express)
• Apple Pay & Google Pay on supported devices

Once the payment clears, your server is provisioned automatically — usually under 60 seconds. You'll get an email with your Game Panel login the moment it's ready.

Step 3 — Open the Game Panel

Sign in at panel.pulsarservers.com with the credentials from the welcome email. You should see your new server in the list — click it to open the dashboard.

On the dashboard you'll find:

• The connection IP & port at the top — this is what players type into Minecraft.
• Console for live server output and commands.
• Files tab for direct access to server.properties, plugins, worlds, etc.
• Backups, Schedules and Subusers in the left rail.

Step 4 — Start the server

Hit the green Start button on the dashboard. The console will scroll as Minecraft generates the world and accepts the EULA. The first boot takes 20–60 seconds; subsequent restarts are much faster.

[Server] Starting minecraft server version 1.20.4
[Server] Loading properties
[Server] Default game type: SURVIVAL
[Server] Generating keypair
[Server] Starting Minecraft server on *:25565
[Server] Preparing level "world"
[Server] Done (12.481s)! For help, type "help"

Once you see Done!, your server is live and accepting connections.

Step 5 — Connect & invite players

Copy the connection IP from the top of your Game Panel — it looks like play.pulsarsrv.com:25565. In Minecraft:

1. Open Multiplayer → Add Server.
2. Paste the IP into the Server Address field.
3. Click Done, then double-click the entry to join.

Next steps

Your server is online — now you can make it yours:

• Install a modpack directly from CurseForge with one click.
• Add plugins like EssentialsX, LuckPerms or WorldEdit.
• Set up automated backups so you never lose progress.
• Invite a moderator as a subuser without sharing your password.