1Game modes
Each has its own page: what's in it, what to change first, and the same setup by hand.
Bedwars
Paper · Minecraft 26.2 · 4 GBPaper · 4 GB
WorldEdit, Multiverse-Core and Screaming BedWars
Open in my dashboardOpen the Bedwars template
Hardcore SMP
Paper · Minecraft 26.2 · 4 GBPaper · 4 GB
Chunky, CoreProtect and Simple Voice Chat
Open in my dashboardOpen the Hardcore SMP template
Lifesteal SMP
Paper · Minecraft 26.2 · 4 GBPaper · 4 GB
LifeStealZ, Chunky and CoreProtect
Open in my dashboardOpen the Lifesteal SMP template
OneBlock
Paper · Minecraft 26.2 · 3 GBPaper · 3 GB
Multiverse-Core and OneBlock
Open in my dashboardOpen the OneBlock template
Skyblock
Paper · Minecraft 26.2 · 4 GBPaper · 4 GB
VaultUnlocked, WorldEdit and Iridium Skyblock
Open in my dashboardOpen the Skyblock template
Survival with friends
Paper · Minecraft 26.2 · 4 GBPaper · 4 GB
Chunky, CoreProtect and Simple Voice Chat
Open in my dashboardOpen the Survival with friends template
Towny
Paper · Minecraft 26.2 · 4 GBPaper · 4 GB
LuckPerms, Towny and Chunky
Open in my dashboardOpen the Towny template
Creative
Paper · Minecraft 26.2 · 3 GBPaper · 3 GB
WorldEdit and Multiverse-Core
Open in my dashboardOpen the Creative template2Modpacks
Modpack servers have their own pages, with each pack's memory, server files and known issues, and how to set it up in your dashboard.
3What a template holds
- It holds the server type and Minecraft version, the rules (difficulty, PvP, hardcore, players), plugins or mods from Modrinth and Hangar, a Modrinth modpack, and data packs by address and checksum.
- It never holds a world, the allowlist, operators, ports, passwords or console commands.
- It travels as a link. Everything after
playkeeper.io/t#is the template, which your browser reads without sending it anywhere.
4How we check each template
Before a template is listed, an agent creates a server from it on a real Playkeeper, starts it and reads its log: it has to reach Done with every plugin enabled and no errors. Each page says when, and with which release.
The checks for this batch caught two problems. Iridium Skyblock needs Vault, which its Modrinth page doesn't list, so the skyblock template brings VaultUnlocked. And Towny ships expecting an economy, so its page starts with the setting that lets players found towns.
5Share your own
In your dashboard, a server's menu has Share as a template. It makes a link like these, with that server's software, rules and plugins, and never its world.
Questions
Are these Minecraft server templates free?
Yes. Playkeeper and its templates are free and open source; you pay only for the VPS they run on.
Does a template include a world?
No. A template sets up a new server. Worlds, allowlists and operators never travel in one.
What happens when a plugin updates?
These templates install the newest version of each plugin that fits the server's Minecraft version. Each page lists the version we started it with, and your dashboard shows the one it will install before you create anything.
Can I use a template without Playkeeper?
Yes. Each template's page has the same setup as a Docker command for the itzg image, which Playkeeper runs servers in too.
Can Bedrock players join?
Not yet. These templates create Minecraft: Java Edition servers.
