Create a Craft Attack Server: Your Own Project Like Season 14

How do I create my own Craft Attack server?

You need a Minecraft Java server with a whitelist, a group and a few rules. At RespawnHost the server is usually ready in under 90 seconds, and setting it up takes about half an hour. The official Craft Attack server is invitation only. Recreating the format is easy though, and plenty of communities do it when a new season starts.

Step	Time	What happens
1. Create the server	2 minutes	Pick RAM and location, enter the code CRAFTATTACK
2. Choose the server type	2 minutes	Vanilla like the original, or Paper for plugins
3. Edit server.properties	5 minutes	Whitelist on, spawn protection off, difficulty hard
4. Fill the whitelist	5 minutes	Add every participant before the address goes out
5. Voice chat and extras	10 minutes	Simple Voice Chat, map, logging
6. Build the spawn and test	15 minutes and up	Prepare the shopping street, join once with everyone

How much RAM does a Craft Attack server need?

It depends on the size of your group. The critical moment is launch day, when everyone is online at once and runs off in different directions. Later on the farms grow, and so does the load.

Participants	Recommended plan	Price per month	With CRAFTATTACK
5 to 10	4 GB	€8.00	€5.60
10 to 20	6 GB	€11.39	€7.97
20 to 30	8 GB	€15.20	€10.64
30 to 50	12 GB	€21.60	€15.12
50 to 80	16 GB	€27.20	€19.04

More RAM stops helping at some point. Minecraft TPS depend mostly on the CPU, and above roughly 16 GB the Java garbage collector works less efficiently. Details are in How much RAM does a Minecraft server need?.

Step 1: Create the server

1. Pick a package on Minecraft Server Hosting
2. Choose a location: Frankfurt am Main for a group in Europe
3. Select prepaid or subscription and enter the code CRAFTATTACK
4. Complete the order. The server is set up automatically and then shows Offline

Don’t start it yet. Configure first, then let it generate the world, otherwise the world is created with the wrong settings.

Step 2: Vanilla or Paper?

According to craftattack.me the original runs pure vanilla, with no plugins and no claim system. If you want it exactly like that, keep the server on Vanilla. That suits groups who know and trust each other.

For larger or more open groups we recommend Paper. It still plays like vanilla, but you can use plugins such as CoreProtect, which links every broken block to a player and lets you roll it back. With 30 people who partly don’t know each other, that saves a lot of arguments. Paper also needs fewer resources than vanilla.

You set the server type in the panel. A comparison is in Minecraft server types compared.

Step 3: Edit server.properties

Open the file manager in the panel and edit server.properties:

white-list=true
enforce-whitelist=true
difficulty=hard
spawn-protection=0
pvp=true
max-players=60
view-distance=10
simulation-distance=8
motd=Our Craft Attack

spawn-protection=0 matters if you build at spawn together. Otherwise only operators can place blocks there. PvP stays technically on. Whether people fight is something you agree on, just like in the original.

Step 4: Fill the whitelist

Add every participant before you share the address. In the console:

whitelist add PlayerName

Anyone not on the whitelist can’t join, even if the address shows up in a stream.

Step 5: Voice chat and extras

Many projects use proximity voice chat, where you only hear players nearby. The best-known mod for it is Simple Voice Chat. At RespawnHost you don’t need to open a port, see Set up Simple Voice Chat.

On a Paper server these are also worth installing:

Plugin	Purpose
CoreProtect	Logs every block and chest so griefing can be rolled back
BlueMap	3D map in the browser, great for showing off bases
Chunky	Pre-generates the world so launch day doesn’t lag

More suggestions are in The best Minecraft plugins.

Step 6: Build the spawn and test launch day

In Craft Attack the spawn is the centre. The shops are there and that is where people meet. Build it before launch, or make it your first community project.

Before launch day, let Chunky pre-generate a radius of about 3,000 blocks. Depending on the package that takes a few hours, but it saves resources exactly when everyone starts running. Then join once with as many people as possible and keep an eye on TPS.

Also take a backup before launch. In the panel that is one click under Backups, see Minecraft server backups.

Rules for your project

A project lives or dies by its rules. The principles from the original have proven themselves:

• Other people’s builds are off limits, except for agreed pranks
• No PvP without consent from both sides
• No cheats and no X-ray texture packs
• Shared resources such as farms at spawn are for everyone

Write the rules down somewhere everyone can find them, such as your Discord. And decide beforehand who settles disputes.

Further reading

• What is Craft Attack?: season 14 start, participants and every season
• Create a Fitnacraft server: the PvP-heavy counterpart
• Optimise Minecraft server performance: keep TPS up as the project grows
• Minecraft Server Hosting: packages with 30 percent off

FAQ

Question: How do I create a Craft Attack server?

Rent a Minecraft server, enable the whitelist, turn off spawn protection and add every participant. At RespawnHost that takes about half an hour including setup.

Question: Is there a discount code for a Craft Attack server?

Yes. The code CRAFTATTACK gives you 30 percent off Minecraft servers at RespawnHost, for prepaid packages and the first month of a subscription. It does not apply to pay-per-use.

Question: How much does my own Craft Attack server cost?

For 20 to 30 players we recommend 8 GB of RAM. That costs €15.20 per month, or €10.64 with the code CRAFTATTACK (as of 8 October 2026).

Question: Do I need mods for Craft Attack?

No. The original runs vanilla. Only proximity voice chat requires every player to install the Simple Voice Chat mod.

Question: Can I play the Craft Attack map on my server?

Yes, once it is released. The Craft Attack 13 map is expected to be available for download at the end of 2026. Upload the world folder through the file manager and set it as level-name.

Question: Which Minecraft version should I use?

Use a version every participant can play. For a pure vanilla project the latest version is the simplest choice. If you use mods like Simple Voice Chat, check that they already support that version.