ChunkDeck
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ChunkDeck
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A complete, good-looking web dashboard to host and manage your own Minecraft server — console, backups, players, plugins, play with friends and more. No monthly fees, no limits, no catch.
DashboardOne dashboard, every tool — the kind of features paid panels charge for, free.
Real-time server log streamed to your browser, with command input, history and downloadable logs.
Start, stop and restart your server from anywhere. Auto-restart on crash so it stays up.
Whitelist, op, ban, and kick players. You can also view inventories and stats, heal, teleport, and give items.
One click sets up free internet access via playit.gg — friends join from anywhere, no port forwarding or router settings.
One-click world backups with retention, restore and download. Schedule them automatically.
Automatic restarts, backups, commands, and announcements — with friendly in-game warnings.
Browse and install plugins and mods directly from Modrinth, or upload your own JARs.
Install Paper or Vanilla for any recent version in one click — and get notified about updates.
Browse, edit, upload and download server files right in the browser. No FTP needed.
Daily reports: peak players, uptime, crashes, TPS and RAM graphs kept for months.
Get a Discord or phone push when the server starts, crashes, a player joins or a backup finishes.
Password-protected, dark/light themes, fully responsive, installable as a phone app.
Renting a server or paying for a premium panel adds up fast. ChunkDeck lets you host your own server on a computer you already own — your old laptop, a Raspberry Pi, or a cheap VPS — and manage it with the same polish as the paid services, for nothing.
Run it on your own machine, keep full control of the files, and manage the day-to-day work from one clean dashboard.
I run my own world on a Raspberry Pi 5 with the dashboard — 6 GB handed to the server and 5 friends playing together. It stays smooth, and I manage the whole thing from my browser.
ChunkDeck gives you a polished control panel without accounts, subscriptions or hidden limits.
Download the folder, open the launcher, then follow the page that opens in your browser.
Click the button below. Your browser downloads a file named something like MinecraftServerDashboard-main.zip.
Open your Downloads folder, right-click the ZIP, and choose Extract All or Unzip. Move the extracted folder to your Desktop if you want it easy to find.
Open the extracted folder and start the launcher for your computer:
Keep the launcher window open. Closing it stops the dashboard.
The dashboard opens at http://localhost:8080. Create a password, choose Paper or Vanilla, accept the Minecraft EULA, then press Start.
After setup, use Play Online to get a shareable address for friends — no router setup needed.
Prefer the command line? Instructions on GitHub →Everything you might be wondering before you start.
Yes — completely. ChunkDeck is open source and free to use forever. There are no subscriptions, no paywalls, and no ads. You only need a computer to run it on.
No. Download the ZIP, extract it, and open the launcher. On Windows you double-click start.bat. On macOS or Linux you run ./start.sh from the folder. Everything after that is point-and-click in your browser.
Yes. Windows Security or SmartScreen can flag the launcher because it is an unsigned open-source script, not because it is malware. The source is public on GitHub. To fix it, right-click the downloaded .zip → Properties → tick Unblock → OK, then extract it again. If Windows already quarantined a file, open Windows Security → Protection history, choose the ChunkDeck item, and select Allow or Restore. If you see "Windows protected your PC", click More info → Run anyway.
Just a regular computer (Windows, Linux, or macOS) — even an old laptop or a Raspberry Pi works for a small server. The launcher tries to install what it needs, including Java for Minecraft. On macOS, if it says Node.js or Java is missing, install Homebrew and run the launcher again.
Easiest way: open the Play Online tab and click once — it sets up a free playit.gg link your friends paste into Minecraft, with no router or port-forwarding changes. You can also use your own IP on a home network.
Yes. Use a Paper server JAR for plugins or Fabric/Forge for mods, then search and install them straight from Modrinth inside the dashboard, or upload your own JARs.
Any recent Paper or Vanilla version — you can download them with one click from the dashboard, including the latest releases.
The dashboard is password-protected. For access beyond your home network, put it behind HTTPS or a VPN like Tailscale rather than exposing it directly. The README covers this in more detail.
Yes — create multiple server profiles, such as survival, creative, or modded, and switch between them. Each profile has its own world and settings.
Built in the open and actively improved. Here's where it stands and where it's headed.
Live console, player management, backups, schedules, plugins from Modrinth, play-with-friends, daily reports and multiple server profiles.
One-click modded servers (Fabric & Forge) — install a modpack and play, no manual setup. Plus smoother first-run setup for non-technical users and more polish across phones and tablets.
Ready-made config presets, more languages, and quality-of-life touches suggested by the community. Open an issue with yours!
Free and open source. Got stuck, found a bug, or have an idea? Open an issue on GitHub — I read every one.