BungeeCord & VelocityMinecraft Network Hosting EU & NA

BungeeCord is the original Minecraft proxy, created by md_5, and it is still maintained and still works. Waterfall was the BungeeCord fork from PaperMC, but PaperMC announced its end of life in March 2024: it is no longer maintained, and you should not count on it for new Minecraft versions. Velocity is the proxy PaperMC built from the ground up with performance, stability and security in mind, and it is where PaperMC tells Waterfall users to go. For a new network we recommend Velocity. If you still run Waterfall, move to Velocity, or back to BungeeCord if you depend on BungeeCord-only plugins. Velocity and BungeeCord are both supported on Space-Node.

You need at least two servers: one proxy server (BungeeCord or Velocity, which needs little RAM; 1-2GB is fine) and one or more backend servers (Paper, Spigot, etc.). A typical small network has 1 proxy, 1 hub and 2 or 3 game servers. All of these can be separate Space-Node instances on the same node, so the traffic between them stays inside one machine.

Yes. If you order multiple plans, you can request all of them on the same physical node. Traffic between your proxy and backend servers then stays inside that machine instead of crossing the network. Just contact our support team after ordering and we will provision all instances on the same machine.

A BungeeCord or Velocity proxy is very lightweight. 1-2GB RAM is sufficient for networks up to 500 concurrent players. The proxy itself does not run game logic; it only routes connections between your backend servers. Our 3GB MC Coal plan is overkill for the proxy itself, but gives you headroom.

Yes. Velocity uses a modern forwarding system that is resistant to IP spoofing attacks that have historically affected BungeeCord networks. If you are building a new network, Velocity is strongly recommended. For Velocity, you need Paper or a compatible backend (like Purpur) with the Velocity forwarding mode enabled in paper-global.yml.

Yes. Every Space-Node server includes a free .mymcserver.nl subdomain. For a custom domain (e.g., play.yourserver.com), you simply create an SRV DNS record pointing to your Space-Node server IP. Our support team can walk you through the setup if needed.

For Velocity networks: LuckPerms (permissions across all servers), LimboAPI (lobby/queue server), ViaVersion (cross-version player support), Plan (player analytics), and DiscordSRV (Discord integration). For BungeeCord: BungeeTabListPlus, BungeePerms, and ChatControl. Our support team has experience configuring all of these.

Yes. Adding a new backend server is as simple as ordering a new Space-Node plan and adding it to your proxy config. You do not need to take the network offline to add a new game server. Just add the server to your velocity.toml or config.yml and do a proxy reload.