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Play Minecraft 1.17. right now! On our Snapshots servers.

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Play Minecraft 1.17 Already! On the Snapshot Servers.

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Minecraft Snapshots are test versions of upcoming Minecraft builds that are released on a regular basis. The snapshots give you an idea of what the future holds for Minecraft, but beware: because they are test versions, bugs and instabilities are to be expected. Our Minecraft snapshot servers always have the latest snapshot version installed, and you can always install older snapshot versions via the version manager. The latest snapshot build already includes most of the features of the upcoming Minecraft 1.17 "Caves & Cliffs" update. If you have rented a Minecraft server from us, you can install a Minecraft Snapshots server for free in the web interface under Games in addition to your existing Minecraft server . Of course, you can also rent a snapshots server here:

Minecraft Snapshots server hosting

Auto Updater for Curse Launcher Modpacks

This week we have added an auto-updater for Curse Launcher modpacks. The auto-updater is currently only unlocked for All the Mods Modpacks 3-6, but will soon be extended to all Curse Launcher Modpacks. The Auto-Updater will automatically check for a new version of the modpack and add it to our systems. We no longer need to manually add the latest version and the latest version will be automatically installed on the server when the auto-updater is activated during a restart:

Minecraft Curse Launcher server hosting

Floodgate for GeyserMC Paper Spigot Server added

If you have a GeyserMC server, you can now install the Floodgate plugin on your server with one click in the web interface. With the Floodgate plugin, Bedrock players no longer need an additional Java login to connect to a GeyserMC server. Minecraft crossplay becomes even easier as a result. With GeyserMC, Java and Bedrock players (for example Windows 10, Xbox or mobile) can play together on one server. You can install GeyserMC on a Paper and Paper Spigot server via the web interface. Click here for our Paper Spigot servers:

Paper Spigot server hosting

New Minecraft modpacks available for pre-order

You can now also pre-order new Minecraft modpacks. We will be adding the modpacks to our systems shortly and pre-ordered servers will be set up automatically. If you already have a Minecraft server, you can also install the modpacks on your serverfor free via our game server switch. The following modpacks will be added soon:

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Developer at ZAP-Hosting and our Minecraft specialist, from Vanilla and Bedrock to large modpacks.

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