Introduction

Getting a Minecraft can be a simple process, if you already know what you’re looking to do and just want instructions on the how you can skip to the pre-requisite articles for either self-hosting or Shared Hosting articles if you’re using a third party provider.

If you have no idea where to start, checkout the rest of this category first to help you make the right decision for your use case, when it comes to hosting a Minecraft server there are many different options available to you, each with their own pros and cons.

With that in mind it is worth checking out the following articles to help you make the right decision for your use case.

Topic	KB Article URL	Summary
Cloud Hosting Types	/deploy/hosting-types	If you know you want to pay for a dedicated service and not use your own PC, checkout this article on the types of available hosting to you.
Operating Systems	/deploy/operating-systems	Helping you idenfity what Operating System you should use for a standalone dedicated device running your Minecraft server.
Control Panels	/deploy/panels	If you’re hosting on your own dedicated environment and you’re looking to have a web-ui to manage your server, check out this article.