Crafty Controller on Proxmox LXC: Minecraft Server Manager

You already can run a raw Paper/Vanilla jar in an LXC. Crafty Controller is the layer on top: a web UI to start/stop servers, edit files, pull backups, and keep more than one Minecraft version without SSH-ing into the box every time. This sits next to the Minecraft-on-Proxmox guide. That post is “LXC vs VM, Java vs Bedrock.” This one is “how to manage those servers once they exist.” LXC or VM for Crafty Controller? Use an LXC for Java Edition + Crafty. Crafty is a Python web app that launches JVM servers. Neither needs a full virtual BIOS. An unprivileged Debian/Ubuntu LXC is the default: fast boot, low overhead, easy bind-mounts for the world folders. ...

August 29, 2026 · 5 min · 921 words · Vosik