Minecraft

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. If you have not decided between LXC vs VM or Java vs Bedrock yet, start with the Minecraft Server on Proxmox guide . This article assumes that decision is made and focuses on how to manage those servers once they exist. ...

Minecraft can run well in a Proxmox lab, but there is no honest universal answer to “how many players?” Server version, world generation, simulation distance, plugins, mods, CPU single-thread performance, storage latency, and simultaneous host workloads all matter. Evidence note: This guide uses upstream project documentation and conservative planning estimates. RunAHomeLab has not benchmarked a fixed Minecraft workload across the hardware discussed here. Treat resource allocations as starting points and measure your own server. See the research methodology . ...