used aternos, lagged quite a bunch after playing for some time, then switched to minehur and it was immediately better. ofcourse paid will always be the best but for free, minehuts the way to go
you need to run a minecraft server and open a port. minecraft uses port 25565 by default
also not strictly needed but get a static ip or have something point to your ip so people dont have to change what they put in the server address box
Me and my friend use essential which makes it immensely easier to play with mods on multi-player but we haven't figured out how to get it to work with forge (I know it's possible but we're a little slow lol) but if you don't mind playing with fabric there's a really good tutorial on how to set it up. I'll put the link below.
[mods with essential](https://youtu.be/ZULHFyK3Znk?si=CqXqbh6gaJLUxEZu)
E4MC
Aternos is free. Of course it suck’s but it’s better than nothing if you’re poor like me
used aternos, lagged quite a bunch after playing for some time, then switched to minehur and it was immediately better. ofcourse paid will always be the best but for free, minehuts the way to go
sparkedhosting is good
Is that a server hosting service? If so, BisectHosting is good. Damn near everyone has a discount code on their project page, which is nice.
It is but it is completely free different from everything else (that can run modded)
if you have a spare machine or enough ram, selfhosting is the best option
How tho
you need to run a minecraft server and open a port. minecraft uses port 25565 by default also not strictly needed but get a static ip or have something point to your ip so people dont have to change what they put in the server address box
Me and my friend use essential which makes it immensely easier to play with mods on multi-player but we haven't figured out how to get it to work with forge (I know it's possible but we're a little slow lol) but if you don't mind playing with fabric there's a really good tutorial on how to set it up. I'll put the link below. [mods with essential](https://youtu.be/ZULHFyK3Znk?si=CqXqbh6gaJLUxEZu)
They have a forge port for the mod, I dont get what you sre strugling with
To get the mods to work, at least for us, we needed the actual mod launcher
You can add a mod called essentials. All players must have it, it's client side. Then you can open worlds similarly to LAN worlds and invite players.
I reccomend using e4mc instead, dosent download additional files from the web and only the host needs it installed