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# Paper / Spigot setup - self-hosting

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    If your server is not running {{ site.data.versions.java }}, you will need to install <a href="https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/viaversion.19254/">ViaVersion</a>.
    See also our <a href="/geyser/faq/#what-server-versions-does-geyser-support">FAQ article</a> on supported versions.
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1. Download the plugin from [the download page](https://download.geysermc.org/v2/projects/geyser/versions/latest/builds/latest/downloads/spigot).
2. Place the Geyser-Spigot.jar in the `plugins` folder, and restart the server.
3. Open your Geyser config, located in `/plugins/Geyser-Spigot/config.yml`, and find the following:

    ```yaml
    bedrock: 
        # The IP address that will listen for connections. 
        # Generally, you should only uncomment and change this if you want to limit what IPs can connect to your server. 
        #address: 0.0.0.0 

        # The port that will listen for connections. This is the port that Bedrock players will use to connect to your server.
        port: 19132 
    ```
    The vital part is the port. This is the port that Bedrock players will use to connect to your server!
    If you enable `clone-remote-port`, the port will be overridden and the Java port is used.
    Since you are self-hosting, you can choose the port freely - the default port is 19132.   
    **Important**: Other services/plugins that rely on ports with UDP, such as Voice Chats or Query, cannot share the port with Geyser.
     

4. Connecting to your server
        
    **Connecting locally in the same network**   
    On the same device as the server, you can connect using `localhost`, or `127.0.0.1` as the address.
    Do note: When hosting and playing on the same Windows device, you will need the [loopback fix](/geyser/fixing-unable-to-connect-to-world/#Using-Geyser-on-the-same-computer).
    Other devices in the same local network can use your local IPv4 to connect - it starts with `10.` or `192.168.`.
        
    **Connecting from a different network**  
    You will need to expose the port Geyser runs on to the Internet if you want players from outside your network to join.
    To achieve that, you have two options:   

    - Port forwarding: Open the Geyser port (e.g. 19132) on the UDP protocol in your router/modem, and in the Windows/Linux firewall. 
   [Our port forwarding guide](/geyser/port-forwarding) explains how to do this in detail.
   After doing this, players can connect with your public IPv4 + port to your server.   

    - playit.gg: Instead of opening a port (which might not be an option/if you do not want to expose your home ip), you can use
   the playit.gg service to create a tunnel for you to route the traffic through. See our [playit.gg guide](/geyser/playit-gg).
   Ngrok will not work since it is TCP-only.   

5. Verify whether connections from other networks are possible by running `geyser connectiontest <ip>:<port>` in the console.

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    To allow Bedrock Edition players to join your server without needing to log in to a paid Java Edition account, you can use <a href="/floodgate/setup/">Floodgate</a>.
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