Groups

Overview

Groups are the foundation of SimpleCloud's server management system. They define how your Minecraft servers are configured, deployed, and managed. Each server inherits properties from its group, allowing for consistent and automated server management.

Types of Groups

SimpleCloud offers two types of groups, to make it easier to manage your servers:

• PROXY groups are used to manage your proxy servers like Velocity or BungeeCord.
• SERVER groups are used to manage your Minecraft servers that run a specific software like Paper, Spigot, or any other.

Both types of groups function the same way. The only difference is how the group is being configured. For example, a Velocity PROXY group will be set up with a secret, so Paper can communicate in a more modern way.

Scaling

Groups will automatically scale up and down based on the number of players in the group. This is controlled by the min-online-count and max-online-count properties.

Start Priority

Groups can be configured with a start-priority property. The higher the value, the earlier the group will be started.

Configuration Structure

Groups are defined in the groups directory. Each group is defined by a .yml file that specifies the group's properties.

name: lobby
type: SERVER
min-memory: 1024
max-memory: 1024
start-port: 50000
max-players: 100
min-online-count: 1
max-online-count: 1
cloud-properties:
  configurator: "paper_velocity"
  template-id: "lobby"
  server-url: "https://api.papermc.io/v2/projects/paper/versions/1.20.4/builds/463/downloads/paper-1.20.4-463.jar"
  max-startup-seconds: "120"