Bedrock Dedicated Server for cross-play - connect Xbox, PlayStation, mobile, and PC players
About This Game
Minecraft Bedrock Dedicated Server (BDS) setup on Ubuntu. Here is the standard process for a cross-platform server.
Minecraft Bedrock Server Hosting in the UK from Glitch Servers provides low-latency UK game server infrastructure with always-on DDoS protection - backed by AMD Ryzen hardware, NVMe Gen4 storage, and UK-native routing through AS212868. Minecraft Bedrock Edition's Bedrock Dedicated Server (BDS) enables cross-platform multiplayer across Xbox, PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, and Windows 10/11 - something Java servers cannot do. Our UK hosting provides a low-latency environment for Bedrock players across all these platforms, with NVMe SSD storage for fast world loading and AMD Ryzen compute for smooth tick rate under load. Full root access means you can install Geyser + Floodgate for Java/Bedrock cross-play, configure custom addons, and set up automated backups without panel restrictions.
Game server performance at Glitch runs on AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processors - the high single-core clock speeds that game server software depends on for physics calculations, entity management, and script execution. NVMe Gen4 storage eliminates the map-load pauses and save-cycle stutters that affect game servers on spinning-disk or SATA SSD storage.
Network routing through AS212868 with direct LINX and LONAP peering keeps British players on UK-native ISP paths, avoiding the 30–60ms additional latency that routing via Frankfurt or Amsterdam adds for players connecting from UK residential broadband. Corero Smartwall DDoS mitigation is always on - game servers are frequent targets for volumetric attacks, and scrubbing runs at the network edge without adding processing latency to legitimate player traffic.
All plans include full root or admin access for custom configuration, mod installation, and plugin management. No port restrictions. Full game server plan details are on the game server hosting page.
Why Glitch Servers
Game servers demand high single-core clock speeds, fast storage for map loading, and DDoS protection as standard - not an upsell.
Recommended: 2 vCPU + 2GB RAM (20 players); 4 vCPU + 4GB RAM (50 players)
Port: 19132 UDP (IPv4 and IPv6 - both required for console players)
Cross-play: native Bedrock (Xbox/PS/Switch/mobile/Win10+); Java via Geyser
Getting Started
Most servers are online within minutes of ordering.
Download the latest BDS Linux build from minecraft.net/en-us/download/server/bedrock. Extract it and make the binary executable: chmod +x bedrock_server. BDS requires Ubuntu 20.04+ - on older systems, use the Docker image.
Edit server.properties to set your server name, max players, gamemode, and difficulty. Set server-port=19132 (UDP). Allowlist can be enabled and managed via allowlist.json.
Start the server with: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. ./bedrock_server. Use screen or systemd to keep it running. Players connect via the server's public IP on port 19132 UDP. Console players add the server under External Servers in the Bedrock menu.
FAQ
Deploy a Bedrock server from £4.99/mo
Xbox, PlayStation, mobile cross-play. Custom addons, DDoS protected.
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