Overview
Simple Voice Chat is a popular Minecraft mod that lets players talk to each other using proximity voice chat. Unlike most mods, it opens its own UDP socket on a separate port — independent of Minecraft's main TCP connection.
On DoomHosting (powered by Pterodactyl), every port must be explicitly allocated before it can be used. Until you create an allocation for Simple Voice Chat and point the mod at it, players will connect to the game just fine but voice will silently fail to establish.
This guide walks you through allocating a dedicated port and configuring the mod to use it.
Why a Separate Port Is Needed
Minecraft runs on one port (typically 25565). Simple Voice Chat opens a second socket — by default on port 24454 — just for audio data. On a managed hosting panel like DoomHosting, only ports you have explicitly allocated are reachable from the internet.
If you skip this step, the mod loads without errors but players can never hear each other, because the voice chat socket has no open port to bind to.
Step 1 — Start Your Server Once (to generate config files)
Simple Voice Chat creates its configuration file the first time the server starts. If you haven't started the server with the mod installed yet:
- Add the Simple Voice Chat server mod (
.jar) to your/modsfolder. - Start your server and wait for it to fully load.
- Stop the server again.
This generates the file /config/voicechat/voicechat-server.properties.
Step 2 — Create a Port Allocation in the Panel
- Log in to panel.doomhosting.com and open your server.
- Click the Network tab in the top navigation.
- Click the blue Create Allocation button on the right side of the page.
- A new port will appear in the list. Copy that port number — you'll need it in the next step.
Tip: The panel assigns the next available port automatically. Note it down before navigating away.
Step 3 — Configure the Voice Chat Port
- Go back to the Files tab in the panel.
- Navigate to
/config/voicechat/ - Open
voicechat-server.propertiesfor editing. - Find the
port=line and replace the value with the port you just copied:
# Voice chat server port
port=YOUR_NEW_PORT_HERE
# The IP address the voice chat server should bind to
bind_address=0.0.0.0
- Save the file.
Step 4 — Start Your Server
Start your server. Simple Voice Chat will now bind to your allocated port, and players will be able to connect automatically when they join using the matching client mod.
Troubleshooting
Players can connect to the server but voice still doesn't work
Double-check that the port in voicechat-server.properties exactly matches the allocated port shown in the Network tab. A single digit off means no voice.
The /config/voicechat/ folder doesn't exist
The mod hasn't generated its config yet. Make sure the Simple Voice Chat server mod (not just the client mod) is in your /mods folder, then start and stop the server once.
I created an allocation but it disappeared Allocations are permanent unless manually deleted. Refresh the Network tab and look through the full list — it may be further down the page.
Voice chat works but only at close range
That's expected behaviour — Simple Voice Chat uses proximity audio by default. You can adjust the range in voicechat-server.properties using the voice_chat_distance and max_voice_chat_distance options.