BounceSMP: Public Server Hosting

We recommend 8 GB. The pack loads 265 Fabric mods, so a large share of that memory is used at startup before anyone joins. If your group explores in several directions at once and generates a lot of new terrain, add another gigabyte or two rather than cutting view distance first.

Around six players is the sweet spot on the recommended 8 GB. The pack was made for a community server, so it handles a group well, but every player who heads off alone generates fresh chunks with the full worldgen load. Bigger groups should raise RAM and pregenerate a wider area around spawn.

Take a backup in the panel first, then install the new build from the Modpacks tab and move every client to the same version. Check the changelog for removed mods: on 1.18.2, a worldgen or block mod that disappears leaves gaps in chunks you already explored. If something breaks, restore the backup and pin the previous build.

Yes. Upload Fabric mods built for 1.18.2 to the mods folder over SFTP or the File Manager, and give your players the same files. Forge mods and mods for other Minecraft versions will not load. Removing a mod that adds blocks or items deletes them from existing builds, so test removals on a copy of the world first.

Lighter Vanilla+ packs usually stop at performance and quality-of-life mods. BounceSMP: Public goes further, layering exploration and adventure content over 1.18.2 terrain across 265 mods. Your group gets more to discover, at the cost of more RAM and slower first-time chunk generation, so it suits players who want depth over a minimal setup.

BounceSMP: Public was built around the version the BounceSMP server played on, and its latest build, 1.6.0-HOTFIX from November 2023, stays on Fabric 1.18.2. You get the Caves and Cliffs terrain but none of the later additions. Every player needs 1.18.2 and the same pack build, or they will hit mismatch errors when joining.