Lodestone Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Lodestone hosting and run a self-hosted Minecraft server manager on your own domain: Lodestone Core, the authenticated HTTP API that creates and runs your game server instances. xCloud starts the pinned official image, mounts a persistent data volume and publishes Core over HTTPS. Core has no web page of its own, so you add its address to the Lodestone dashboard at lodestone.cc and create the owner account with a one-time setup key.

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What is Lodestone?

Lodestone is a free, open-source server hosting tool for Minecraft and other multiplayer games, built with Rust, React and TypeScript and released under AGPL-3.0. Upstream lists one-click installation, real-time server status, a file manager, collaborative remote management with user permission management, macro extensions and playit.gg integration so players connect without port forwarding. Its backend, Lodestone Core, is an authenticated HTTP API; the dashboard is a separate web interface. Self-hosted Lodestone is the option for people who would otherwise rent Minecraft server hosting.

On xCloud the template runs only Lodestone Core 0.5.1 from the official image, pinned by digest, as a single container with SQLite on the lodestone_data volume. There is no built-in web interface: you open the hosted dashboard at lodestone.cc and add your Core's HTTPS address. The Docker socket is not mounted, so Docker-backed instances are not supported, and no game ports are published; use playit.gg for player access.

From Sign-Up to a Live Core In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Lodestone Core normally means a container, a data volume, a domain and a certificate before the dashboard can reach it. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Lodestone from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in and no credentials to generate.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Lodestone Core image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no companion services, mount the lodestone_data volume, and publish Core's HTTP API on port 16662 over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Connect The Dashboard
Copy the Core URL and Dashboard link from your installation credentials, read the one-time setup key from the container log, open lodestone.cc and add your Core by its HTTPS address. Create the owner account right away, then create your first Minecraft instance.

Everything Lodestone Does, On Your Own Server

Lodestone Core runs in full here: the authenticated API behind HTTPS on your own domain, with its users, instances and settings on a volume you own.

Minecraft Instances From One Dashboard
Create and manage Minecraft instances from the Lodestone dashboard, which talks to your own Core over HTTPS.
One-Time Owner Setup
The owner account is created once, from the dashboard, with a setup key printed in the container log. Wrong and replayed keys are rejected, and after setup API access requires a signed-in user.
Playit.gg Tunneling
Playit.gg integration is on by default in Core, so Minecraft instances can be reached without publishing game ports. You can turn it off in Core settings.
File Manager And Permissions
Upstream lists a file manager with upload, download, unzip and copy and paste, plus user permission management for collaborative remote server management.
Java And Server JARs On Demand
Java runtimes and server JARs download into the data volume when you create an instance, so there is nothing to pre-install.
Everything On One Volume
Users, SQLite data, instances, downloaded Java, settings, logs and the optional playit.toml all live on lodestone_data; the owner account and Core settings survived a restart in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your Minecraft Server Manager 24/7

Managed hosting for Lodestone Core, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Lodestone Core 0.5.1 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Single container, no extra services
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Lodestone

Run a Minecraft server control panel
Create and manage Minecraft instances from the Lodestone dashboard, which talks to your own Core over HTTPS, while the instances, users and data stay on a server you control.
Reach servers without port forwarding
Playit.gg tunneling is on by default in Core, so players can reach an instance through an outbound tunnel instead of published game ports. You can turn it off in Core settings.
Share management with a community
Upstream describes collaborative remote server and resource management with user permission management, so a community can run servers together without sharing the owner login.
Edit server files from the browser
Use the dashboard's file manager to upload, download, unzip and copy server files for an instance, with the files stored on the lodestone_data volume beside the world.

Lodestone vs Alternatives

Apex Hosting: If you rent Minecraft servers from a provider such as Apex Hosting, Lodestone is the self-hosted route: the manager and the world data run on your own Cloud VPS, and you size the memory yourself.
Minecraft server hosting: Rented Minecraft server hosting gives you a ready server. Lodestone's template gives you the manager, Core, and you create instances from the dashboard; Java and server JARs download into the data volume when you do.
Pterodactyl: Pterodactyl has its own xCloud page and is a web control panel for game servers whose Panel manages separate Wings nodes. Lodestone's template is a single Core container with SQLite and no panel of its own.
Minecraft: The Minecraft page on xCloud runs one Java Edition server directly from the itzg image with an allow-list. Lodestone runs a manager that can create and control instances instead of a single fixed server.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Lodestone hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom for several instances at the dashboard's default RAM sizes.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Lodestone itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Minecraft Server Manager?

Lodestone on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Does Lodestone have a web interface?

Core does not. This template runs Lodestone Core, an authenticated HTTP API, and visiting its domain returns an empty 404. You manage it from the Lodestone dashboard, which you open at lodestone.cc and point at your Core's HTTPS address, or from a dashboard you host yourself.

How do I run Lodestone with Docker?

The template does it for you. For Lodestone Docker hosting it runs the official ghcr.io/lodestone-team lodestone_core 0.5.1 image, pinned by digest, as one container with the lodestone_data volume, and publishes port 16662 over HTTPS. It does not mount the Docker socket, so Docker-backed game instances do not work.

How much RAM does Lodestone need?

The template manifest asks for 128 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 10 GB of disk for Core itself. The Minecraft servers you create need their own memory: the dashboard defaults instances to 1024 to 2048 MB. The 6 GB Cloud VPS sold here leaves room for a few instances, plus downloaded Java and server JARs.

Is Lodestone free and open source?

Yes. Lodestone is free, open-source software under the AGPL-3.0 licence, so the software is free. Your xCloud bill covers the Cloud VPS carrying Core and your game servers, and the deployment. Minecraft itself is a separate product with its own terms.

Which games does Lodestone support?

Upstream describes Lodestone as a server hosting tool for Minecraft and other multiplayer games, but it does not list the supported games, and this page only promises Minecraft instances. Check upstream before you plan on anything else.

Can players connect without port forwarding?

Upstream lists playit.gg integration, so players can reach an instance through an outbound tunnel. It is on by default in Core's settings and you can turn it off. This template publishes no Minecraft game ports, so without playit.gg players cannot reach an instance directly.

How do I update Lodestone?

Core is held at 0.5.1 by its digest. When you want a newer one, read upstream's notes, copy lodestone_data, and pick a later template version. Keep the volume name and never delete the volume, because it holds your worlds, users and settings.

What should I back up for Lodestone?

A Lodestone backup is the lodestone_data volume as one unit. It holds users and the SQLite database in stores, your worlds and server files in instances, downloaded Java in bin, and the global settings, logs and optional playit.toml. Stop the container for a clean copy and test a restore.

Backups in xCloud

How do I create the owner account?

Read the one-time 16-character setup key from the container log, open lodestone.cc, add your Core by its HTTPS address and finish owner setup with a username and password. The key lives in memory and changes on every restart until an owner exists, so do this straight away.

Can I run Lodestone in the cloud on xCloud?

Yes. Under Lodestone cloud use, xCloud sets up a dedicated Cloud VPS, deploys Core and attaches your domain and certificate. A VPS you rent elsewhere can be enrolled as self-managed. Uploads through the HTTPS address are limited to 100 MB per request.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.