Custom Server Software

SquidServers provides automated management and setup for official server engines.

Officially Supported Server Engines

SquidServers officially supports and provides setup for:

• Vanilla: Official Minecraft Java server software.
• BDS: Official Bedrock Dedicated Server.
• Paper: PaperMC for optimized plugin servers.
• Mods: Forge, NeoForge, Fabric, and Quilt.

Unsupported Software & Proxies

The following server software types are not officially supported by SquidServers:

• Proxy Software: BungeeCord, Velocity, Waterfall, Travertine.
• Hybrid Software: Mohist, Arclight, Magma, Banner, SpongeForge (combining Bukkit/Paper plugins with Forge/Fabric mods).
• Custom Engines: Folia, Purpur, Pufferfish, SpongeVanilla, Pumpkin (manual JAR replacement only).

Caution

Hybrid software (like Mohist or Arclight) often breaks mod/plugin compatibility, causes world corruption, and triggers severe bugs. SquidServers support cannot assist with issues caused by running unsupported or hybrid server software.

Manually Replacing server.jar

If you are an experienced server administrator and wish to test custom server software at your own risk:

1. Create a server in SquidServers using a standard preset (e.g. Paper or Vanilla).
2. Stop the server completely.
3. Open Server Files.
4. Locate the main executable .jar file (typically server.jar).
5. Replace server.jar with your custom server JAR file (keeping the filename as server.jar).
6. Start the server.

-# Note: The SquidServers dashboard features (RAM slider, console, backup tools) will continue to work, but custom software bugs are unsupported.