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The Anvil-MC Web Dashboard: Manage Your Server From Your PC
Open your phone-hosted Minecraft server in any browser: live CPU, memory and TPS graphs, a full console, player management, and a file manager that uploads whole modpacks and worlds from your computer straight to your phone.
Set Up Geyser on Anvil-MC: Java and Bedrock Cross-Play
Let Bedrock players on phone, console and Windows join your Java server. One switch in the Anvil-MC app sets up Geyser and Floodgate, with no config files and no port forwarding. Here is how to turn it on and how players connect.
Simple Voice Chat and Google Drive Backups: What's New in 2.0.2
Anvil-MC 2.0.2 adds Simple Voice Chat support on Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, plus full server backups to your own Google Drive with scheduled backups and one-tap restore.
Toggle, Update and Upgrade Mods and Plugins: Add-on Management in 1.9.2
Anvil-MC 1.9.2 lets you switch mods and plugins off without deleting them, update them with one tap, and move a modded server to a new Minecraft version with every compatible add-on updated for you.
Sleep When Empty and Scheduled Tasks: Server Automation in 1.9.1
Anvil-MC 1.9.1 adds an Automation tab: optionally sleep an empty server and let any player wake it by joining, plus scheduled saves, restarts, announcements and console commands.
How to Host a Minecraft Server Without a PC or Paid Hosting (2026)
Five real ways to run a Minecraft server for your friends without a gaming PC or a monthly hosting bill — compared on cost, setup time, mods, and uptime.
Anvil-MC vs Aternos vs Realms — Which Should You Use?
A full comparison of the three most common ways to host a Minecraft server without your own PC: an Android app, a free browser host, and Mojang's official subscription.
Hosting a Minecraft Server on Android: 30 Questions Answered
Straight answers to the most common questions about running a Minecraft server from an Android phone — performance, players, mods, Bedrock, battery, uptime and cost.
The Best Cheap Phones for Hosting a Minecraft Server in 2026
We crunched our HostScore benchmark data against real 2026 market prices to find the phones with the most Minecraft server power per dollar.
New name, who's this?
Major rebrand and miles long leap in development, let's catch up and celebrate 100,000 downloads on Google Play.
Custom JAR Servers are Here
Run Paper, Spigot, Fabric, Bukkit and more directly from your Android device, with full mod, plugin, and world import support.
How to Host a Minecraft Server on Android
A complete guide to turning your Android device into a powerful Minecraft server using Anvil-MC.
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