Server Launcher: your own branded launcher
The Server Launcher is a launcher made for one server: yours. It carries your server's name, logo, background and colours, and has one button that installs the right Minecraft version and joins your server. It is a separate product from the free CraftRank Launcher and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.
What you get
- Your own app for Windows (.exe installer), macOS (.dmg) and Linux (.AppImage), with your name and icon.
- One click onto your server with the Minecraft version and mod loader you set.
- Discord, Store, Vote and Website buttons, and up to 5 news posts on the home screen.
- A live player count, so players see how many are online before they join.
- A download page to share with your players.
Buy a theme
- Open Server Launcher → Themes. Press Live preview on a theme to try it; when you are signed in and have a server, it shows Preview with my server.
- Press Buy theme. The price is on the theme card and is one payment.
- Pay on the checkout page. You come back to the launcher editor with “Payment received. The theme is yours.”
You can switch your launcher to another theme you own later.
Set it up
Open My servers, then Server launcher under your server. Pick a theme and press Set up my launcher. Then fill in:
- Server name, Short line under the name and Address players join.
- Minecraft version (empty uses the newest version your server lists) and Mod loader: None, Fabric, Forge or NeoForge. Players' mods are not installed for them.
- Accent colour, Logo, Background (1920×1080 or bigger) and App icon (square PNG, 512×512; the logo is used if empty).
- Buttons and News. Empty buttons are hidden.
The Live preview next to the form shows every change as you type.
Save and publish
Save changes the name, address, buttons and news in your players' launchers within a minute. Save and publish builds a new version of the app, which is needed for a new theme, logo, background or icon. A logo or icon is required before publishing. A build is usually ready in 5 to 10 minutes; the page shows its progress. On Windows and Linux, players' launchers download the update by themselves and install it on the next restart. macOS players are asked to download it again.
How players get it and sign in
When the build is ready, copy the link under Share with your players and send it to them. The download page shows a button for each system. macOS may warn that the app is from an unknown developer the first time it opens.
The How players sign in setting controls accounts. With a name only, your server must allow players without a Microsoft login: online-mode=false in server.properties, with a login plugin such as AuthMe so nobody can play as someone else. When Microsoft sign-in is offered in the editor, you can also choose Microsoft account only (for online mode servers) or let players choose.