Always on
Limited new connections per IP, invalid packets dropped, login checks against invalid names and mass logins.
CDN for Minecraft
Minecraft servers that never even see attacks.
Players connect to your address, and the CDN passes them on to your server. Your server’s IP stays secret, bot waves and attacks hit us instead of you – and your players won’t notice a thing.
- Free plan, forever
- no credit card required
- set up in minutes
- Minecraft Java Edition
- Java
- plugin up to the latest version
- From 1.8
- server list from the cache
- Edge
- cleared after the bot check
- 24 hrs
Setup
Players connect as usual. Just protected.
The CDN answers the server list itself – ping floods never reach your server. Only players who actually join are passed on.
- 1
Choose an address
e.g. play.your-domain.com, plus your server’s address and port. The portal immediately checks whether it responds.
- 2
Set the DNS record
A CNAME from play to your personal target – with one click or yourself. For the bare domain there’s an SRV record. If the domain is in the CDN’s DNS, this step is skipped.
- 3
Install the plugin
Hostname and secret are already inside the jar: drop it into plugins or mods, restart, done. Without a plugin it works via the PROXY protocol.
In game
/khcdn status # protection status /khcdn stats # connections, rejected (24 h) /khcdn spieler <name> # edge, ping, best edge /khcdn block <player|IP> # block on all edges /khcdn wartung an [text] # maintenance mode
Protection
Bot floods, VPN spam, attackers. They stay at the edge.
Bot protection
During a login flood, unknown players reconnect once – bots usually can’t, humans take a second. Then they’re cleared for 24 hours.
VPNs and data centers
Make connections from VPN and cloud networks reconnect, or reject them. Regulars and names you approve still get in.
Bans at the edge
Ban names on all edges within seconds – also on Velocity, BungeeCord and servers without the plugin. With the plugin, the edges also enforce your /ban-ip bans and whitelist.
IP stays secret
Players only see the edges. The plugin only allows connections via the CDN – like a firewall, without you having to set one up.
Countries and IP rules
Just like websites: block or always allow addresses, networks and countries.
Comfort for players
No rejections, no detours. The fastest edge.
Best edge for every player
From Minecraft 1.20.5, the plugin sends players to the fastest edge when they join – based on distance and response time to your server. They only see “Connecting…” briefly.
Queue
If the server is full or restarting, players wait on the loading screen and get in one after another – from Minecraft 1.13.
Your own server list entry
Two lines of text with color codes and your own icon – even while your server has crashed or is restarting.
Maintenance
Immediately or scheduled, with your own text in the server list. If the plugin reports a restart, the CDN shows “restarting” – without an outage alert.
Real player IP
Bans, logs and plugins like LuckPerms see the correct address – via plugin or PROXY protocol.
Player profiles
Who was last online, via which edge, from which country and with which connection – and what was rejected.
Operations
Players, TPS, lag. All in view.
Performance
Player and TPS history, peak times by weekday and hour, response time per edge.
Lag diagnostics
If the server stays below 15 TPS for several minutes, you get an alert – with the reason when it can be identified: memory, entities or tick time.
Outage alerts
If no edge has reached your server for 2 minutes, you’re notified – and when it’s resolved.
Status widget
Status card, badge and JSON for your website or Discord – online, maintenance, players, version. Without the server address.
Attack reports
After an attack, share a public page with the numbers – for your community.
Multiple servers
Up to 10 servers per game server – with weights, backup servers and automatic checks via the Minecraft status.
Platforms
Plugin and mods. For almost every server.
Supported platforms
| Platform | Versions | Installation |
|---|---|---|
| Paper, Purpur, Pufferfish | 1.18.2 to 26.x | Plugin → plugins/ |
| Spigot, Paper (older) | 1.8.8 to 1.18.1 | Plugin → plugins/ |
| Velocity | 3.3 and later | Plugin → plugins/ |
| BungeeCord, Waterfall | Java 17 or newer | Plugin → plugins/ |
| Fabric, Quilt | 1.14 to 26.x | Mod → mods/ |
| NeoForge | 1.20.1 to 26.x | Mod → mods/ |
| Forge | 1.8.9 to 1.20.x | Mod → mods/ (modpacks too) |
| Vanilla, Sponge and others | – | PROXY protocol |
The plugin updates itself – signed versions only.
Will my players notice the CDN?
No. They connect to your usual address. Only during a bot wave do unknown players have to reconnect once.
Which Minecraft versions are supported?
Minecraft Java Edition: plugin for Spigot and Paper from 1.8.8, Velocity and BungeeCord, or a mod for Forge from 1.8.9, Fabric from 1.14 and NeoForge. Other servers use the PROXY protocol. Bedrock is coming.
Do I need the plugin?
No. Protection, bot detection, availability and statistics also work with the PROXY protocol. Without the plugin you don’t get player count and TPS in the portal, lag diagnostics, bans and whitelist at the edges, or the /khcdn commands.
Does it work with Velocity or BungeeCord?
Yes. The plugin runs on Velocity 3.3 and later and on BungeeCord and Waterfall; player bans at the edges work there too.
Can I run my server from home?
Yes – with a device in the CDN without any port forwarding, or via DynDNS if your address changes. Your home address stays hidden.
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