// modpack server guide
Craft to Exile 2 server hosting & setup guide
A Craft to Exile 2 server needs Java 17 and about 10–12 GB of RAM for up to 8 players.
An action RPG pack on Forge 1.20.1 inspired by Path of Exile and Diablo: classes, a talent tree, loot, end-game maps and boss fights, built for co-op.
Pack details checked by hand against Craft to Exile 2 on CurseForge on October 4, 2026.
Craft to Exile 2 is a Forge modpack for Minecraft 1.20.1 with 397 mods. We'd pick our Heavy plan (12 GB) for it.
Quick facts
| Loader | Forge |
|---|---|
| Minecraft versions | 1.20.1 |
| Java needed | Java 17 for Minecraft 1.20.1 Java version chart. |
| Mods | 397 modsThe number of mods CurseForge lists for the pack, client-side ones included. |
| RAM | About 9–10 GB for 1–3 playersBy player count. |
| Downloads | 2,786,568 on CurseForgeAs of October 4, 2026. |
| Latest version | September 10, 2026 (version 2.1.4)The newest version when we checked on October 4, 2026. |
| Official server files | Download pagePublished next to each version on CurseForge, for example Craft to Exile 2 SERVER-2.1.4.zip. |
| Authors' RAM advice | The authors recommend at least 6 GB, with custom JVM arguments.Source |
| Where to get it | Craft to Exile 2 on CurseForge |
| Tags | adventure and rpg, exploration, combat / pvp, quests, magic |
Craft to Exile 2 on a server: what to know
Craft to Exile 2 is a Forge 1.20.1 action-RPG pack built on Mine and Slash, with a campaign of over 250 quests and repeatable Map dungeons from level 50. The 2.1.4 server files already contain Forge 47.4.23 with its libraries and run.sh and run.bat, but no server.properties; the pack's wiki says to set enable-command-block=true after the first start. user_jvm_args.txt fixes the heap at 8 GB (-Xmx8192m -Xms8192m), and the wiki says to remove that if you plan to use more. Its own advice is Java 17, at least 4 to 8 GB, and a restart every 6 hours to keep performance from degrading.
Claims use Flan, so an admin can enter one with /flan bypass, and /cu tp from Crash Utilities moves a stuck player to another player.
Watch out for
- To update, the wiki says to delete config, defaultconfigs, kubejs, mods and scripts (plus libraries and the run scripts when Forge changes) before copying in the new ones, keeping the world and server.properties. Source.
Sources: curseforge.com, curseforge.com (2), github.com. Checked October 12, 2026.
Craft to Exile 2 server files
Craft to Exile 2's authors publish official server files. Published next to each version on CurseForge, for example Craft to Exile 2 SERVER-2.1.4.zip. Get the official server files.
Use the server files for the exact version your players install: a server and client on different pack versions won't connect.
How much RAM does a Craft to Exile 2 server need?
| Players online | RAM | DSN plan |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 players | About 9–10 GB | Heavy (12 GB) |
| 4–8 players | About 10–12 GB | Heavy (12 GB) |
| 9–15 players | About 11.5–15 GB | Heavy (12 GB) if players stay closeMore than 12 GB if they spread out. |
Estimated from 397 mods with our RAM calculator, set against the authors' own advice, not measured: low end if players stay together, high end if they spread out. What the authors say: The authors recommend at least 6 GB, with custom JVM arguments.
With 9–15 players spread across the map, Craft to Exile 2 can need more than 12 GB, our biggest plan. A lower view distance and a pre-generated world help it fit; past that, a host with bigger plans is the better choice.
Set Java's heap (-Xmx) 10–15% under the RAM you have, about -Xmx10500M on 12 GB. Forge 1.20.1 reads it from user_jvm_args.txt: uncomment the -Xmx line. RAM guide.
Craft to Exile 2 server requirements
| Java | Java 17 |
|---|---|
| Loader | Forge for Minecraft 1.20.1 |
| CPU | Fast single-core speed (one main thread). With 397 mods, the first start takes minutes. |
| RAM | About 9–15 GB for 1–15 players (table above) |
| Disk | The server files, a growing world and backups |
| Network | TCP port 25565 open to players |
Recommended plan
Our pick for Craft to Exile 2
Heavy
12 GB RAM · planned launch price $42/month
The authors only give a minimum of 6 GB for one player's game, and at 397 mods this is one of the biggest packs here, so 12 GB gives a server room for a group.
Ordering is closed until we relaunch. We aren't taking orders or payments while we move to new hardware. Join the launch list and we'll email you when Heavy servers open.
Heavy is our biggest plan. Not sure? Email hello@dsnservers.com.
Planned launch price in USD, billed monthly once ordering opens, with a 7-day refund window.
How to make a Craft to Exile 2 server on your own PC
What's specific to Craft to Exile 2, step by step. The full walkthrough for any pack: how to make a modded Minecraft server.
- Install Java 17.
Check with
java -version. Java version chart. - Get the server files.
Download the official server files for the version your players use and unzip them into an empty folder. Follow the readme that comes with them.
- Start it and accept the EULA.
Run the start script in the server files, or the
run.sh/run.batthe Forge 1.20.1 installer writes, then seteula=trueineula.txtif you accept Mojang's EULA (EULA step). With 397 mods, the first start takes minutes. - Set the RAM with
-Xmx, sized from the table above. - Let friends connect: forward TCP 25565, or use a tunnel or host behind CGNAT (can't connect?).
Or run Craft to Exile 2 on DSN
Once we relaunch (join the launch list), on DSN you'd install Craft to Exile 2 from the panel's CurseForge modpack installer, pick Java 17 on the Startup tab and accept the EULA in the console. No port forwarding.
How to play Craft to Exile 2 with friends
Each player installs Craft to Exile 2 with the CurseForge app or Prism Launcher, the same version as the server, and adds the server's address under Multiplayer.
Different versions of Craft to Exile 2 on the server and a client show up as Mismatched mod channel list or mod rejections. Why friends can't join, timeouts included.
Lag and performance on Craft to Exile 2
Can't keep up! Is the server overloaded? means ticks take longer than 50 ms; more RAM won't fix that once Craft to Exile 2 has enough (tick lag guide). For Craft to Exile 2:
- Measure first: spark's
/spark tpsand profiler work on 1.20.1 and name the mod or machine using the tick time. - Distances:
view-distance=8and a lowersimulation-distanceinserver.properties. - Pre-generate: Chunky for 1.20.1,
/chunky radius 3000then/chunky start, before people explore. - Chunk loaders keep machines running with nobody nearby; in a pack this size, dozens add up.
Common Craft to Exile 2 crashes
What a Forge 1.20.1 server running Craft to Exile 2 hits most. For any other error, paste the log into the free crash log analyzer.
- Out of memory. Craft to Exile 2 (397 mods) needs about 9–10 GB for 1–3 players;
java.lang.OutOfMemoryErrormeans it ran out. Out-of-memory fix. - Wrong Java version. Craft to Exile 2 on Minecraft 1.20.1 needs Java 17. Started on Java 8, it stops with
UnsupportedClassVersionError: ... class file version 61.0, this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0. Java version fix. - Client-only mod on the server. This one shows up when the mods folder is copied from a player's game instead of installed as a server. Check a mods list with the client-or-server-side checker. Client-only mod fix.
- After adding or updating a mod. Mods you add to Craft to Exile 2 by hand usually crash it with a missing dependency or a mixin conflict.
- Ticking entity or block entity. The crash report names it and gives its coordinates. Ticking entity fix.
Updates and support
Before moving Craft to Exile 2 past version 2.1.4, back up the world: see updating a modpack server without losing your world.
Bugs in Craft to Exile 2 itself go to its authors through its CurseForge page. Server problems on DSN: hello@dsnservers.com or Discord.
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Run Craft to Exile 2 on DSN when we relaunch.
Our pick, Heavy: 12 GB, planned at $42/month.
DSN Servers isn't affiliated with Craft to Exile 2 or CurseForge. We wrote the summary and checked the pack's facts by hand on October 4, 2026. Sources: curseforge.com, curseforge.com (2), api.cfwidget.com.