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Homestead server hosting & setup guide
A Homestead server needs Java 17 and about 8.5–10.5 GB of RAM for up to 8 players.
Welcome to Homestead, a hand-crafted world brimming with quests to embark on, vibrant landscapes and endless building possibilities. Settle in, explore, and create the cozy life you've always dreamed of!
Summary from Homestead on Modrinth.
Homestead is a Fabric modpack for Minecraft 1.20.1 with 367 mods. We'd pick our Heavy plan (12 GB) for it.
Quick facts
| Loader | Fabric |
|---|---|
| Minecraft versions | 1.20.1 |
| Java needed | Java 17 for Minecraft 1.20.1 Java version chart. |
| Mods | 367 modsCounted from the pack's file list on Modrinth. None are marked client-only. |
| RAM | About 7.5–8.5 GB for 1–3 playersBy player count. |
| Downloads | 730,128 on Modrinth |
| Last updated | May 19, 2026 (version 1.3.7) |
| First published | April 27, 2025 on Modrinth |
| Server support | Required: the pack has mods that must run on the server. |
| Server pack | Not published separatelyHow to build the server. |
| Modrinth tags | adventure, quests, optimization, technology |
Homestead server files
No. Homestead has no separate server pack on Modrinth or CurseForge (we checked CurseForge on October 5, 2026), so the server is built from the .mrpack: the Fabric server for Minecraft 1.20.1, plus the pack's overrides folder and the server-side mods its modrinth.index.json lists. A modpack installer does this for you; our guide shows how to make a server for a modpack with no server pack.
How much RAM does a Homestead server need?
| Players online | RAM | DSN plan |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 players | About 7.5–8.5 GB | Heavy (12 GB)Premium (8 GB) can do if players stay close. |
| 4–8 players | About 8.5–10.5 GB | Heavy (12 GB) |
| 9–15 players | About 10–13 GB | Heavy (12 GB) if players stay closeMore than 12 GB if they spread out. |
Estimated from 367 mods on the server with our RAM calculator, not measured: low end if players stay together, high end if they spread out.
With 9–15 players spread across the map, Homestead 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. Fabric 1.20.1 takes it in the java command (-Xmx), usually in the start script. RAM guide.
Homestead server requirements
| Java | Java 17 |
|---|---|
| Loader | Fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1 |
| CPU | Fast single-core speed (one main thread). With 367 mods, the first start takes minutes. |
| RAM | About 7.5–13 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 Homestead
Heavy
12 GB RAM · planned launch price $42/month
At about 367 Fabric mods this is a heavy pack, and 12 GB keeps it clear of out-of-memory crashes.
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 Homestead server on your own PC
What's specific to Homestead, 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.
Build them from the .mrpack, as in server files above.
- Start it and accept the EULA.
Run the start script in the server files, or
java -jaron the Fabric 1.20.1 server launcher, then seteula=trueineula.txtif you accept Mojang's EULA (EULA step). With 367 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 Homestead on DSN
Once we relaunch (join the launch list), on DSN you'd install Homestead from the panel's Modrinth modpack installer (version 1.3.7), pick Java 17 on the Startup tab and accept the EULA in the console. No port forwarding.
How to play Homestead with friends
Each player installs Homestead version 1.3.7 with the Modrinth App or Prism Launcher, the same version as the server, and adds the server's address under Multiplayer.
Different versions of Homestead 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 Homestead
Can't keep up! Is the server overloaded? means ticks take longer than 50 ms; more RAM won't fix that once Homestead has enough (tick lag guide). For Homestead:
- 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 Homestead crashes
What a Fabric 1.20.1 server running Homestead hits most. For any other error, paste the log into the free crash log analyzer.
- Out of memory. Homestead (367 mods on the server) needs about 7.5–8.5 GB for 1–3 players;
java.lang.OutOfMemoryErrormeans it ran out. Out-of-memory fix. - Wrong Java version. Homestead 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. The Homestead pack file marks none of its mods client-only, so this usually means one was copied over from a player's mods folder. 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 Homestead 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 Homestead past version 1.3.7, back up the world: see updating a modpack server without losing your world.
Bugs in Homestead itself go to its authors: issue tracker, wiki and Discord. Server problems on DSN: hello@dsnservers.com or Discord.
Packs like Homestead
More: all modpack guides and how to make a modded server.
Run Homestead on DSN when we relaunch.
Our pick, Heavy: 12 GB, planned at $42/month.
DSN Servers isn't affiliated with Homestead or Modrinth. The pack's name, icon, summary and stats come from Modrinth's public API (checked October 4, 2026).