Minecraft comes in two flavours, and for years that quietly split friend groups in half. The Java edition runs on PCs. The Bedrock edition runs on phones, tablets, consoles, and Windows. They're the same game in spirit, but historically they couldn't share a server, which is how you end up with two worlds and nobody in either of them.
Every Nebula server bridges that gap. Out of the box, your world accepts both kinds of player at the same time, so the friend on an Xbox and the friend on a laptop can build the same base without anyone buying a second copy of anything.
How it works
When we launch your server, we run a translation layer alongside it that speaks both dialects of Minecraft. Java players connect the way they always have. Bedrock players connect over their own protocol, and the bridge quietly converts between the two so the server sees one shared world. You don't have to install or configure a thing. It's simply on.
Who can join
- Java edition on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Bedrock edition on Android, iOS, Windows, and consoles.
If your friends own Minecraft on basically anything, there's a path in. Worth knowing: some features differ slightly between editions, so a handful of the most technical Java mods may behave differently for Bedrock players. For the everyday business of building, mining, and getting lost in caves together, everyone's on equal footing.
How to connect
From your Nebula dashboard, open your server and you'll see two things: a normal address for Java players, and an address plus a port for Bedrock players. Share whichever each friend needs.
- Java players open Multiplayer, choose Add Server, and paste the address. Done.
- Bedrock players open Servers, scroll to Add Server, and enter the address and port from the dashboard.
That's genuinely all of it. No accounts to link, no settings to toggle, no proxy to babysit. Everyone lands in the same field, looks around, and starts arguing about where to put the front door. Which is, after all, what this was always meant to be.