Aethera
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Aethera, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Aethera's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No usage cap · Self-hosted |
The facts
Each one read from Aethera's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The product is presented for teams that want to manage Minecraft servers on their own hardware without managed hosting.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Backups and files
- Backups can include selected server components, and users can browse and edit server files in the panel.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The installer requires Docker and Compose v2 and can publish the panel on a host port, behind a reverse proxy, or through Cloudflare Tunnel.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Discord features
- The optional Discord bot posts server events and supports whitelist requests for manager approval in the panel.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Optional modules include a Discord bot, SMTP mailer, Paperview file sharing, and an asynchronous backup worker.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Live monitoring
- The panel streams live console output and displays CPU and RAM graphs from Docker stats.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Mods and plugins
- Users can manage mods from Modrinth or CurseForge, plugins, datapacks, and .mrpack uploads in the browser.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy and licensing
- The site says Aethera has no phone-home requirement or SaaS tier and is MIT licensed.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Aethera is a free, open-source, self-hosted control panel for managing Minecraft game servers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Resource limits
- Server templates can define a RAM cap for managers initializing servers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The installer generates a cryptographically random JWT secret and MongoDB password; users can configure their own TLS through a reverse proxy.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Server controls
- Users can create, launch, soft-stop, or wipe servers from the browser.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The imprint names Jamey Prüfert and gives a Berlin, Germany address.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Team management
- Users can group servers into projects, invite teammates with roles, and review a per-project audit log.checked 8 Oct 2026
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