Make your server public: icon, list message, join page, community website
Four things cover what a stranger sees before they join, and they take about ten minutes.
1. A server icon
On the server page, Set a server icon: pick one of the pixel-art designs (Icon design, Use selected design) or Upload icon with a 64 by 64 PNG. Restart once and the icon shows in every player’s multiplayer list.
2. A list message
Settings, Server, Server list message: two lines with colour codes. The MOTD generator previews it. See Server list message.
3. A join page
Every server has a public page with the address, whether it is online and a wake button for a sleeping server. Settings, Share shows the link, a copyable line for game chat and a Discord embed. It is the link to put in a Discord announcement.
4. A community website
More for this server, Community website: a full site at join.fadehost.net/your-name with the live world map, a playtime leaderboard, join info and stream embeds, on your own domain if you like. Free to build and preview, a small monthly fee to publish.
Then
- Open it up: online mode on, no whitelist, a moderation plugin and a couple of trusted operators. See Online mode, whitelist or login protection.
- List it: the server list sites take the address and a description; the join page link works as the website field.
- Keep it up: turn Sleep when empty off for a public server so the first visitor of the day does not wait for a boot.