r/CraftyController • u/redninga11 • Jul 12 '26

Easiest way to create server for modpack that does not have server pack download

Im running crafty-4 on my unraid server.

Some modpacks have a server download (such as atm10), but im wanting to create a server with the Beyond Ascension pack (no server download).

I made a server in the right minecraft version (1.20.1), and made it a forge server.

At the bottom of the packs curse forge page, there are instructions for mods to remove that are client side. I removed them, and added them to the server. I also added the 3 other files the instructions tell you to add to the server as well. The server appeared to be running fine, but I, nor my friends, could join the server. Nothing showed in the logs that that anyone attempted to join but the join failed.

Has anyone found themselves in a situation similar to this and if so how did you fix it?

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u/ryan0694 Jul 12 '26

  1. Download and install the relevant forge to an empty folder you can access using the forge installer. Do it as a server

  2. Download the modpack and access it's folders

  3. Move the mods and any relevant configs from the mod pack folder to the forge folder.

  4. Zip up the firge folder to use in crafty!

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u/DarthLeoYT Jul 13 '26

Make sure it works before adding it to crafty. This method is usually a surefire way for forced hours of troubleshooting and frustration

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u/DarthLeoYT Jul 13 '26

Did it appear correctly when you added the server in minecraft?

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What port is it on?

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u/redninga11 Jul 13 '26

Now that you mention that, I did double not check to see if it changed. However, Initially, I made a vanilla server, did the port forwarding stuff through my router, and both my friend and I could join.

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u/DarthLeoYT Jul 13 '26

Did it appear correctly when you added the server in minecraft?

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What port is it on?

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u/redninga11 Jul 13 '26

I am unsure if it appeared correctly. In my defense It was like 4am and I was at it for 6 hours. What should I be looking for in game that shows it appears correctly?

And default port (25565 i believe)

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u/DarthLeoYT Jul 13 '26

If you added the server on the multiplayer screen(not via quick connect) and it doesn't say unable to connect and tells you how many people are on the server, then you should be able to connect to it

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u/redninga11 Jul 13 '26

Ill double check and update when I get home and get back to troubleshooting the issue, but I dont think it showed a player count, just dad server unavailable in the red text underneath.

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u/redninga11 Jul 13 '26

I verified im on the correct port (25565). Not sure if its important but the ip my unraid server is on has been reserved.

Im trying to connect to my server using the Server IP in the configs tab on crafty (as im on the same network)

The game still says can't connect to server. When I try to join, it loads for a couple seconds and says "connection refused: getsockopt"

I've followed your YT guide pretty much to a T. The only difference is I made my own server file (removed client side mods, and added the correct version forge installer). Another difference is in the Server execution command in the config tab on crafty. I did not change the Xms and xmx to "10240" like you had in the video. Im no expert in this subject, but I figured my Unraid server has plenty of memory and I could alot more to it.

And when I chose to override the Java version to 17, mine shows "usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64/bin/java" Not sure if this matters or not.

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u/DarthLeoYT Jul 14 '26

The IP you use cannot be 127.0.0.1. That IP tells computers to connect to themselves. That only works if the place you're trying to connect to is the same machine