Set up a Dragoncraft server

Dragoncraft is a modpack where you play as a dragon. The author's page lists species such as Cave, Sea, Forest and Aether dragons, customisable spells and rituals, automation, fantasy biomes, villages, and trial chambers with bosses. This guide installs it on your server from the Modpacks tab.

Checked against Dragoncraft [35.1.1] on Minecraft 1.21.1 (NeoForge), October 2026. A default install may take an older file, as explained below.

Pick the version first

Dragoncraft has three branches on CurseForge:

• Minecraft 1.21.1 on NeoForge, the current one, with [35.1.1] released in July 2026.
• Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge, with [5.0.2].
• Minecraft 1.18.2 on Forge, with [4.0.8].

CurseForge lists dedicated server packs for older 1.18.2 files and for one 1.21.1 file, [23.0.0]. It lists none for the 1.20.1 branch, and none for 1.21.1 [24.0.0] through [35.1.1].

A default install takes [23.0.0], not [35.1.1]. With the version dropdown left on Newest that fits your server, the install takes the newest file for the window's Minecraft version that has a server pack. For 1.21.1 that is [23.0.0], about ten months older than [35.1.1]. To run [35.1.1], choose it as described in Install a different file below. A file with no server pack is installed from its mod list: the panel reads the list and downloads the mods itself.

What it needs

• RAM. The pack's page gives no RAM figure. Its GitHub page counts 385 mods, and our RAM calculator suggests about 14 GB for four players on a server with 150 or more mods. That is our estimate, not the author's. Pick a plan with 16 GB or more from Minecraft hosting.
• Java. The panel picks Java 21 for Minecraft 1.21.1 and Java 17 for 1.20.1 and 1.18.2, so you do not set it.
• The pack on every player's computer. Players install Dragoncraft from its CurseForge page.

Install it on your server

Installing a modpack reinstalls the whole server, so use a new server or one you can wipe.

1. Open the Backups tab and click Create backup.
2. Open the Modpacks tab, under Content in the left rail. Above the search box, choose the CurseForge chip.
3. Search for Dragoncraft and find the row Dragoncraft by PerzVT.
4. Click Install. The window that opens names the loader and Minecraft version it will use. Check it says NeoForge and 1.21.1, or the branch you want. To install a file other than the default, follow Install a different file below.
5. Leave Take a backup first ticked. Tick Start the server when it's ready if you want it to boot straight away; if the I agree to the Minecraft EULA box then appears, tick it.
6. If the window says some mods need you to download them first, follow Modpack mods to download from CurseForge, or tick Install without them (add them later from this tab).
7. Click Install and reinstall, then watch the Console tab until the install finishes.

Install a different file

The version dropdown near the top of the install window reads Newest that fits your server. It appears only where the updated installer is on, it hides beta and alpha files, and it shows files for the Minecraft version your server runs now. The Game version filter is not shown while the CurseForge chip is selected, so list another branch through Modrinth:

1. Choose the Modrinth chip above the search box.
2. Change the Game version chip to the Minecraft version you want. It starts on your server's own version; use Add filter if no chip is shown.
3. Choose the CurseForge chip again and search again.
4. Press Install and pick the file in the version dropdown.

Join the server

Share the address from the left rail (Connect to your server for the first time shows where). Players add the same Dragoncraft version in the CurseForge app, then join. Use Operators in the Players tab if you want to use commands.

Common problems

• The server stops with an out-of-memory error. Press Download Log in the Console tab (a download icon on a phone) to read the error, then use Change plan in the Settings tab.
• The install ends with an error. Press Download Log (a download icon on a phone), read the last lines and try the install again. If a download failed, the console says nothing was changed.
• You are not sure which file is installed. The Modpacks tab shows the pack name, the Minecraft version, the loader and Up to date, but not the file version, so note which file you picked in the install window.