Network Setup

Network Architecture

Music Craft is designed to keep network overhead low and server hosting as painless as possible.

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How Audio Reaches Players

Music Craft handles audio depending on its source:

1. Public Library Tracks:

   • Handled directly by DemonZDevelopment's cloud edge worker (https://sonoxel-edge.sonoxel-edge.workers.dev) and HTTPS media delivery service.
   • Players stream these directly without putting bandwidth strain on your Minecraft server host.

2. Custom Server MP3s & Live Radio:

   • Streamed through the Paper server directly across players' standard Minecraft connection via custom plugin messaging (musiccraft:main).
   • No extra open ports are needed on your router or server host—if players can connect to your server, they can hear your custom music and radio!

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Cloudflare & Server Credentials

As a Paper server operator, you never need API keys, private tokens, or VPS credentials. The default api-url in plugins/MusicCraft/config.yml works right out of the box.

For advanced developers operating their own private backend clusters, see docs/NETWORK_SETUP.md for origin routing and Cloudflare Tunnel configurations.