Voice chat mods allow you to communicate directly with your friends on your Minecraft: Java Edition server without needing external software like Discord or TeamSpeak. In this article, we will explain how to set up these mods for your exaroton Minecraft: Java Edition server.
It's not possible to use multiple voice chat mods or a voice chat mod and Geyser on the same server because both of them require their own UDP port, and we only provide one port per server.
Support voice chat mods
exaroton supports various voice chat modes through our mods/plugin library:
- Gliby's Voice Chat Reloaded for Minecraft versions between 1.8.9 and 1.12.2
- Simple Voice Chat for Spigot, Paper, Forge, Neoforge or Fabric
- Plasmo Voice for Spigot, Paper, Forge, Neoforge and Fabric
To run the voice server, you'll need to ensure that these mods/plugins have an open port on your Minecraft server. Gilby's Voice Chat Reloaded and Plasmo Voice do not require any additional configuration, as they automatically use your server's default port. You just need to install them on both your PC and the server. Simple Voice Chat can also function this way, but you have to enable it manually since it's not activated by default.
Configuring Simple Voice Chat
To make Simple Voice Chat function correctly on your server, you'll need to adjust its configuration. Follow these steps to create the necessary configuration files:
Step 1: Install the mod and start your server
First, install the latest version of Simple Voice Chat, available in our mods/plugin library. After installing, start the server once to generate the configuration files. Once this is done, please stop the server to proceed to the next step.
Step 2: Configure Simple Voice Chat
After following step 1 and confirming your server is offline, you can configure the Simple Voice Chat config files.
Now, locate the configuration file based on your server setup:
- If you're using Spigot or Paper, open the files tab and find the file at: plugins/voicechat/voicechat-server.properties
- If you're using Fabric or Quilt, open the files tab and find the file at: config/voicechat/voicechat-server.properties
- If you're using Forge on a Minecraft version older than 1.15 or a Simple Voice Chat version newer than 2.4.0, open the files tab and find the file at: config/voicechat/voicechat-server.properties
- If you're using Forge on a Minecraft version newer or equal to 1.15 and your Simple Voice Chat version is older than 2.4.0, open the worlds tab -> click on Files -> serverconfig -> voicechat-server.toml
Once you've found the file, change 'port = 24454' to 'port = -1'. Finally, start your server, and you'll be ready to use the simple voice chat mod.
Known issues
Players who use an internet connection from the US provider T-Mobile may experience problems when using voice chat mods.
The provider allegedly blocks some UDP connections that are used by voice chat mods for communication.