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Coalstack
A simple server management tool (not really simple)
Coalstack is a free desktop app that turns your PC into a full Minecraft server control panel. Live console, player management, one-click Modrinth mod installs, automated backups, crash detection, and uPnP port forwarding, all running locally so your files never leave your machine. Manage it remotely for free with Conduit. Supports Vanilla, Paper, Spigot, Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge. Windows today, Linux coming soon, Windows only today. Free forever for the core app.
Hey Product Hunt!
I've always run Minecraft servers for friends and every time it meant the same thing every time:: editing server.properties by hand, fighting port forwarding, or paying for cloud hosting for a private server that maybe 4 people ever join.
I started building Coalstack as a personal tool to fix that for myself, Point it at a folder, get a real dashboard instead of config files and a terminal. It grew from there into something with automated backups, crash detection, one-click mod installs, and eventually Conduit, a way to check on your server from your phone without opening the app, or just any device with a browser.
The biggest shift in approach was realizing people didn't want "easier hosting," they wanted their own hardware to feel as good as paying for a host. So the whole app is built around running entirely locally, nothing about your world, backups, or console output ever leaves your machine unless you turn on remote access.
Would genuinely love to hear from anyone who's fought with a Minecraft server the hard way before, that's exactly who I built this for.
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About Coalstack on Product Hunt
“A simple server management tool (not really simple)”
Coalstack was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 2 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #156 on the daily leaderboard. Coalstack is a free desktop app that turns your PC into a full Minecraft server control panel. Live console, player management, one-click Modrinth mod installs, automated backups, crash detection, and uPnP port forwarding, all running locally so your files never leave your machine. Manage it remotely for free with Conduit. Supports Vanilla, Paper, Spigot, Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge. Windows today, Linux coming soon, Windows only today. Free forever for the core app.
Coalstack was featured in Windows (12.8k followers) and Games (98.8k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 31.7k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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Coalstack was hunted by Kayzlawg. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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