List a beacon

Launch the server first. Publish when you're ready.

A listed beacon starts as a real server you control. Bring any Ubuntu VPS and run the installer. Once the dashboard is claimed, you can flip on Atlas publishing from your own admin panel.

You own the serverDashboard over HTTPS, no DNS setupOne-time admin claim link

01Any VPS

Run the installer

Works on any host you control. On a fresh Ubuntu 24.04box with at least 8 GB of RAM, run this once as root. It installs Docker, the Beacon CLI, and your server, then prints a one-time admin claim link.

Run on the server

curl -fsSL https://beacon-mc.io/bootstrap.sh | sudo bash

Or paste this into the user data / cloud-init box on any provider's create screen — it runs on first boot, hands-free:

cloud-init user data

#cloud-config
runcmd:
  - curl -fsSL https://beacon-mc.io/bootstrap.sh -o /opt/beacon-bootstrap.sh
  - bash /opt/beacon-bootstrap.sh