How to Set Up Simple Voice Chat on Your Minecraft Server

Simple Voice Chat is one of the most popular Minecraft plugins/mods, adding proximity-based voice chat directly into the game. Players can talk to each other naturally with 3D positional audio, group voice channels, and directional sound without needing a separate Discord call.

This guide will walk you through installing Simple Voice Chat using the Cubes Hosting Game Panel tools and configuring the required UDP port.

Step 1: Install Simple Voice Chat via the Cubes Panel

Cubes Hosting makes installing plugins and mods effortless with built-in panel tools.

Option A: Using the Plugin & Mod Installer (Recommended)

Log in to your Cubes Hosting Game Panel and select your Minecraft server.
Go to Tools > Plugin & Mod Installer on the left menu.
Search for Simple Voice Chat (available directly via our Modrinth integrations).
Click Install. The panel will automatically place the .jar file into your server's plugins or mods folder!

Option B: Using the Modpack Installer

If you are running a Fabric, Forge, or NeoForge modpack, you can also search for and install modpacks with Simple Voice Chat pre-configured via Tools > Modpack Installer.

Step 2: Configure the UDP Port (Crucial Step!)

Unlike standard plugins that use Minecraft's default TCP connection, Simple Voice Chat streams voice data over a dedicated UDP port. For voice chat to work, you must assign an additional port to your server.

1. Find Your Additional Port

In your Game Panel, navigate to Network (or Allocations).
Look at your assigned ports. You will see your primary server port (e.g. 25565) and an extra allocated port (e.g. 25575 or 10245).
Note down this extra port number.

2. Update the Voice Chat Configuration

Start your server once so Simple Voice Chat can generate its configuration files, then Stop the server.
Open the File Manager and navigate to:
```
/plugins/voicechat/voicechat-server.properties
```
(For Fabric/Forge modded servers, look in /config/voicechat/voicechat-server.properties).
Find the port= line and change it to your extra allocated port:
```
port=YOUR_EXTRA_PORT_HERE
```
Example: port=25575
Ensure bind_address= is left as 0.0.0.0 (or empty).
Save the file and Start your server!

Step 3: Client-Side Requirements

Simple Voice Chat requires players to have the matching client-side mod installed on their Minecraft launcher to speak and hear audio.

Paper / Spigot / Purpur Servers: The plugin runs on the server, but players must install the Simple Voice Chat mod on their client (via Fabric, Forge, or NeoForge) to connect to the voice chat.
In-Game Testing: Once connected, players can press V on their keyboard to open the Voice Chat settings menu, adjust microphone sensitivity, or join group channels!

Troubleshooting Voice Chat Connections

If players see a crossed-out microphone icon in-game, check these common fixes:

Unmatched UDP Port: Verify that the port entered in voicechat-server.properties matches an assigned extra port in your Game Panel's Network tab.
Client Mod Missing: Remind players that they must install the Simple Voice Chat mod on their client launcher.

Conclusion

Simple Voice Chat brings a whole new level of immersion to SMPs and roleplay servers. With Cubes Hosting's 1-click Plugin Installer under Tools and a quick UDP port edit, your players will be talking in-game in minutes!