Questions. And the answers.

Playing

What happens when nobody plays?
The server sleeps 10 minutes after the last player leaves. You can change this time in the dashboard. A sleeping server uses no credits.
How long is a wake?
About thirty seconds when a machine is ready. A wake that must first make a machine takes longer than that.
Does a server that sleeps look offline?
No. Servers are always reachable from your Minecraft server menu, even when asleep. Join them to wake them up.
Which address do I get?
One <name>.sculk.app address for each server. Your friends add it in Minecraft like any other server address. No IPs to remember or type.

Worlds and mods

Is my world safe when the server sleeps?
Yes. The world is in storage. The server writes it there before it stops and reads it again at the next wake.
Are there backups?
Sculk copies each world each day and keeps the last 7 of those copies. You can also make a backup at any time and restore one from the dashboard.
Can I use my own world?
Yes. You can upload the world as a zip file in the dashboard.
Can I use mods?
Yes. You can install mods from the “Mods” screen. Sculk shows Fabric mods for your Minecraft version. If a mod has no build for your version, Sculk tells you and installs nothing.

Credits

What is a credit?
One credit gives 1 GB of memory for one hour. A 4 GB server uses 4 credits each hour while awake.
Do credits expire?
No. Credits stay on your account until a server uses them. Credits from a chip-in stay in that server’s balance. Delete the server and its balance goes back to your account.
What happens when I run out of credits?
The server runs for 30 minutes, then sleeps. Sculk keeps the world. Add credits and the next join wakes the server again.
Can my friends pay?
Yes. You can share the cost. Give them the chip-in link for your server. They can add credits to it without an account.

Get started

Make a server, share the address, and play with your friends without the work.