Install Simple Voice Chat on Your Minecraft Server

Updated 10 June 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

Simple Voice Chat adds proximity voice chat to your Minecraft server. Installation differs slightly depending on your server type. The mod or plugin must also be installed on each player's client before they can use voice chat.

Warning: Players using Forge or Fabric must install the Simple Voice Chat mod on their client to connect to the server.

Before starting, make sure you can connect to your server via FTP.

Install on Forge or Fabric

  1. Download the Simple Voice Chat mod from CurseForge. Select the file that matches your Minecraft version and server type (Forge or Fabric).
  2. Log in to the Minecraft panel and go to Files > FTP File Access.
  3. Open the mods folder. If it does not exist, create it.
  4. Click Upload and upload the Simple Voice Chat JAR.
  5. Start your server.

Install on Bukkit, Spigot, or Paper

  1. Download the Simple Voice Chat plugin from CurseForge.
  2. Log in to the Minecraft panel and go to Files > FTP File Access.
  3. Open the plugins folder. If it does not exist, create it.
  4. Click Upload and upload the Simple Voice Chat plugin JAR.
  5. Start your server.

Configure the voice chat port

Simple Voice Chat uses a separate UDP port for voice traffic. You must set this port to match your server's port.

  1. Stop the server.
  2. In the Minecraft panel, go to Files > FTP File Access.
  3. Open server.properties and set enable-query to false. Save the file.
  4. Navigate to the config folder:
    • Forge/Fabric: config/voicechat/
    • Bukkit/Spigot/Paper: plugins/voicechat/
  5. Open voicechat-server.properties and find the line port=24454. Replace 24454 with your server's port number.
  6. Save the file and start the server.

Tip: Your server's port number is shown on the server overview page in the Minecraft panel.