1. Install PaperMC & Simple Voice Chat

• Download and set up a Minecraft server using PaperMC (a high-performance fork of Spigot)

• Add the Simple Voice Chat plugin by placing it into the plugins folder of your server

  • Note: If you’re using Fabric/Forge instead, place the mod in the mods folder

2. Create Tunnels with SquidServer

• Open the SquidServer dashboard and create a bedrock tunnel for voice chat traffic
• Copy down the domain and port assigned
• Update the local port to match the port of the public tunnel address
• Link the bedrock tunnel to your server so it auto starts and shuts off with the server
  • Note: The Bedrock tunnel IP will always show up as unreachable in the dashboard, this is normal

3. Configure Voice Chat Properties

• In your server directory, locate and open voicechat-server.properties (it's inside config/voicechat or plugins/voicechat)
• Edit these lines:
  • voice_host= → set to the domain of your Bedrock tunnel (without the port)
  • port= → set to the port number from the Bedrock tunnel
• Save and close the file

4. Launch the Server & Tunnels

• Start your Minecraft server normally
• Run both the Java tunnel and the Bedrock tunnel at the same time (if linked to server will auto start)
• If configured correctly, the console will show something like:

[VoiceChatServerThread/INFO]: Server started at port XXXX

5. Connect & Test Voice Chat

• Players join using the Java tunnel address from SquidServer
• In-game, press V to open the Voice Chat settings
• Test with another player to confirm that proximity chat works, voices will fade in/out based on distance