Friends can actually connect
Automatic UPnP port-forwarding with a relay fallback when your router won’t play nice. Share one link and everyone’s in.
Free & open source · runs on your own PC
Host a game server
your friends can actually join.
GameNest runs 28+ games in one click on your own machine — then auto-forwards your ports and spins up a relay so everyone gets in. No router settings. No “it won’t connect.”
- Free & open source
- No account needed
- Unlimited servers
Survival SMP
Minecraft · Java 1.21
Online
4 / 10
players online
3d 14h
uptime
CPU38%
Memory2.1 / 4 GB
play.gamenest.link/survival
28+ games, ready to host
The hard part
The server is easy. Getting your friends connected is the nightmare.
Port forwarding, NAT types, firewall rules — the stuff that makes people give up. GameNest does all of it automatically, and falls back to a relay when your router won’t cooperate.
the old waymanual
$ forward port 25565 → router
checking NAT type…
NAT: Strict ✗
firewall: inbound blocked ✗
> friend: "still can’t connect :("
with gamenestone click
✓ UPnP — port mapped automatically
✓ Relay ready (fallback)
✓ Share link generated
play.gamenest.link/survival
> friend: "i’m in!"
Everything you need
A real control panel — not a config file.
One-click setup
Pick a game, click create. GameNest pulls the image, configures it, and installs Docker for you the first time.
28+ games
Minecraft, Valheim, Rust, Palworld, Terraria, ARK and more — from curated, open templates.
Live console & files
Real-time console with command input, plus a built-in file manager for configs, worlds, and mods.
Backups & schedules
Manual backups for everyone; scheduled backups, restarts, and off-site copies keep your worlds safe.
Mod manager
One-click Modrinth mods and plugins for Minecraft, managed right from the app. More games on the way.
Pricing
The app is free. Forever.
Every feature is free and open source — no paywalls, no locked “Pro.” GameNest Plus is an optional €4/mo add-on that gives your server a stable, memorable address — not a feature you have to pay to unlock.
AGPL-3.0
Free
The full app on your own PC. Open source — fork it, audit it, contribute.
€0/ forever
- All 28+ games, one-click setup
- Unlimited concurrent servers
- Scheduled & off-site backups, mod manager
- UPnP + relay networking — friends can join free
- Live console, file manager, remote access
- Full source on GitHub — fork it, audit it
GameNest Plus
Plus
An optional subscription for a server address that’s always yours — so friends connect with the same link every time, no setup.
€4/ month
- A custom address that's yours: yourname.gn.coderaum.com
- Same link every session — share it once
- No random ports for your friends to fumble
- Up to 5 servers shared at the same time
- Directly funds the open-source project
Launching soon
Friends can always join for free on a per-session address — Plus just makes that address permanent and lets you run more at once. Cancel anytime. Fully managed cloud hosting is coming later.
Your first server, running in under 10 minutes.
Free to start. Windows 10/11. GameNest sets up Docker for you — you just pick a game.