Hello, I need some help regarding starting a Minecraft server and my old friends and community here at Bay 12 are probably one of the sanest groups of people in a sea of insanity that surrounds Minecraft.
I played Minecraft a bunch in the early days, with some of you all here on this forum, but since then have not. I now have a 5-year-old son who is starting to get into it and we have a YouTube channel that we are trying to grow together. It is not really a gaming channel but we are going to do some gaming videos as part of our mix. The channel is called Planet Milo if anyone is curious.
Ok so, I want to start our own server for us to live stream on and I have like a million questions. I have done some searching on my own but again, the sea of insanity always comes in. I need some help answering some questions and if anyone is especially skilled and would like to consult with me, I might even be able to flip you some dollars via PayPal or something. I will list out my questions and specifics below.
Mods and Family Friendly
I want to create a family friendly environment so I will want to add a few tools to keep it that way. I am also interested in learning more about modpacks that kids like to play. On a personal level I am interested in some of the technology packs and in particular, I thought Space Astronomy looked pretty fun. There is a Space Astronomy 2 out now by the same guy and while I cant find anywhere where he explains why it is different that the first, I guess it's "better" in some way.
I am open to suggestions here, I want something that has good STEM educational opportunities for kids of all ages. I need some mods to keep griefers out. I need some mods to make parents feel safe sending their kids to the server.
Hosting
I want mods and I want it up 24/7 and not at my house, so hosting is the way to go. I have tried Nitrado and it doesn't seem very good. I have a limited set of mod packs to choose from, though some are good, the options aren't unlimited and I cannot add any mods as far as I know. Is there a better option for hosting (amongst the THOUSANDS of choices) that will, for example, allow me to host a custom modpack? I also have a hosting environment for the various websites that I maintain, should I just manually install on there? IS there a Minecraft host that you can recommend that has a good cPanel and allows me to install the modpack of my choice and add a few parent control type mods?
Alright, that is a good start for now. I really appreciate any help and advice.