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Simple Voice Chat (Proximity Voice) Setup

Simple Voice Chat (Proximity Voice) Setup

Simple Voice Chat (Plasmo / SVC) provides realistic proximity-based voice communication in Minecraft. Players can hear each other's voices in 3D positional audio based on where they stand in the game world.

1. How Simple Voice Chat Works

Simple Voice Chat requires two components:

  1. Server-Side Component: A Paper / Purpur plugin or Fabric / Forge mod running on your FreeMcHosting server instance.
  2. Client-Side Component: Each player must have the Simple Voice Chat mod installed in their client (via Fabric, Forge, or CurseForge/Modrinth launchers).

2. Server Installation Steps

Step 1: Install the Plugin or Mod

  • Paper / Purpur: Download voicechat-bukkit-.jar from Modrinth or Spigot, or use the Dashboard GUI Plugin Installer. Place the file into /plugins/.
  • Fabric: Download voicechat-fabric-.jar and place it into /mods/ (ensure Fabric API is also installed).
  • Forge / NeoForge: Download voicechat-forge-.jar and place it into /mods/.

Step 2: Start and Stop the Server

Boot the server once so Simple Voice Chat generates its initial configuration directory, then stop the server.

Step 3: Configure Network Port Binding

Open plugins/voicechat/voicechat-server.properties (or config/voicechat/voicechat-server.properties for Fabric/Forge) in the Web File Manager: 

# Port must match your server's assigned voice/network port
port=25582

# Must be set to 0.0.0.0 to listen on all interfaces
bind_address=0.0.0.0

# Optional settings
max_voice_distance=48.0
voice_chat_distance=48.0
crouch_distance_multiplier=1.1
whisper_distance_multiplier=0.5
codec=VOIP
mtu_size=1024
keepalive=1000
enable_groups=true

Important: On FreeMcHosting nodes, the voice chat UDP port should be bound to your assigned server port. If your server IP is 45.13.237.208:25582, configure port=25582 in voicechat-server.properties.

3. Client Installation for Players

Players joining your server must:

  1. Install the matching Minecraft version of Fabric or Forge.
  2. Place the matching voicechat-fabric-.jar into their local .minecraft/mods folder.
  3. Launch Minecraft, join the server, and press the V key on their keyboard to open the in-game Voice Chat Settings menu.
  4. Select their preferred microphone, adjust volume levels, and test voice activation or push-to-talk.

4. Troubleshooting Voice Chat Connection

  • Voice Icon Shows Red Cross: The client cannot connect to the server's UDP voice port. Verify that port in voicechat-server.properties matches your actual server port, and that bind_address=0.0.0.0.
  • Microphone Not Detected: Ensure the client has granted microphone access permissions in their operating system settings.