How to Setup Simple Voice Chat for Forge & Fabric on Your Minecraft Server

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Sep 11, 2024

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Simple Voice Chat is a Minecraft mod that allows voice chatting in-game without the use of external software. One feature of the mod is proximity chat, which allows you to hear the voice of nearby players and be able to tell the direction that the sound is coming from. The mod is available for both Forge and Fabric.

Important Note

You will need to install the mod on your client before joining the server. Please refer to our Forge or Fabric guides on how to install mods on your computer.

# Installing Simple Voice Chat on Your Fabric/Forge Server

To install Simple Voice Chat on a modded server you will need to upload the mod jar file to your mods folder and restart your server.

  1. Ensure your server is running a Forge or Fabric Server Type.
  2. Download Simple Voice Chat from the mod's CurseForge page.

Downloading Simple Voice Chat from CurseForge.

  1. Open the Shockbyte Panel and navigate to the Files tab.

Opening the Files tab on the Shockbyte Panel.

  1. Click the mods folder to open it

Open the mods folder by clicking its name

  1. Upload Simple Voice Chat's jar file into the folder.

Uploading a file to the Shockbyte Panel.

  1. Restart your server.

# Configuring Simple Voice Chat on Forge/Fabric

  1. Access the control panel and Shut Down your server.

Shockbyte control panel stopping a server

  1. Create an Additional Port for your server by following this guide.
  2. Access your server's control panel and navigate to the Files tab.

Opening the Files tab on the Shockbyte Panel.

  1. Navigate to /config/voicechat.

Opening the voicechat config folder on the Shockbyte Panel.

  1. Click on the voicechat-server.properties file to edit it.

Opening the Simple Voice Chat properties file.

  1. Set the port field to the port you created in Step 2 and save your changes.

Setting up a port for Simple Voice Chat on the Shockbyte Panel.

  1. Restart your server.

That's it! You've now setup Simple Voice Chat for your modded server. After the server boots up, you will be able to use it in-game.

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