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title: "How to set up Simple Voice Chat"
icon: lucide/mic
description: "How to install Simple Voice Chat on a modded Java server or a supported plugin-based server."
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# How to set up Simple Voice Chat

## Requirements

- A server compatible with Simple Voice Chat.
- The Simple Voice Chat mod or plugin that matches your server platform.
- An available **UDP** port for voice chat.

## Basic installation

1. Download Simple Voice Chat from an official source.
2. Upload the file to the right location for your server platform:
   - modded server: the `mods` folder
   - Bukkit/Paper plugin: the `plugins` folder
3. Restart the server so the config files are generated automatically.

## Where the config files live

According to the official documentation:

- **Forge/Fabric/NeoForge/Quilt**: `config/voicechat/voicechat-server.properties`
- **Bukkit/Spigot/Paper**: `plugins/voicechat/voicechat-server.properties`

## Set the voice chat port

The default voice chat port is `24454` UDP.

Example configuration:

```properties
port=24454
```

!!! warning "Do not clash with other ports"
    The Simple Voice Chat documentation recommends not using the same UDP port as other services. Avoid clashes with Geyser, Query, or any other UDP service.

## Basic usage

Players must also install Simple Voice Chat on the client if the platform they use requires it.

Officially documented important commands:

- `/voicechat help`
- `/voicechat test <PLAYERNAME>`

## Troubleshooting

- Make sure the UDP port is open according to your server's allocation.
- Make sure voice chat is installed on the right side: the server, and, if needed, the client.
- If it does not work, check the `voicechat-server.properties` file and the server console.

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