ModDex Is Partnering With Shockbyte

Hi all! Mari here with some big news: ModDex is officially partnering with Shockbyte!

I know Shockbyte is a big name in Minecraft server hosting, and a growing community site teaming up with a big company is the kind of thing that makes people wonder if we've sold out. So let me be quick and honest about why this is good news!

Right now, ModDex runs entirely on donations, and often my own pocket. That's not something I can lean on forever if I want the site to grow and stick around. A hosting partnership is the healthiest way I've found to help fund it so far. Unlike traditional ads, Shockbyte ads on ModDex respect your privacy and is hopefully a service you guys are actually interested in.

I didn't just take the first offer either. I talked to a lot of hosts over the last 4 months, and Shockbyte stood out quite a lot. They were the most interested in ModDex as a genuinely useful tool and fun platform, the kindest to work with, and the most willing to actually shape things around ModDex instead of just handing me a template deal, which is really exciting.

The moment I knew they were the right fit was early on when we first started talking. I noticed their site had a few pieces of AI art on it, something all too common with server hosts these days... If you know us, you know that's a dealbreaker as we and many others in the community don't support replacing human efforts and creativity with AI.

So, I told them that directly and expected to move on, but instead of pushing back, they wholeheartedly agreed, put their team on it, and got all of it off their site pretty quickly before we continued. They were willing to accept their mistake and change. That's a company that listens and respects the community they work with, and I really appreciate that. Not only that, but I can tell they really care about ModDex and want to see it be the best site and platform it can be.

So what's in it for you? A 35% off Shockbyte discount (code: moddex35) for the ModDex community, much higher than the usual 20-25% from other hosts and discounts. Using our link automatically applies the 35% off discount: https://shockbyte.com/partner/moddex. Our partnership also includes integration between our sites, which will be things like ModDex ratings on the Shockbyte website directly. I'll share more about that as it comes together, but one thing I want to be clear about is that ModDex's API stays public. Any server host can integrate it, but Shockbyte is our recommended partner. And yes, ModDex earns a commission when you rent a server through our links, which goes back into keeping ModDex running and supporting development of new features. If you were going to rent a Minecraft server anyway, doing it through us supports ModDex and gets you a greater discount.

ModDex will still accept donations through our Ko-fi if you want to support my work on ModDex as the sole developer.

Huge thanks to Shane, the rest of the Shockbyte team, and to everyone who's donated or spread the word about ModDex so far!

Here's to what's next <3

— Mari