Minecraft server

Free Minecraft server, in 60 seconds.

EU nodes with anti-DDoS and a panel that stays out of your way. Start free, with no card and no ads, and move to 24/7 when the world outgrows it.

Create a Minecraft serverSee the plans
  • New versions on release day
  • No card and no ads
  • Nodes in Frankfurt and Madrid
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Spec sheet

Available
Category
Sandbox
Minimum RAM
2 GB
Recommended RAM
4 GB
Disk
5 GB
Estimated latency
14 ms

Versions

Minecraft versions

  • 1.21.1Default
  • 1.20.6
  • 1.20.1
  • 1.16.5

Switch versions from the panel: we back the server up first and tell you what will be left behind.

Loaders

Minecraft loaders and templates

  • VanillaVersion 1.21.1The game exactly as the studio ships it.
  • PaperRecommendedVersion 1.21.1Faster than Vanilla and it takes plugins.
  • FabricVersion 1.21.1Light performance and quality-of-life mods.
  • ForgeVersion 1.20.1Classic mods and big modpacks, they ask for more RAM.
  • ModpackFrom ProReady-made packs: we install them and start them for you.

Pick the template when you create the server: we install it, configure it and hand it over running.

Popular plugins

One-click install

  • EssentialsX · Homes, warps and the everyday commands.
  • LuckPerms · Permissions and ranks without touching files.
  • WorldEdit · Building big without placing block by block.
  • CoreProtect · Anti-grief with a rollback of whatever broke.
  • Geyser · Bedrock on the same server as Java.

You install them from the catalogue in the panel, with no file uploads. Available from Starter.

Requirements

How much RAM does your Minecraft server need?

Minecraft boots on 2 GB and has room to spare on 4 GB. This is the RAM each plan gives you and whether the game fits in it.

  • Up to 4 friends, no plugins2 GBFREE
  • Up to 10 players with plugins3 GBSTARTER
  • Up to 20 players or mid-size modpacks6 GBPRO
  • Up to 40 players and several worlds at once12 GBSTUDIO
  • Heavy modpacks and large communities24 GBULTRA
Questions

Questions about Minecraft servers

Yes. On the Free plan we build a Vanilla or Paper server with 2 GB of RAM, no card and no ads. That is plenty for a survival world with a small group; to keep it up around the clock, any paid plan runs it 24/7.

Your Minecraft world, in 60 seconds.

Free to start. No card, no ads.

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