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Minecraft · Java and Bedrock

Free Minecraft server hosting for Java and Bedrock

Start a Minecraft server for your friends in about a minute, with no card and no ads. Pick Java or Bedrock, choose the version and share the address.

Create a free Minecraft server
Minecraft · Java and Bedrock

Java or Bedrock: both start free

Minecraft: Java Edition cover art

Minecraft: Java Edition

For PC players. Pick Vanilla, Paper, Fabric, and Forge and any version from 1.16.5 to 1.21.1; plugins and mods go in from the panel.

Minecraft Java server details
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition cover art

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition

For phones, consoles and Windows. The official Bedrock Dedicated Server: your friends join with the address and port the panel shows.

Minecraft Bedrock server details
Minecraft · Java and Bedrock

Your server in three steps

  1. 1

    Create your account with an email, Google or Discord. No card.

  2. 2

    Pick Java or Bedrock, name the server and choose where it runs.

  3. 3

    Copy the address, paste it into Minecraft and invite your friends.

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 8 players2 GBCASUAL
  • 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 communities28 GBULTRA
Minecraft · Java and Bedrock

Free Minecraft server: questions

Yes. The Free plan needs no card and shows no ads. It comes with a daily and a monthly play-time allowance; when your group wants the world online around the clock, any paid plan keeps it running 24/7.

NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT SERVICE. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT.