Minecraft server hosting

Outgrown Realms?
Bring everyone.

A Minecraft: Java Edition server in London, sized by how many of you play. Run vanilla, Paper plugins, Fabric mods or a NeoForge modpack, let Bedrock friends in with Geyser, and download your world's backups whenever you like.

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Chunks around each player

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Minecraft plans

Pick any size.
We'll point at one.

Six sizes, from 2 GB to 16 GB, all the same server with more or less RAM. Tell us how many of you play and whether you'll run mods, and we'll point at the one to start with.

How many players?
Running mods?
Where?

Start with 4 GB for up to 25 players.

  • Dirt Hut

    2 GBRAM

    Up to 10 players on vanilla or Paper. Small servers need at least this much.

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    Starter Base

    4 GBRAM

    Up to 25 players on vanilla or Paper, or up to 10 with mods.

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  • Iron Farm

    6 GBRAM

    Room for a bigger plugin list, a bigger world, or a light modpack.

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  • Village

    8 GBRAM

    50 or more players on Paper, or up to 25 with mods.

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  • Mega Base

    12 GBRAM

    Bigger modpacks, or a busy server with a long plugin list.

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These sizes assume vanilla or Paper unless they say otherwise. Modpacks vary a lot, and the biggest can need more than 16 GB, so check the pack's own advice before you pick.

These sizes are a guide. Mods, game settings and updates can all change how much RAM a server needs.

Our promises

  • Lag-free promise

    We never overload our machines. If your server lags because of our hardware, we fix it at our cost.

  • One-click cancel

    Cancel from your account whenever you like. It takes one click, and you won’t have to argue with anyone first.

  • Your backups, your files

    Automatic daily backups you can restore or download any time. Your world never gets held hostage.

  • Help that knows your server

    An AI assistant in your Game Panel that reads your server's logs and config files, and changes nothing until you approve it.

Server software

Vanilla, Paper or mods?
Answer one question.

Minecraft servers run on different software, and the right one depends on what you want. Pick what matters most and we'll point at the one to start with.

What do you want from your server?

Vanilla. Mojang's own server, with no plugins or mods. It's ready the day a new version comes out.

Plugins and mods don't mix on one server. Plugins need nothing on players' games; mods that add blocks or mobs need the same mods on everyone's.

View distance

What your server
keeps loaded.

Two settings decide how much of the world the server holds around each player. Move them and watch the chunk map.

View distance
How far around each player the server loads the world and sends it to them, in chunks of 16 by 16 blocks. Since 1.20.2 a player's own render distance caps what they're sent.
Simulation distance
How far around each player mobs move, crops grow and redstone runs. Lowering it is one of the quickest fixes for lag.
Why it matters for RAM
Every loaded chunk and everything in it sits in memory. Players exploring in different directions load far more than a group building together, because nearby players share chunks.
Loaded per player, about
317
Simulated per player
441

If everyone spreads out

About 3,170 chunks loaded for 10 players who are all far apart.

These sizes are a guide. Mods, game settings and updates can all change how much RAM a server needs.

Since 1.18 Java loads a rounded area, so the chunk count is approximate. Both settings live in server.properties and default to 10.

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Settings

The settings
people ask about.

Most live in server.properties, which you can edit from the panel. A few are commands you run in the console.

Whitelist

On by default for new servers since 26.3, so friends can't join until you add them with /whitelist add and their name, or switch it off.

Settingswhite-list/whitelist add

Operators

Give yourself admin powers from the console with /op and your name. Ops can join even when they're not on the whitelist.

Settings/opop-permission-level

Player limit

20 by default, so raise it if more of you play.

Settingmax-players

Difficulty and game mode

Peaceful to hard, survival to spectator. Easy and survival unless you change them.

Settingsdifficultygamemodehardcore

World seed and type

Set a seed before the world is made, or try large biomes or amplified terrain.

Settingslevel-seedlevel-type

PvP

Since 1.21.9, PvP is a game rule rather than a server setting. Turn it off with /gamerule pvp false.

Setting/gamerule pvp

Java version

Minecraft 26.1 and newer needs Java 25, 1.20.5 to 1.21.11 needs Java 21, and old Forge packs like 1.12.2 need Java 8.

SettingsJava 25Java 21Java 8

The EULA

The first start creates eula.txt. Set eula=true to agree to Mojang's terms, and the server starts.

Settingeula.txt

Joining

Get your friends
into the world.

Java players add the server by address. Bedrock players come in through Geyser.

  1. On Java, add the server

    In Minecraft, choose Multiplayer, then Add Server, and enter your server's address and port from the panel.

  2. Get them on the whitelist

    New servers since 26.3 have the whitelist on. Add each friend with /whitelist add and their name, or switch it off in server.properties.

  3. Bedrock friends, through Geyser

    With Geyser running, Bedrock players on phones and Windows add the server with its address and Geyser's UDP port. Console players need a DNS or LAN workaround.

Minecraft · Add Server · example

203.0.113.24:25565

An example address. 25565 is Minecraft's usual Java port; yours is in the panel.

Every game server comes with

  • DDoS protection
  • NVMe storage
  • Daily backups you can download
  • Free subdomain
  • Full file and config access
  • Scheduled restarts and updates
  • Live console
  • Switch games any time

Minecraft help

Set it up.
Sort it out.

Step-by-step answers for running your Minecraft server, each one checked against the game's own docs.

All 4 Minecraft help articles

FAQ

Minecraft questions,
straight answers.

What people ask before they rent a Minecraft server.

How much RAM does a Minecraft server need?

We recommend 2 GB for up to 10 players, 4 GB for up to 25 players and 8 GB for 50 or more players. You can pick any of our sizes, from 2 GB to 16 GB. Our RAM sizes are a guide, based on player count. What a server really uses also depends on its mods and plugins, its settings (map size, view distance and spawn rates all count), how much its world grows over time, and the game's own updates. If you're planning a modded server, start a size up.

Java or Bedrock: which do I need?

Java Edition runs on Windows, Mac and Linux PCs; Bedrock runs on phones, consoles and Windows. They use different servers and can't play together on their own. This page is about Java Edition servers, and Geyser lets Bedrock players join them.

Can Bedrock and console players join?

Bedrock players on phones and Windows can, through Geyser and Floodgate running on Paper, Fabric or NeoForge. Console players can't type in a server address, so they need a DNS or LAN workaround; GeyserMC's docs list the options.

Plugins or mods: what's the difference?

Plugins run on the server alone, so friends join with the normal game. Mods that add blocks, items or mobs need the same mods on every player's game. Plugins and mods don't mix on one server.

Can I run a modpack?

Yes. Use the pack's server files, match its loader and Minecraft version, and have everyone install the same pack. Big packs can need far more memory than vanilla, so check the pack's advice.

Why can't my friends join?

Usually one of three things. New servers since 26.3 have the whitelist on, so add them with /whitelist add. Everyone needs the same Minecraft version as the server. And the address and port have to match the panel's.

Which Java version does my server need?

Java 25 for Minecraft 26.1 and newer, Java 21 for 1.20.5 to 1.21.11, Java 17 for 1.18 to 1.20.4, and Java 8 for old Forge packs such as 1.12.2.

Can I upload my existing world?

Yes. Upload the world folder through the file manager and set level-name in server.properties to the folder's name.

How is this different from Realms?

Realms for Java is Mojang's own subscription server for you and 10 other players, without mods or plugins. Your own server lets you choose the software, mods, plugins and player limit, with full access to its files.

Where are your Minecraft servers?

In London, close to players across the UK and Europe.

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