How much RAM does a Minecraft server need?

A 2 GB Standard server comfortably runs vanilla for 10–20 players, and 4 GB is our most popular size for small plugin servers. 8 GB carries a full plugin stack or a light modpack — and from 8 GB up you can pick Premium for faster cores. Heavy packs like ATM10 want 12–32 GB. You can change size anytime — your world moves with you.

How do modpacks and plugins work?

Pick any pack from the CurseForge or Modrinth catalogues in the panel and click install — we set up the right loader, Java runtime, mods and configs automatically, with a backup taken first. Plugins install the same way on Paper servers, or drop your own .jar files in via the file manager.

Which Minecraft version does my server run?

Any version you want. New servers start on the latest game drop, and updates apply on your next restart. Prefer stability? Pin any version — including legacy ones like 1.20.1 for Forge packs or 1.8 for PvP — from a dropdown.

Are player slots really unlimited?

Yes. We price by the resources your world uses — RAM, storage, backup slots — never by seats. Set your own max-players value in server.properties if you want a cap; we don’t impose one.

Can I bring my existing world?

Yes. Upload your world folder through the panel’s file manager (or point us at it in a ticket and we’ll migrate it for you). Singleplayer worlds, Realms exports and worlds from other hosts all work.

26.2 — auto-updated

Unlimited slots

Minecraft Servers,
Java & Bedrock Together

One-click Geyser — phone, console and PC friends join the same world, no plugins to wrangle. Unlimited player slots on every plan, live in under 60 seconds.

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New Minecraft serverCONFIGURE · DEPLOY · JOIN

~47s deploy

Server software

The plugin standard — faster than vanilla, runs Bukkit/Spigot plugins.

Version26.2

Bedrock crossplayGEYSER + FLOODGATE · ON

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Pricing

Pick Your Size. Then Your Speed.

Standard is $2.00/GB. Premium is the same RAM on faster cores with unmetered NVMe — it starts at 8 GB, the first size that can use them. Unlimited player slots on every plan.

How many players?

What will it run?

Not sure? Answer both and we’ll mark the right size in the ladder — you can change it anytime.

2 GB

Vanilla & small groups

150% CPU · 15 GB NVMe · 3 backups · 1 DB

$4.99$3.99/mo

Deploy 2 GB →

Modpacks without
the config hell.

Installing a modpack by hand means matching loader versions, Java runtimes and a folder of configs. Our installer does all of it — pick a pack (or a single mod), click install, join.

01Browse thousands of packs

The full CurseForge and Modrinth catalogues, searchable from the panel — full packs down to single mods and plugins.

02One click installs everything

Pack or single mod, the right loader, Java runtime and configs are set up automatically. Most packs are joinable in under two minutes.

03Switch or roll back anytime

A backup snapshots your world before every install, so trying a new pack — or going back to vanilla — is never a one-way door.

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Search CurseForge & Modrinth…3,000+ packs

All the Mods 10NEOFORGE · 400+ MODS

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Prominence II: Hasturian EraFABRIC · RPG

INSTALL

Better MCFORGE · VANILLA+

INSTALL

Create: AstralFABRIC · TECH

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Install time

1m 52s

Pre-install backup

AUTO

Config edited by you

0 files

Why Connect Hosting

Built for Minecraft, Not Just Compatible

EVERY PLAN

Unlimited player slots. No seat pricing.

Most Minecraft hosts sell you seats. We don’t — invite your whole Discord and pay for the resources your world uses, never per player.

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unlimited seatsno seat unlocks

v26.2

Game drops, auto-installed

Mojang ships drops all year now. Your server picks each one up on its next restart — or pin any version, back to 1.8, from the panel.

Geyser

One-click Geyser crossplay

Geyser and Floodgate come preinstalled — one click turns on crossplay and console and mobile players join your Java world.

3–10 slots

Off-server backups

Automated snapshots stored away from the host machine — plus an automatic one before every modpack install. Restore in a click.

480Gbps

DDoS protection

Always-on mitigation filters attacks before they reach your world — every plan, every region, at no extra cost.

5 regions

Deploy where you play

London to Sydney on dedicated RAM and NVMe. Explore the network ↓

60 sec

Instant setup

Order, pay, join. Your server deploys automatically and the address lands in your inbox.

The control panel

Your Whole Server,
One Dashboard

Console, power, versions and settings — everything lives in one clean web panel. No SSH, no FTP spelunking.

Live console

Logs, player joins and commands in real time — run /whitelist or /op straight from the browser.

One-click power

Start, stop or restart the server — and watch it come back — in one click.

server.properties as a form

Gamemode, difficulty, whitelist, view distance and MOTD as simple fields — no config files.

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Global network

Five Regions, Pick the Closest

The same DDoS-protected stack with dedicated RAM and NVMe in every region.

FRANKFURT

HELSINKI

US EAST

MONTREAL

SYDNEY

480GBPS DDOS MITIGATION · EVERY REGION

All regions online05/05

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GAME DROPS // 2026AUTO-UPDATED

26.1

Tiny Takeover

Baby-mob overhaul, golden dandelion, craftable name tags. Live on all servers.

LIVE

26.3

Dappled forest drop

New biome, wool & concrete stairs, cushions. In snapshots now — installs the day it ships.

26.40

Bedrock 26.40

Latest Bedrock release — crossplay servers track it via Geyser automatically.

LIVE

Prefer to stay put? Pin any version — new drops wait until you say go.

Minecraft in 2026

Drops All Year — Your Server Keeps Up

Mojang replaced the one big yearly update with game drops — several smaller releases a year, numbered by year (26.1, 26.2…). More content, more often, and more server updates to keep up with. We handle that part: each drop installs on your next restart, and the Java runtime it needs comes with it.

New this year

Year-based versions — 26.x for everything in 2026

Tiny Takeover: baby mobs reworked, golden dandelion

Dappled forest biome coming in the Q3 drop

Java 25 under the hood — we ship the right runtime

Why a dedicated server

Your world runs 24/7 — nobody has to host

Mods, plugins and datapacks — Realms allows none

Unlimited players, not a 10-friend cap

Your rules — whitelist, gamemode, view distance

Bring an existing world with you

Questions

Minecraft Hosting, Answered

Yes. Flip one toggle in the panel and we install and configure Geyser and Floodgate for you — friends on console, phone or Windows Bedrock then join on the same address as your Java players, no account-linking gymnastics and no second port. It needs Paper, Purpur, Fabric or NeoForge, which is what most servers already run; Geyser publishes no build for Vanilla or Forge, so on those the panel offers you the one-click switch to Paper instead (your world comes with you).

Deploy Your Minecraft Server

Java & Bedrock together, unlimited player slots, live in under 60 seconds. From $3.99/mo.

72-hour money-back guarantee · Cancel anytime · PayPal & Card accepted

Minecraft Servers,
Java & Bedrock Together

One-click Geyser — phone, console and PC friends join the same world, no plugins to wrangle. Unlimited player slots on every plan, live in under 60 seconds.

From$3.99/mo·unlimited player slotsLAUNCH PRICING · 20% OFF LIST

1,700+ servers online now·3,000+ modpacks, one click·Geyser crossplay in 1 click

Setup under 60sDDoS protected99% uptime target72h money-back

Modpacks without
the config hell.

Installing a modpack by hand means matching loader versions, Java runtimes and a folder of configs. Our installer does all of it — pick a pack (or a single mod), click install, join.