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Cheap Minecraft server hosting without the catch.

Premium Ryzen servers from $5.99 a month, available now, or Budget Xeon servers from $4.99 a month on pre-order. Unlimited player slots, daily backups and DDoS protection on both.
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Minecraft Hosting

Starting at

$5.99/month

  • Unlimited player slots
  • Daily backups
  • DDoS protected
  • 24-hour money-back guarantee

Low prices, plainly explained

Cheap Minecraft hosting often means a tiny amount of memory or hardware that's packed too full. We'd rather keep it simple: you choose how much memory you need and pay for that, with 50 GB of storage included on every server.

Our cheapest option is Budget, on Intel Xeon hardware, from $4.99 a month. It's on pre-order right now, so you can order today and your server is set up as soon as the hardware launches. If you want to play today, Premium runs on AMD Ryzen 7950X and starts at $5.99 a month.

Budget (pre-order)
Intel Xeon, from $4.99/mo
Premium (available now)
AMD Ryzen 7950X, from $5.99/mo
Storage
50 GB included on every server
Player slots
Unlimited on every server

Two ways to keep it cheap

Pick your hardware, then choose exactly how much memory you need in the builder. You only pay for the size you pick.

Available now

Premium

AMD Ryzen 7950X, for busy or heavily modded servers.

From

$5.99

/month

  • AMD Ryzen 7950X CPU
  • DDR5 memory
  • 2 GB to 64 GB of RAM
  • 50 GB of NVMe storage included
  • Set up automatically after payment
Build on Premium
Pre-order

Budget

Intel Xeon, great value for smaller servers and friends.

From

$4.99

/month

  • Intel Xeon CPU
  • DDR4 memory
  • 2 GB to 64 GB of RAM
  • 50 GB of SSD storage included
  • Set up as soon as the hardware launches
Pre-order Budget

Unlimited slots · Daily backups · DDoS protected · 24-hour money-back guarantee

01

How to keep a Minecraft server cheap

Memory is the biggest part of the price, so the best way to save is to pick the right amount rather than the most. A few habits help a small server go further:

  • Run Paper instead of vanilla. It plays the same game far more efficiently, so you need less memory.
  • Lower view-distance and simulation-distance in server.properties a little.
  • Pre-generate your world with a plugin such as Chunky, so new terrain isn't created while people play.
  • Skip mods you don't need. Modpacks are the quickest way to need a bigger server.
  • Pay quarterly or annually. Longer terms save 5% or 10% on everything.

Our Minecraft setup guide covers these settings in more detail.

02

How much RAM do I actually need?

For a cheap server, sizing right matters more than anything. As a rough guide:

  • 2 GB: vanilla or Paper for you and a few friends.
  • 4 GB: a growing survival server with a handful of plugins.
  • 6 to 8 GB: a busy plugin server or a small modpack.
  • 12 GB and up: big modpacks. Our modded Minecraft hosting page covers sizing packs.

Not sure? Start small. You can upgrade from your control panel whenever you need to, and you only pay the difference for the rest of your billing period. Our post on how much RAM a Minecraft server needs goes deeper.

03

Budget or Premium?

Both come with the same game panel and the same features. The difference is the hardware underneath.

Budget uses Intel Xeon CPUs with DDR4 memory and SSD storage. It's great value for a small server with friends. It's on pre-order, so your server is set up when that hardware launches.

Premium uses AMD Ryzen 7950X CPUs with DDR5 memory and NVMe storage. Minecraft's main game loop runs mostly on one thread, so faster cores help busy servers and modpacks stay smooth. It's available now and set up automatically after payment.

04

What you get on every server

A low price doesn't mean going without the basics. Every Minecraft server includes:

  • Unlimited player slots. Memory is the only limit.
  • Daily backups, plus your own backups whenever you like.
  • Always-on DDoS protection.
  • Full file access in our game panel.
  • A choice of Salt Lake City or Newcastle, with Dallas on pre-order.
  • Support from real people 24/7, and a 24-hour money-back guarantee on new orders.

Useful next reads

The main product page and the help guides that go with it.

Frequently asked questions

Still stuck? Real people are on live chat and Discord around the clock.

Budget, on Intel Xeon hardware, from $4.99 a month. It's on pre-order at the moment, so your server is set up when that hardware launches. The cheapest server you can play on today is Premium, from $5.99 a month.

Budget hardware isn't live yet. You can order a Budget server now, and it's set up as soon as the hardware launches. If you want to play straight away, choose Premium instead.

No. Slots are unlimited on every Minecraft server. How many players you can run depends on your memory and what the server is doing.

Yes. You can add memory or storage from your control panel whenever your server needs more room, and you only pay the difference for the rest of your billing period.

Yes. Paying quarterly saves 5% and paying annually saves 10% on every part of your server.

Yes, new orders can be refunded within the first 24 hours. Renewals aren't refundable.

Start small, grow when you need to

Pick your hardware, choose your memory and get your friends online.

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