Configure

Configure a Minecraft server

Choose a size and software. The summary updates as you go, and the renewal price is always the listed price before any welcome discount.

1. Memory

Memory is the container limit. About a quarter is reserved for Java and system overhead.

4 GB $12.00/mo Ordering opens soon 6 GB $18.00/mo Ordering opens soon 8 GB $24.00/mo Ordering opens soon 12 GB $36.00/mo Ordering opens soon 16 GB $48.00/mo Ordering opens soon

Container memory: 6 GB
Suggested Java heap: 5 GB (-Xmx5G)
CPU quota: Up to 2.5 threads' worth (250%), shared, not dedicated
NVMe disk: 40 GB
Backup slots: 3, stored on the same machine
Players (estimate): About 8 to 16 with paper with a handful of plugins, default view distance. Mods, view distance, and redstone change this a lot.
Good for: Small survival communities and plugin servers.

2. Server software

You can change software or Minecraft version later with a reinstall from the panel.

Paper The usual choice: vanilla gameplay, better performance, and Bukkit/Spigot plugins. Players need nothing extra. No client mods Java 25 for 26.1 and newer; Java 21 for 1.20 to 1.21.x. Vanilla The official server exactly as Mojang ships it. No plugins, no mods. No client mods Java 25 for 26.1 and newer; Java 21 for 1.20 to 1.21.x. Fabric Lightweight modding. Performance mods like Lithium run server-side; content mods usually need players to install them too. Client mods optional Match the Java version to the Minecraft version you pick. NeoForge / Forge Large modpacks. Players must run the same modpack. Heavier on CPU and memory; pick 8 GB or more. Client mods required Depends on the pack; most current packs need Java 21 or 25.

3. Location and billing

Location Miami, Florida (United States)

Our only location. Test your ping with the latency check before buying.

Billing Monthly, cancel any time before renewal

Renews every month at the listed price until you cancel from your account. New services have a 72-hour refund window from delivery.

How sizing works

Memory is a hard limit. CPU is a shared quota.

The number on the plan is the container's memory limit. Minecraft runs on Java, and Java needs room outside its heap, so we suggest a heap about a quarter smaller than the plan (for 8 GB, -Xmx6G). Our panel sets that for you by default.

CPU quotas are percentages of one thread of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. A 300% quota lets a server burst to three threads' worth of time. Threads are shared: if every plan in the first cohort ran flat out at once, the total quota would be about 37 threads across 24 available. In practice Minecraft is mostly single-threaded, so the main limit is how fast one thread runs, and the 9900X is a fast one.

Player estimates are estimates

The player ranges assume default view distance and a light plugin set. Large modpacks, high view distances, redstone-heavy farms, and many loaded chunks can halve them. If unsure, start one size smaller than you think and move up later from your account. The plan changes on the same server, so it is not a new server and nothing has to be moved.

What "backups on the same machine" means

Backup slots let you snapshot and restore your server from the panel. They live on the same machine as your server, so they protect you from mistakes and most software failures, not from the machine itself. Download backups you care about.