Free Minecraft server hosting: a practical guide
Learn what free Minecraft server hosting includes, its practical limits, and when a paid server makes sense for a world with friends.
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Straightforward advice for choosing a server type, sizing it for your group, starting a world, and keeping its address when you move.
Choose your path
A small Vanilla world, a plugin server, and a large modpack need different resources. Pick the question closest to yours and we’ll walk through the trade-offs before you choose a plan.
Learn what free Minecraft server hosting includes, its practical limits, and when a paid server makes sense for a world with friends.
Choose Minecraft server RAM based on your server type, modpack, players, and uptime needs. See when 1 GB, 2 GB, and larger sizes make sense.
Choose a Minecraft modpack host with the RAM, backups, file access, and always-on availability your pack needs. Start with the pack's required size.
Learn how Geyser, Floodgate, and a UDP port let Minecraft Java and Bedrock players join one Paper server, plus setup and testing steps.
Learn what a Minecraft SRV record is, how it lets players join without typing a port, and how to keep one address when moving server hosts.
Ready when you are
Start small, invite your friends, and add more room only when your world needs it.