Preguntas frecuentes
Is the free Minecraft server really free?
Free 1 GB server, account required. 1 GB RAM. 5 GB storage. US East, Europe, United Kingdom. Up to 1 vCPU; shared CPU, not dedicated cores; lower scheduling priority. Read-only files; no editing, uploads or SFTP. Dashboard and console; no full game panel or schedules. 1 manual backup slot; no daily backups. Vanilla and Paper; modpacks require a larger paid size. Pauses after 6 idle hours.
What's the catch?
One free 1 GB server per account, no card and no ads anywhere - it pauses when nobody's online. Anything more (more RAM, extra servers, one-click modpacks, always-on uptime, the full Pterodactyl panel) is billed by the gigabyte. That's the whole model.
¿Por qué es tan barato vuestro servicio?
Crafty Servers lo lleva una sola persona a la que le encantan Minecraft y los videojuegos. Ya tengo otros negocios y un trabajo a tiempo completo, así que mi objetivo es cubrir los gastos de este sitio, no obtener grandes beneficios.
How does billing work?
Each server is billed on its own, every month, by the RAM you give it: $1.00 per GB per month, so a 2 GB server is $2.00/month. There's no account-wide plan, so a small survival world and a big modpack on the same account are sized and priced separately. Change a server's RAM any time. The prorated difference for an upgrade is charged immediately; for a lower paid size or immediate move to Free, choose the displayed refund to your original payment method or the full unused-time proration as account credit.
Can I upgrade/downgrade my server?
Yes. Change a server's RAM from its dashboard whenever you need to. The prorated upgrade difference is charged immediately, and a lower paid size takes effect immediately with your chosen refund. For a move to Free, either keep the paid size through the billing period or move immediately with a refund.
Can I cancel a server subscription?
Yes. Cancel paid billing for an individual server from the Billing page at any time. Schedule the move to Free for the end of the billing period, or move immediately and choose the displayed payment-method refund or full proration as account credit. An immediate move turns the server off while its preserved files move to free-tier CPU hardware. Your server and files stay in place in your account.
Can I have more than one server?
Yes. Keep as many as you like on one account, each its own size and price, and they can all be online at the same time, no switching. You get one free 1 GB server; any extra server, or anything bigger than 1 GB, is billed per GB. Your worlds stay put whether a server is online or not.
Is my payment information safe?
Yes. Stripe processes payments and handles your billing information. Your full card details are submitted directly to Stripe and are not stored by Crafty Servers. You can update your payment method and view invoices through Stripe's billing portal.
Can I run mods and plugins?
Vanilla and Paper; modpacks require a larger paid size. Read-only files; no editing, uploads or SFTP. The curated Paper plugin store is available when enabled. Paid sizes add file editing and uploads for your own plugins and mods.
Why doesn't the free size include full panel access?
Dashboard and console; no full game panel or schedules. Read-only files; no editing, uploads or SFTP. Choose a paid size for the full panel and writable files.
How do my friends join?
Send them the address from your dashboard - they connect with the normal Minecraft: Java Edition client, nothing to install. We don't cap player slots; plans are sized by RAM and disk.
How many players are these server sizes recommended for?
We recommend Crafty Servers for small communities with fewer than 25 players. We keep prices low by using otherwise-unleased capacity from large cloud providers, so single-threaded CPU performance varies and is not the market's best at every size. If you expect 25 or more players online at once, especially on a busy or heavily modded world, a premium host with dedicated high-performance hardware may be a better fit.
Can I try it before signing up?
24-hour modpack trial, no account. Continuing a modpack after the trial requires a paid size meeting its RAM requirement.
Can I bring an existing world?
Yes. Connect to your server over SFTP (paid sizes only) and upload your world folder - big worlds are no problem over SFTP.