# Minecraft: Java Edition Server Hosting from $1.25

Rent a private Minecraft server for your friends on Paper, Fabric, Forge or NeoForge, with plugins, mods and modpacks installed in one click.

https://gamezservers.com/games/minecraft

## At a glance

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| Price | From $1.25 for 3 days with no subscription. Monthly plans from $4.99, cancel any time, 50% off your first month for new customers |
| Plans | 2 GB (10 slots), 4 GB (25 slots), 8 GB (60 slots), 12 GB (120 slots) |
| Players | Up to 120 player slots |
| Platform | PC |
| Server types | Paper, Vanilla, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Purpur |
| Mods | Paper, Purpur, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Plugins from Modrinth, Mods and modpacks from CurseForge and Modrinth, Geyser and Floodgate |
| Paying together | Split the bill with up to 10 friends, everyone pays their own share |

## About Minecraft servers

A Minecraft server is a Java program that keeps your world running and lets players connect over the internet. Running one at home means leaving a PC on around the clock, opening ports on your router and handing your home IP address to everyone who joins. Hosting it with us moves all of that into a data center: your world stays online when you log off, friends connect to our address instead of yours, and nobody has to understand port forwarding.

Most private servers run Paper, a faster drop in replacement for the official server that keeps vanilla gameplay while supporting plugins such as EssentialsX, LuckPerms and GriefPrevention. If you want new blocks, mobs or dimensions you need a mod loader instead, usually Fabric for lighter performance mods or Forge and NeoForge for the big content packs.

RAM is the setting that matters most. Vanilla and Paper stay light, but every mod, loaded chunk and player adds memory, which is why modpacks need 6 to 10 GB. If your server starts to lag, upgrade from the dashboard and your world comes with you.

## FAQ

### How much does a Minecraft server cost?

Minecraft servers start at $1.25 for 3 days, with no subscription. Monthly plans are 2 GB for up to 5 players at $4.99, 4 GB for up to 12 players at $9.99, 8 GB for up to 30 players at $19.99 and 12 GB for up to 60 players at $29.99. Pay monthly or prepaid, split the bill with friends, and cancel any time.

### Can I run mods and modpacks?

Yes. Open the Mods tab in your panel, search for a modpack, mod or plugin from CurseForge or Modrinth and click Install. We pick the version that fits your server, add every mod it needs and switch to Fabric, Forge or NeoForge when a modpack asks for it. Bigger modpacks run best on 8 GB or more.

### Is my server private?

Yes. Add yourself and your friends with Whitelist player in the panel, then click Turn whitelist on. Only the players on the list can join.

### Does Bedrock work?

Yes, with the Geyser and Floodgate plugins on Paper or Purpur. Install Geyser from the Mods tab. Download the Spigot version of Floodgate from https://geysermc.org/download, put it in the plugins folder in Files and restart. Then open plugins/Geyser-Spigot/config.yml in Files, set port under bedrock to the Bedrock port shown in your panel, and restart again. Bedrock players on phones, tablets and Windows join with your server address and that port. Consoles cannot add servers directly, the Geyser guide for consoles shows the ways around it.

### Can I upload my existing world?

Yes. Stop the server and back it up. Your single player worlds are in the saves folder of your Minecraft folder. Upload the one you want in Files, delete or rename the old world folder, name yours world and start the server.

### Which Minecraft versions can I run?

New servers run on Java 25, which suits the latest release and recent versions. Change the Minecraft version in your settings, then click Update game to install it. Back up first when going back to an older version, and ask support if a very old version needs an older Java.

### How many players can join?

Each plan sets the server player slots: 10 on 2 GB, 25 on 4 GB, 60 on 8 GB and 120 on 12 GB. How many play smoothly depends on RAM and CPU, and modded servers need more memory per player, so a busy modded group should pick a bigger plan.

### Do my friends need to own Minecraft?

Yes. Everyone needs their own copy of Minecraft: Java Edition. With Geyser and Floodgate, Bedrock players join with their own Bedrock copy. Online mode keeps cracked accounts out.

### Can my friends and I split the cost?

Yes. At checkout choose "Me and my friends" and up to 10 people each pay their own share with their own card, on any plan length, from 3 days to a year. It is not a payment plan: nobody pays in parts over time, each friend simply pays their own share. You pay yours, send each friend their link, and the server starts straight away. Each share includes a $1 payment fee.

### Can I build a custom plan?

Yes. Every game has a Build your own page: pick any amount of RAM up to 32 GB, any length from 3 days to 1 year, prepaid or a subscription, plus your server type and settings. A custom size costs 15% more per GB than the standard plans next to it.

### Can I pay once instead of a subscription?

Yes. Pick Prepaid and pay once for 3 days, 30 days, 6 months or a year. Nothing renews: when the time is up the server pauses and keeps its world for 14 days. Add time or switch to a subscription from your panel any time. Short rentals cost more per day, since every server is set up from scratch.

### How fast is setup, really?

Your server starts building the moment Stripe confirms payment. Most are online in under a minute, and the address and login appear on your dashboard automatically.