A VPS for a Minecraft server

1,494 servers from 48 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 7 hours ago

A Minecraft server on your own VPS costs less than most game hosts once you pass a handful of players, and you get full control over plugins, mods and backups. Memory decides how many players fit: the Minecraft Wiki puts a vanilla server at 2 GB for up to ten players and 4 GB beyond that, before the operating system and before plugins or mods. This list starts at 2 vCPU and 8 GB, enough for a Paper server with plugins and twenty players.

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€5.41(The lowest bill with every charge known. Rows priced lower leave out a charge their provider doesn’t publish.)
Typical hidden fees
+€6.24/mo(50% of these servers cost more than their price tag once the required fees are added (IPv4, setup, traffic, minimum term). On those, the extra is typically €6.24 a month. The list is always sorted by the full bill.)
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25 servers, bills over 12 mo
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Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9355 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Šiauliai 32 cores · 64 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
32 cores 64threads DDR5ECC 192 GB NVMe 2 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €599.00 Setup fee not published€7,188.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9355 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Amsterdam 32 cores · 64 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
32 cores 64threads DDR5ECC 192 GB NVMe 2 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €599.00 Setup fee not published€7,188.00 12 mo
ServerMania AMD EPYC 9634, 128 GB, 1 TB NVMe 84 cores · 168 threads · 128 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic Check due
84 cores 168threads DDR5 128 GB NVMe 1 TB 100 TB €604.95 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€7,259.44 12 mo
BandwagonHost SPECIAL 1280G KVM PROMO V5 - CN2 GIA ECOMMERCE HIBW 15T 12 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 15 TB traffic Check due
12vCPU 64 GB 1.28 TB 15 TB +1€604.95 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€7,259.44 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Premium 64GB +1 identical plan 32 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 8 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 32vCPU 64 GB 1.28 TB 8 TB +€4.45/TB +6€615.65(lowest complete bill on this page) €7,387.74 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Linode 96GB · Jakarta 20 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 1,920 GB SSD · 20 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due
20vCPU 96 GB SSD 1.92 TB 20 TB +€13.36/TB €615.82 €7,389.88 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 64GB · Jakarta 32 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 8 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due
Dedicated 32vCPU 64 GB 1.28 TB 8 TB +€13.36/TB €615.82 €7,389.88 12 mo
Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-I520E-NVMe · AMD EPYC 8434P · 2 × 3.84 TB NVMe 48 cores · 96 threads · 384 GB RAM · 7,680 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
48 cores 96threads DDR5ECC 384 GB NVMe 7.68 TB Unmetered €617.49 incl. €47.50 setup€7,409.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Core-10-XL · AMD EPYC 8434P · 2 × 3.84 TB NVMe 48 cores · 96 threads · 384 GB RAM · 7,680 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
48 cores 96threads DDR5 384 GB NVMe 7.68 TB Unmetered €617.49 incl. €47.50 setup€7,409.87 12 mo
BandwagonHost 1280G KVM - ECOMMERCE SLA LOS ANGELES 12 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 12 TB traffic Check due
12vCPU 64 GB 1.28 TB 12 TB €623.66 Setup fee not published€7,483.86 12 mo
ServerMania AMD Epyc 9554, 128 GB, 1 TB NVMe 64 cores · 128 threads · 128 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic Check due
64 cores 128threads DDR5 128 GB NVMe 1 TB 100 TB €631.68 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€7,580.19 12 mo
Vultr General Purpose 24 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 480 GB NVMe · 9.22 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 24vCPU 96 GB NVMe 480 GB 9.22 TB +€8.91/TB +11€641.48 €7,697.79 12 mo
Vultr CPU Optimized 32 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · 10.24 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 32vCPU 64 GB NVMe 1 TB 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB +10€641.48 €7,697.79 12 mo
Vultr Bare Metal AMD EPYC 7443P 24 cores · 48 threads · 256 GB RAM · 960 GB SSD · 10.24 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
24 cores 48threads DDR4 256 GB SSD 960 GB 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB +5€645.94 €7,751.25 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Ampere Altra Q80-30 · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (a1.c5.large) 80 cores · 80 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
80 coresArm 80threads 256 GB NVMe 4 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €648.44 incl. €4.55 IPv4€7,781.29 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Ampere Altra Q80-30 · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (a1.c5.large) 80 cores · 80 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
80 coresArm 80threads 256 GB NVMe 4 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €648.44 incl. €4.55 IPv4€7,781.29 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y · 2 × 1 TB NVMe (d2.c4.medium) 48 cores · 96 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
48 cores 96threads 128 GB NVMe 2 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €648.44 incl. €4.55 IPv4€7,781.29 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.c4.medium) 48 cores · 96 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
48 cores 96threads 128 GB NVMe 2 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €648.44 incl. €4.55 IPv4€7,781.29 12 mo
HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 · Orlando 28 cores · 56 threads · 32 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 25 TB traffic Check due
28 cores 56threads 32 GB SSD 480 GB 25 TB €649.50 Setup fee not published€7,794.01 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6258R · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (d1.c4.large) 56 cores · 112 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
56 cores 112threads 256 GB NVMe 4 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €654.94 incl. €4.55 IPv4€7,859.33 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6258R · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (d1.c4.large) 56 cores · 112 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
56 cores 112threads 256 GB NVMe 4 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €654.94 incl. €4.55 IPv4€7,859.33 12 mo
HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2670 V3 · João Pessoa 24 cores · 48 threads · 64 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due
24 cores 48threads 64 GB SSD 480 GB 16 TB €667.32 Setup fee not published€8,007.84 12 mo
HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2670 V3 · London 24 cores · 48 threads · 64 GB RAM · 256 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due
24 cores 48threads 64 GB SSD 256 GB 16 TB €667.32 Setup fee not published€8,007.84 12 mo
Vultr Storage Optimized · São Paulo 8 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB NVMe · 8.19 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 64 GB NVMe 1.28 TB 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB €668.21 €8,018.53 12 mo
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Cores: Minecraft runs each world on one main thread, so a fast core beats many slow ones. Two vCPUs cover the main thread plus chunk generation and the operating system. If players notice lag when someone is busy on a neighbouring server, switch to dedicated cores with the cores filter. Big modpacks often want 10 GB of memory or more: raise the memory filter.

VPS or game host: a Minecraft host gives you a control panel, one-click modpacks and support, and charges per gigabyte of memory, often with a low first month. A VPS needs a few commands to install Java and Paper, or a free panel such as Pterodactyl or Crafty, and then runs as many worlds as it holds. The bills here include the IPv4 address, which players connect to, and the renewal price, so you can compare with a host’s regular monthly price.

Before you buy: pick the location closest to most of your players, because ping matters more than a few euros. Players connect on port 25565, so keep the IPv4 address on. Turn on backups or copy the world folder every night: a corrupted world is the one thing you cannot rebuild.