A VPS for a Minecraft server

1,494 servers from 48 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 5 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.

Lowest bill
€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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Scaleway Dedibox Core-7-XXL-A · 2× AMD EPYC 7532 · 2 × 1.92 TB NVMe 64 cores · 128 threads · 1,024 GB RAM · 3,840 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
64 cores 128threads DDR4 1,024 GB NVMe 3.84 TB Unmetered €920.82(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €70.83 setup€11,049.87 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (d2.c5.large) 64 cores · 128 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
64 cores 128threads 256 GB NVMe 4 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €921.61 incl. €4.55 IPv4€11,059.26 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.c5.large) 64 cores · 128 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
64 cores 128threads 256 GB NVMe 4 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €921.61 incl. €4.55 IPv4€11,059.26 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 96GB · Jakarta 48 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 1,920 GB · 9 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due
Dedicated 48vCPU 96 GB 1.92 TB 9 TB +€13.36/TB €923.74 €11,084.82 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Premium 96GB +1 identical plan 48 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 1,920 GB · 9 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 48vCPU 96 GB 1.92 TB 9 TB +€4.45/TB +6€923.91 €11,086.96 12 mo
BandwagonHost SPECIAL 1280G KVM PROMO V5 - OSAKA CN2 GIA 12 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 8 TB traffic Check due
12vCPU 64 GB 1.28 TB 8 TB €944.40 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€11,332.75 12 mo
BandwagonHost SPECIAL 1280G KVM PROMO V5 - SINGAPORE CN2 GIA 12 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 8 TB traffic Check due
12vCPU 64 GB 1.28 TB 8 TB €944.40 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€11,332.75 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Linode 128GB · Sao Paulo 24 vCPU · 128 GB RAM · 2,560 GB SSD · 20 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
24vCPU 128 GB SSD 2.56 TB 20 TB +€6.24/TB €957.95 €11,495.37 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (d3.c3.large) 48 cores · 96 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
48 cores 96threads 256 GB NVMe 4 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €960.63 incl. €4.55 IPv4€11,527.55 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (d3.c3.large) 48 cores · 96 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
48 cores 96threads 256 GB NVMe 4 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €960.63 incl. €4.55 IPv4€11,527.55 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y · 2 × 1 TB NVMe (d3.c6.medium) 72 cores · 144 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
72 cores 144threads 128 GB NVMe 2 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €960.63 incl. €4.55 IPv4€11,527.55 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (d3.c6.medium) 72 cores · 144 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
72 cores 144threads 128 GB NVMe 2 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €960.63 incl. €4.55 IPv4€11,527.55 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX · 2 × 1 TB NVMe + 2 × 4 TB NVMe 24 cores · 48 threads · 512 GB RAM · 10 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
24 cores 48threads DDR5ECC 512 GB NVMe 10 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €979.00 Setup fee not published€11,748.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX · 2 × 1 TB NVMe + 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Tokyo 24 cores · 48 threads · 512 GB RAM · 10 TB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due
24 cores 48threads DDR5ECC 512 GB NVMe 10 TB 20 TB +€1.69/TB €979.00 Setup fee not published€11,748.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX · 2 × 1 TB NVMe + 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Šiauliai 24 cores · 48 threads · 512 GB RAM · 10 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
24 cores 48threads DDR5ECC 512 GB NVMe 10 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €979.00 Setup fee not published€11,748.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX · 2 × 1 TB NVMe + 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Amsterdam 24 cores · 48 threads · 512 GB RAM · 10 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
24 cores 48threads DDR5ECC 512 GB NVMe 10 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €979.00 Setup fee not published€11,748.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9375F · 2 × 1 TB NVMe + 2 × 4 TB NVMe 32 cores · 64 threads · 384 GB RAM · 10 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
32 cores 64threads DDR5ECC 384 GB NVMe 10 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €989.00 Setup fee not published€11,868.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9375F · 2 × 1 TB NVMe + 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Tokyo 32 cores · 64 threads · 384 GB RAM · 10 TB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due
32 cores 64threads DDR5ECC 384 GB NVMe 10 TB 20 TB +€1.69/TB €989.00 Setup fee not published€11,868.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9375F · 2 × 1 TB NVMe + 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Šiauliai 32 cores · 64 threads · 384 GB RAM · 10 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
32 cores 64threads DDR5ECC 384 GB NVMe 10 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €989.00 Setup fee not published€11,868.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9375F · 2 × 1 TB NVMe + 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Amsterdam 32 cores · 64 threads · 384 GB RAM · 10 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
32 cores 64threads DDR5ECC 384 GB NVMe 10 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €989.00 Setup fee not published€11,868.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9375F · 2 × 1 TB NVMe + 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Singapore 32 cores · 64 threads · 384 GB RAM · 10 TB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due
32 cores 64threads DDR5ECC 384 GB NVMe 10 TB 20 TB +€1.69/TB €989.00 Setup fee not published€11,868.00 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 64x32 · Sao Paulo 32 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 655 GB · 0 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 32vCPU 64 GB 655 GB 0 TB +€6.24/TB €989.63 incl. €6.24 Traffic€11,875.55 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9654P · 2 × 4 TB NVMe 96 cores · 192 threads · 768 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
96 cores 192threads DDR5ECC 768 GB NVMe 8 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €999.00 Setup fee not published€11,988.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9654P · 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Šiauliai 96 cores · 192 threads · 768 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
96 cores 192threads DDR5ECC 768 GB NVMe 8 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €999.00 Setup fee not published€11,988.00 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.