I found a free Minecraft hosting service that is meant for small servers and friend groups.
The server specs are 3GB RAM with 1GB swap and 6GB storage and 1 vCore CPU. They say it runs 24 7 so you can keep it up all the time.
It is not top tier but it sounds good enough for playing with friends and testing plugins and just messing around without paying upfront. Right now they are only focused on free Minecraft hosting.
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I found a free Minecraft hosting service made for small servers and friend groups. It is also good for testing plugins or just messing around without paying.
The specs they list are 3GB RAM with 2GB RAM and 1GB swap. It also has 5GB storage and 1 vCore CPU. They say it is 24 7 uptime.
It is not top tier but it should be enough to actually play with friends. Feedback is welcome and right now they are only focused on free Minecraft hosting.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCheap No Lag Minecraft Hosting EU
ValueGameNode is a place I found for Minecraft server hosting that is trying to be super cheap without hidden fees. The price starts at 2.49 euros a month so it feels made for people who do not want to overpay.
They say the servers run on high frequency AMD CPUs and NVMe SSDs so worlds and modpacks should load fast and gameplay should stay smooth. The data center is in Helsinki so it is aimed at low ping for players around Europe.
You manage everything with a Pterodactyl control panel and it has one click installers for plugins mods and server versions. You also get full SFTP and FTP access plus DDoS protection to help keep the server online.
They include a free subdomain and they offer a two day free trial on their Minecraft plans. Their BudgetCraft plan is listed at 4 GB RAM and 20 GB NVMe storage for a basic vanilla server or smaller modpacks.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPLegionCraft OneBlock Boss Survival
LegionCraft is a Minecraft OneBlock survival server where you start on a single block and turn it into a full island. Every block you break matters and every upgrade feels like a big deal.
The server has challenging bosses that you can fight for keys. These keys open crates that give rare loot and epic gear so beating a boss actually feels worth it.
There are also chunk hoppers that help you automate your island so you can set up farms and let them run while you keep grinding your OneBlock or prepare for the next boss.
The OneBlock islands are custom so your world feels different and you can grow it in your own style. You build you grind you fight bosses and you open crates for better loot.
If you like survival with a big focus on grinding and boss fights LegionCraft is built around that kind of gameplay.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPWaychest Journeys PvE Semi Vanilla SMP
Waychest is a Minecraft world that feels like lots of little worlds linked together. When you join you start your own Journey with your friends. It looks like you are alone on your own server but actually everyone is in the same huge survival world.
The server is PvE and semi vanilla. It uses the normal Java 1.21.11 client but has custom stuff built just for this place. The focus is on exploring and building and slowly finding out that other people have been here before you.
As you travel you find special chests called Waychests. They give rewards and also point you toward other Journeys and builds people left behind. Later you can make your own Waychests so new players can discover your base too.
There is a flying minigame where you craft an Elytra and then fly through rings in the world. If you do it right it leads you to a Waychest from another player. There are also warps you can use for fast travel but you have to discover each warp point first before you can use it.
Overall it feels like a mix of a public server and a private realm. You get space to play with just your group but you can still bump into other players or their stuff while exploring the same big world.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPPixel Forge Budget-Friendly Minecraft Hosting
I found this Minecraft hosting called Pixel Forge and it is all about simple servers that just run well. They use fast NVMe storage and modern CPUs and they tune everything for Minecraft and especially Paper. The plans are based on real performance not fake huge specs.
The Nano tier is super tiny and super cheap. It is for one or two players and just 1GB of RAM so it is only for small test worlds or simple survival. It is not meant for plugins or mods or big redstone.
The Budget tier is made for small friend groups. It has 1 vCore and 2GB of RAM so it can run a vanilla or Paper server with a few players without problems. It is not really for big modpacks or public networks.
The Medium tier gives 4GB of RAM and is good for growing communities. It can handle plugins and datapacks and longer play sessions and still stay stable.
The High tier is for more active servers. It has 2 vCores and 8GB of RAM so it can handle more players and more plugins and bigger farms with less TPS drops.
There is also an Ultra tier with 4 vCores and 16GB of RAM for even more demanding setups.
Overall Pixel Forge feels like it is built for people who want their Minecraft server to run smooth without paying for random useless specs.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP