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Your server automatically starts when a player connects, so nobody needs to open the panel first.
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Free Minecraft server hosting in North America
Free Minecraft server hosting with 4 GB of total RAM (3 GB JVM heap) and no payment details required.
Auto start brings your server online when a player joins, so nobody needs to open the panel first.
Available in Europe, North America, Singapore, and Australia.
The North America region is ideal for players in the United States and Canada, while also providing good connectivity for many players in Central and South America.
Plan specifications
Recommended players
Up to 10
A recommendation rather than a hard player-slot limit.
Server RAM
4 GB
3 GB JVM heap · 0.34 GB JVM metaspace
CPU allocation
2 threads
0.5 normal threads and 1.5 burst threads.
Storage
4 GB maximum
Plan fit
A practical way to start small
Choose this plan for a small Minecraft server, occasional sessions, or a first world without a hosting fee. Upgrade later without rebuilding your community from scratch.
Minecraft performance depends on the work completed each tick. More entities, active chunks, plugins, and modpack logic increase CPU demand, while larger worlds and modpacks also need enough RAM.
Regional hardware
See the CPU behind this plan
Processor hardware can vary by region. Choose a location to see the host CPU available for this tier there.
North America
Hardware details are not currently available for this region.
Host core and thread counts describe the physical processor. Your server receives the CPU allocation shown in the plan specifications above, not the entire host CPU.
Pricing
Free
No hosting fee or temporary trial. Use the included plan resources and upgrade later if you need more capacity.
Free tier essentials
Everything a small server needs. Included for free.
Run a real Minecraft server for your friends with useful automation, essential protection, and resources that do not disappear after a trial.
3 GB RAM
Enough RAM for a small Java or Bedrock server and a few friends.
Permanent free tier
This is not a temporary trial. Keep using the free tier without a hosting fee.
DDoS protection
Built-in protection helps keep your game server reachable during attacks.
Invite subusers
Share server access with people you trust without sharing your account.
4 GB SSD disk space
Keep your world, configuration, and server files on fast SSD storage.
Good to know.
Straight answers about free-tier limits, gameplay, data retention, and upgrading.
It is not a trial. Your server can stay on the free tier, with no compute or storage charge. You can upgrade later if you need more resources or paid-plan features.
Free servers can install approved plugins from the workshop. Keeping the list vetted helps protect free-tier stability and prevent abuse. A paid plan gives you more freedom to install plugins outside that list.
Yes. You can move from the free tier to a paid plan whenever you need more resources, 24/7 uptime, or additional features. You can also switch between paid plans later. Moving a paid server back to the free tier is not currently supported.
Both Minecraft Java Edition and Minecraft Bedrock Edition servers are supported.
Free servers do not stay running 24/7. Auto start on join lets players connect when the server is offline and starts it automatically. Paid plans support true 24/7 uptime, while on-demand billing can still reduce costs when you stop the server between sessions.
There is no player-count limit. Minecraft defaults to 20 player slots, but you can configure a higher value. The advertised player count is only a recommendation: realistic capacity depends on the server software, mods, plugins and other customization, player activity, and whether players stay close together or spread out.
Free-server storage cannot be retained indefinitely when a server is inactive. Verified accounts generally retain data for about two months of inactivity; data on unverified accounts may be removed after about two weeks.
We send an email before removing a server so you have time to act. Deleted data cannot be recovered, so start the server regularly and keep your account email current.
Minecraft servers are currently available in Europe, North America, Singapore, and Australia. Free-tier capacity can vary by region; choose an available location close to most of your players for the best latency.
Launch with Free
Start with these resources today, then scale the server up or down whenever player demand changes.