Hytale
Rent a server

At least 6 GB; from 10 players we recommend 8 GB. The biggest RAM driver is the view distance — the default of 32 chunks consumes more than Minecraft.

No, that is preconfigured: Hytale uses the QUIC protocol over UDP (port 5520) — lower latency and better NAT traversal than TCP-based games.

Over 5,000 — installable right from the dashboard browser via CurseForge, including favourites like BetterMap, EyeSpy and RPG Leveling. Mods go into the /mods/ folder as .jar or .zip.

In authenticated mode, yes — everyone logs in with their Hytale account. We configure the authentication automatically.

Yes, Hytale ships native multi-server routing — players switch between servers without a proxy like BungeeCord.

Enter the player UUID or account name in admins.json — kick, ban, whitelist and world commands become available in the in-game chat. For larger communities you can create groups with tiered permissions.

Every mcfreehost server ships with its own address such as yourserver.mc.mcfreehost.com right from the start. Rename it anytime from the dashboard — no ticket required.

Monitoring and database add-ons — Uptime Kuma, MariaDB, phpMyAdmin, Game Server Watcher — never carry a surcharge. For music and chat bots, the first slot you activate is included; every additional bot is billed on top, and the dashboard shows the exact cost before you switch it on.

Typical initial setup: about 3 minutes. Queues or large installations can take longer. Larger Steam installs can take a bit longer depending on the game.

No — you are on a subscription that renews monthly, and you can cancel it from the dashboard whenever you like; the same goes for turning off automatic renewal.

Yes. All game servers run in German data centres (Falkenstein and Limburg) connected to the major German exchanges — low pings for players across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and solid latency for the rest of Europe.

The best provider is the one that shows you what you get before you pay: RAM, slots, location, price and cancellation terms. Here the price and resources are visible in the configurator before checkout, there is no minimum term and setup is automated — feel free to compare that with other offers.

Self-hosting costs power, time and a machine that runs around the clock; port forwarding, updates and backups are on you. A rented server is online within minutes, keeps running when your PC is off, and updates, DDoS protection and backups are included. For one or two friends on a single evening self-hosting is often fine — for a persistent world, renting pays off.