2 GB
Free plan RAM
mcfreehost · Product facts
Free Minecraft Server Hosting – Java & Bedrock
Real provisioning and wake times — Refreshed every month from real production events—not a forecast or lab test.
€0
No payment method required
1–20 min
Automatic provisioning target
Java · Modded · BDS
Which server software and mod types are available?
What does the Free plan cost and what inactivity rules apply?
The Free plan costs nothing and requires no payment details. Servers in use go to sleep after 15 minutes without players and can be woken up again. Servers that were never played are released after 7 days, and otherwise after 14 days of inactivity following two warnings; a recovery archive remains available for 30 days. Each account can have up to 2 free servers, with a maximum of 1 online at the same time.
Which server software and mod types are available?
Java: Paper, Spigot, and Purpur for plugins, plus Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt for mods. Bedrock uses the official Bedrock Dedicated Server (BDS).
How much is premium and what is included?
Premium starts at €4.39 per month for 3 GB RAM. The configurator shows the current monthly price as the final price. Premium offers more RAM and a MariaDB database. Plugins, mods, and backups are already available in the Free plan with the limits shown there. Premium can be cancelled monthly; automatic renewal can be turned off.
Manual backups and daily schedules are included. Enable the schedule in the panel and check the last successful run. Google Drive is an optional additional storage destination.
Measured performance
Real provisioning and wake times
Measured performance
Measurement window: 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-25 (UTC). Refreshed every month from real production events—not a forecast or lab test. First provisioning: P50 2:25 min, P95 5:21 min, n = 638. Wake from sleep: P50 0:39 min, P95 1:22 min, Success rate 97.5 % (5491 / 5634).
- How we measure
- First provisioning: From creation of a real customer server to its immutable first-ready timestamp. Internal/test, billing-exempt and add-on servers are excluded. Wake from sleep: From the first recorded player or owner wake request to ready. Only proxy, manual and power-start triggers are included.
- How to read the numbers
- Wake latency percentiles include only successful events with a complete end-to-end timestamp. The 94 timeouts remain in the success rate but not in latency percentiles. P95 includes peak-load and queue delays; version, mods and current load can change individual times.
Cancelled wake attempts: 46. They remain included in the success rate.
First provisioning
- Median (P50)
- 2:25 min
- 95th percentile (P95)
- 5:21 min
- Sample
- n = 638
Wake from sleep
- Median (P50)
- 0:39 min
- 95th percentile (P95)
- 1:22 min
- Sample
- n = 5489 / 5634
- Success rate
- 97.5 %
Frequently asked questions
How fast is my Minecraft server online?
Your server is usually provisioned automatically within 1-20 minutes. EULA and DNS are configured; Geyser + Floodgate are available on supported Paper stacks.
Can Bedrock players (mobile/console) join?
On supported Paper stacks, Bedrock clients can join through Geyser + Floodgate. Forge/Fabric modpacks remain Java-only; consoles may need an additional connection method.
What does the Free plan cost and what inactivity rules apply?
The Free plan costs nothing and requires no payment details. Servers in use go to sleep after 15 minutes without players and can be woken up again. Servers that were never played are released after 7 days, and otherwise after 14 days of inactivity following two warnings; a recovery archive remains available for 30 days. Each account can have up to 2 free servers, with a maximum of 1 online at the same time.
Which server software and mod types are available?
Java: Paper, Spigot, and Purpur for plugins, plus Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt for mods. Bedrock uses the official Bedrock Dedicated Server (BDS).
What is the custom subdomain?
Every server gets an address like your-server.mc.mcfreehost.com. You can choose it yourself and change it anytime - Java and Bedrock players use the same address.
Is there a minimum term or contract?
The Free plan remains free. Premium is a monthly subscription with no long-term minimum; automatic renewal can be disabled.
Is DDoS protection included?
Yes, at no extra cost. Every server is covered by automatic network-level DDoS protection from the data center (OVHcloud Anti-DDoS or Hetzner DDoS protection). Servers on OVH game hardware also run behind the OVH game firewall.
Can I connect my own domain?
An mcfreehost subdomain is included for free. For your own domain, you need the corresponding paid domain unlock. The Domain tab shows the available options and checks your DNS settings.