Which plan
for your server?
Four questions, one clear answer. No jargon, no table to decipher: tell us what you play and with how many people, we tell you which machine you need, and why.
What will you play?
Every game has its demands. Minecraft runs on 2 GB, ARK asks for 12 before the first player even joins.
What will you do with it?
This is what weighs the most in the calculation, well before the number of players.
How many players at the same time?
What counts is not the number of sign-ups, but the number of people connected at the same moment.
At what pace?
Two identical servers do not consume the same depending on what is built on them.
Our recommendation
The calculation, line by line
Why this one
Getting it wrong costs nothing.
A plan changes from the panel, without reinstalling or losing your world: your remaining time is recalculated pro rata. Starting small is often the right decision.
This guide ends with a recommendation computed in your browser. If nothing happens on click, the table below gives the same information, plan by plan.
The three numbers, in plain words
A plan boils down to three numbers. Here is what each one does, without detours.
Memory
It decides almost everything. It carries the loaded world, the entities and the mods. Too tight, the server slows down then stops dead. It is the one number not to skimp on.
Cores
Minecraft computes its world on a single core, very fast: frequency is what counts, and our Ryzen 9s reach 5.4 GHz. The extra cores serve the side worlds and the backups.
The disk
A vanilla world weighs a few hundred megabytes. A modpack with its explored maps can reach several tens of gigabytes. NVMe matters as much as its size: it makes the worlds load.
The eight plans, side by side
Prices are monthly, all taxes included, with no commitment. A longer commitment reduces them by up to 50 %.
| Plan | Memory | Cores | Disk | Intended audience | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAR | 2 GB | 2 | 20 GB NVMe | 5 to 12 players | 2.49 € |
| BLACKHOLE | 4 GB | 2 | 40 GB NVMe | 12 to 25 players | 4.16 € |
| GALAXY | 8 GB | 3 | 80 GB NVMe | 25 to 60 players | 7.49 € |
| BIGBANG | 16 GB | 4 | 120 GB NVMe | 60 to 120 players | 14.16 € |
| SUPERNOVA | 24 GB | 6 | 160 GB NVMe | 120 to 200 players | 20.82 € |
| QUASAR | 32 GB | 6 | 200 GB NVMe | 200 to 350 players | 27.49 € |
| SINGULARITY | 48 GB | 6 | 280 GB NVMe | 350 to 500 players | 39.99 € |
| UNIVERSE | 64 GB | 6 | 360 GB NVMe | 500 players and up | 52.49 € |
The three mistakes we see most often
Choosing on player count
It is the most common reflex, and the least good. Twenty players in vanilla fit on 4 GB; five players on a heavy modpack need 12. Look first at what you are installing, the count comes after.
Going too small “just to try”
A server short on memory does not slow down gradually: it freezes, then stops. Your players experience it as an outage. To try, take a free trial slot instead: it is a real machine, for four hours.
Going too big out of caution
Unused memory does not make a server faster. Since the plan change is immediate and recalculated pro rata, the reasonable margin is one tier, not three.
Frequently asked questions
What happens if I pick the wrong plan?
You change it from the panel, in a few seconds, without reinstalling and without losing your world. Nothing is charged or refunded: the remaining time is recalculated pro rata. Going up shortens it, going down lengthens it.
How much memory for a modpack?
A light modpack, under a hundred mods, fits on 4 GB. Between one and two hundred mods, count 8 GB. Beyond that, or with packs known for their appetite, 12 GB is a reasonable starting point. The modpack's page on CurseForge almost always states the recommended memory: follow it, it is reliable.
Can I try before paying?
Yes, with no bank card. Sixteen four-hour trial slots run on the same machines as the paid plans, with the full panel. If the server suits you, you move to a paid plan keeping the machine, its world and its address. See the free slots.
Are the announced cores really dedicated?
Yes. These are not cores shared between customers: each plan reserves its own on an AMD Ryzen 9 7900 clocked at 5.4 GHz. That is what matters for Minecraft, whose world simulation sits on a single core and therefore depends on its frequency.
Is the player count limited by the plan?
No, none of our plans limits the slots. The real limit is memory and processor frequency: the player ranges shown in the table are observed orders of magnitude, not locks.