Enterprise SAS SSD-backed performance, DDoS protection on every IP, and the full root access you need to install Spigot, Paper, Fabric, Forge, Bedrock, or the server stack your community runs. From $3/mo, online in under 60 seconds.
Dedicated Minecraft hosts are convenient until you want a plugin they don't support, a JVM flag they won't tune, or a mod loader they don't ship. A VPS gives you root access, predictable resources, and the freedom to run the server your community actually needs.
Run vanilla, Paper, Purpur, Fabric, Forge, Bedrock, or BungeeCord. Drop in any plugin from SpigotMC. Tune your JVM. Install Java 21. Run a Velocity proxy in front of three sub-servers. It's your machine.
Chunk loads and world saves run on Enterprise SAS SSD. Sub-ms latency means no stutter on render-distance changes.
Always-on L3/L4 mitigation helps protect public game servers during attacks.
Install Java, mods, plugins, and custom JARs. Tune -XX:+UseG1GC, view distance, and startup flags directly.
Tampa metro datacenter, 10 Gbps backbone, peering with major networks. Your players hit single-digit ping in-region.
Minecraft servers are RAM-hungry. Start with what you'll actually use - upgrade later in two clicks.
If you can copy-paste a few commands into a terminal, you can do this. Total time: ~10 minutes.
apt install openjdk-21-jre-headlessscreen, tmux, or systemd wrapper to keep the server running after you log outNo 64-to-1 overprovisioning. Your tick rate should not dip because a neighboring workload gets busy.
Take a snapshot before that risky mod update. Roll back in seconds if it eats your world.
If something breaks, engineers help you check logs, ports, and server configuration.
What's on the pricing page is what shows up on your invoice. No "DDoS surcharge."
Pick a plan, click order, and your VPS is online before your friends finish picking skins.
Concrete setup details for the first deploy, the firewall, and the first thing to check when something acts strange.
Java servers use TCP 25565 by default. Bedrock uses UDP 19132. Proxies such as Velocity usually keep one public port and route internally.
Starter is fine for a small vanilla or Paper server. Pro is the practical floor for modpacks, larger view distance, or a public community.
Install Java 21, accept eula.txt, run Paper or Fabric under systemd, and start with G1GC flags before tuning anything exotic.
If players lag, check MSPT/TPS first, then view-distance, simulation-distance, plugin timings, and disk-heavy backup jobs.