How many Minecraft slots can I run?

On a 2 vCPU / 4 GB plan: ~10 vanilla, ~5 lightly modded, 3 heavily modded (FTB, RLCraft). Scale up to 4 vCPU / 8 GB for 20 vanilla or 10 modded. Memory is usually the first wall, not CPU.

Will my players get DDoSed?

Game servers are public IPs and yes, the script-kiddie population finds them. Our datacenter partners scrub volumetric attacks at the edge before they hit your VPS, so you stay online during typical floods. If you need application-layer protection (against Layer-7 attacks targeting Minecraft RCON, for example), open a ticket — we'll route you through TCPShield or Path.net.

Can I run a 100-slot Rust server?

Yes, but go dedicated. 100-slot Rust pegs 4–8 cores at 90%+ during peak. A bare-metal Ryzen 7700 with 32 GB RAM is the sweet spot. Browse /dedicated-server for options.

Do you support Bedrock and Java together?

Yes — install Geyser (a Bedrock-to-Java proxy) on your Java server. Players on Xbox, PlayStation, mobile, and Switch can connect to your Java world. Single VPS, one world, every platform.

What ports do I need to open?

Default ports: Minecraft Java 25565, Bedrock 19132/UDP, Rust 28015, ARK 7777-7778 + 27015, Valheim 2456-2458/UDP. Open them in your firewall (ufw, firewalld, or iptables) and you're live.

Game Server Hosting

Run a game server your friends won't lag on

Minecraft, Rust, ARK, Valheim, CS2 — pick the city closest to your players, get full root, and run as many slots as your hardware fits. No 'per-slot' upcharges.

Browse VPS plansFrom $7.80/mo

Why VPSoto for game server hosting

Sub-50ms RTT to your players

Pick a city in the same region as your community. Our 19-city footprint covers most of the populated internet.

All cores, all yours

Game servers are CPU-bound on a single thread. Dedicated vCPUs mean predictable tick rates, no neighbour-induced lag spikes.

DDoS protection at the edge

Volumetric attacks scrubbed at the datacenter edge — your tick rate stays steady through 100 Gbps floods.

Mod, plugin, anything

Full root means Forge, Fabric, Spigot, Paper, Bukkit, Aternos exports, custom modpacks. We don't gatekeep what you can run.

Snapshot before every update

Save a snapshot before patch-day, restore in seconds if a mod conflict bricks the world.

What you'll need

cpu: 1–2 vCPU for vanilla Minecraft (5–10 players), 4+ vCPU for heavily modded packs (FTB, RLCraft) or Rust (50+ slots)
ram: 2 GB minimum for Minecraft, 4–8 GB for modded, 8–16 GB for Rust / ARK
storage: 20 GB for vanilla worlds, 80 GB+ for modded packs and ARK savefiles
bandwidth: 1–3 TB handles a 50-slot server running 24/7 comfortably

Recommended cities

Pick the city closest to your users — every plan listed below is the cheapest qualifying VPS for that location.

New YorkUS

$3.80/mo

1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 15 GB SSD

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LondonGB

$3.80/mo

1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 15 GB SSD

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FrankfurtDE

$3.80/mo

1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 15 GB SSD

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SingaporeSG

$3.80/mo

1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 15 GB SSD

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TokyoJP

$8.00/mo

1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 10 GB NVMe

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DubaiAE

$8.00/mo

2 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD

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The honest take on game server hosting

Game-server hosts (Apex, ScalaCube, Shockbyte) charge per slot and lock you out of the file system. A VPS flips this: pay for hardware, run as many slots as the hardware fits, edit any file, install any mod, run any plugin. The friends you tell about it will still be playing on your server two years from now.

For most games the bottleneck is single-threaded CPU performance — a fast vCPU with low ping wins over more cores at higher latency. That's why our recommendations cap at 4 vCPU for most game-server workloads: spending more on geographic proximity than on raw core count delivers a better experience.

Common stacks: Minecraft Java (Paper, Purpur, Fabric, Forge), Minecraft Bedrock (Geyser, NukkitX), Rust, ARK: Survival Evolved, ARK: Survival Ascended, Valheim, Counter-Strike 2 / Counter-Strike Source, Garry's Mod, Terraria (TShock), Project Zomboid, V Rising, Palworld, Satisfactory dedicated, 7 Days to Die, Don't Starve Together. All run as native Linux servers — install the official tarball, configure server.properties, open the right port, you're live.

We pair every game server with a community-best-practice setup guide on first ticket reply: hardening SSH, configuring fail2ban, reverse-proxying RCON behind a VPN, and the exact systemd service file for your game.

Frequently asked questions

How many Minecraft slots can I run?: On a 2 vCPU / 4 GB plan: ~10 vanilla, ~5 lightly modded, 3 heavily modded (FTB, RLCraft). Scale up to 4 vCPU / 8 GB for 20 vanilla or 10 modded. Memory is usually the first wall, not CPU.
Will my players get DDoSed?: Game servers are public IPs and yes, the script-kiddie population finds them. Our datacenter partners scrub volumetric attacks at the edge before they hit your VPS, so you stay online during typical floods. If you need application-layer protection (against Layer-7 attacks targeting Minecraft RCON, for example), open a ticket — we'll route you through TCPShield or Path.net.
Can I run a 100-slot Rust server?: Yes, but go dedicated. 100-slot Rust pegs 4–8 cores at 90%+ during peak. A bare-metal Ryzen 7700 with 32 GB RAM is the sweet spot. Browse /dedicated-server for options.
Do you support Bedrock and Java together?: Yes — install Geyser (a Bedrock-to-Java proxy) on your Java server. Players on Xbox, PlayStation, mobile, and Switch can connect to your Java world. Single VPS, one world, every platform.
What ports do I need to open?: Default ports: Minecraft Java 25565, Bedrock 19132/UDP, Rust 28015, ARK 7777-7778 + 27015, Valheim 2456-2458/UDP. Open them in your firewall (ufw, firewalld, or iptables) and you're live.

Ready to deploy?

Pick a plan, pick a city, your server is live within 1–2 hours. Pay by card or crypto in your currency. 7-day money-back, cancel any time.

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