Minecraft Java Edition, Ryzen 9 in Germany # Minecraft server hosting billed by the hour Start a Java Edition server for your friends in a few minutes, manage it from a Pterodactyl panel and pay only for the hours it exists. [Start a Minecraft server](https://cloud.datapasa.com/register) [See plans](#plans) ## What you get with every Minecraft server A game panel built for Minecraft, fast cores and simple hourly pricing. ### Ryzen 9 cores up to 4.3 GHz Minecraft leans on single core speed. Every plan runs on AMD Ryzen 9 3900 processors that boost up to 4.3 GHz. ### Pterodactyl game panel Live console, file manager, FTP access and one click version switching. You sign in straight from your DataPasa account. ### Hourly billing from $0.0027 The Micro plan costs about a quarter of a cent per hour. Delete the server when you are done and charging stops. ### MySQL with phpMyAdmin Every plan includes at least one MySQL database for plugins that store data, such as permissions, economy or logging plugins. ### Hosted in Germany Servers run in a data center in Falkenstein, a central spot for players across Germany and neighbouring European countries. ### Card or crypto top-ups Fill your balance from $5 with a card through Stripe or with USDT, BTC and about 100 other coin and network pairs. ## Minecraft server plans Prices are shown per month for budgeting. You are charged by the hour from your balance. Micro $1.97/mo $0.0027/hr CPU 1 vCPU RAM 2 GB NVMe 10 GB Good for: Vanilla server for up to about 5 friends. [Order Micro](https://cloud.datapasa.com/game-servers/order/minecraft) Small $4.75/mo $0.0065/hr CPU 2 vCPU RAM 4 GB NVMe 20 GB Good for: Paper with plugins for 10 to 20 players. [Order Small](https://cloud.datapasa.com/game-servers/order/minecraft) Medium $11.68/mo $0.0160/hr CPU 4 vCPU RAM 8 GB NVMe 40 GB Good for: Modpacks or servers with 20 or more players. [Order Medium](https://cloud.datapasa.com/game-servers/order/minecraft) [See all plans and prices](https://datapasa.com/en/pricing) ## How much RAM does a Minecraft server need RAM is the number that matters most. A vanilla server for a few friends runs comfortably on 2 GB, which is what the Micro plan gives you. Every player loads chunks around them, so memory use grows with the player count and with how far apart people explore. Plugins and mods add their own memory on top of that. For a Paper server with a handful of plugins and 10 to 20 players, 4 GB on the Small plan is a sensible start. Modpacks are a different story: large Forge or Fabric packs can use several gigabytes before anyone joins, so pick Medium with 8 GB. You can move to a bigger plan later, and our step by step guide explains how to choose. - Micro: 1 core, 2 GB RAM, 10 GB disk, $1.97/month. - Small: 2 cores, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB disk, $4.75/month. - Medium: 4 cores, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB disk, $11.68/month. ## Vanilla, Paper or a modpack Vanilla is the plain game from Mojang and the simplest way to play with friends. Paper is a faster server build that also runs Bukkit and Spigot plugins, which is why most community servers use it. You switch between versions and server types with one click in the panel, so trying a new release takes a minute. Fabric and Forge modpacks are installed by uploading the server files through the file manager or over FTP. The panel gives you a live console to watch the startup log, which is where you spot a missing mod or a wrong Java version. This hosting is for Minecraft Java Edition. Bedrock servers for consoles and phones are not offered. ## Pay by the hour for play sessions Billing is hourly from a prepaid balance. The first hour is charged when you order, then every hour after that. If your group plays on weekends, a Medium server costs about 1.6 cents per hour, so a long Saturday session costs well under a dollar. Keep the server running all month and the price matches the monthly figure shown. To stop paying you delete the server. Deleting a game server removes its files immediately, so download your world folder through the file manager or FTP before you delete it. Next time, order a new server and upload the world again. Many groups do exactly this for events or short survival seasons. ## Latency for players in Europe Our game servers are in Falkenstein, Germany. That location suits players in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Czechia and most of central and western Europe, who usually get a responsive connection. Players further away, for example in North America or Asia, can still join, but they will feel more delay when breaking blocks or fighting mobs. Keep in mind that we do not advertise DDoS protection for game servers. For a private server with friends this rarely matters. If you run a public server with a big player list, plan for that risk yourself. Cheats, DDoS tools and mining software are not allowed on game servers. ## Step by step guides Written by our team and tested on DataPasa servers. [How to choose a Minecraft server plan](https://datapasa.com/wiki/game-servers/choose-minecraft-server-plan) [How to order and manage a game server](https://datapasa.com/wiki/game-servers/order-a-game-server) ## Minecraft server hosting FAQ Plans start at $1.97 per month for Micro with 2 GB RAM. Small with 4 GB costs $4.75 and Medium with 8 GB costs $11.68. You are billed by the hour, so shorter use costs less. Yes. Upload Fabric or Forge server files through the file manager or FTP and start the server from the panel. Large modpacks need more memory, so the Medium plan with 8 GB RAM is the safer choice. No. Our Minecraft servers run Java Edition only. Players on consoles and phones use Bedrock, which cannot join a Java server without extra plugins you would have to set up yourself. Yes. The panel has one click version switching. Back up your world first, because moving to a newer version updates the world files and going back to an older version is not always possible. Deleting a game server removes all its files right away and they cannot be recovered. Download the world folder through the file manager or FTP before you delete the server. We do not advertise DDoS protection for game servers. The plans suit private servers for friends and small communities. If you expect attacks on a large public server, take that into account. ## Related pages [ TeamSpeak Server Hosting Run a TeamSpeak 6 or TeamSpeak 3 server for your community on a KVM server in Germany. No slot based pricing from us, just a small VPS you control. ](https://datapasa.com/en/teamspeak-server-hosting)[ Hourly VPS Run a KVM server in Germany for an hour, a weekend or a year. Your balance is charged hour by hour, and deleting the server stops the charges. ](https://datapasa.com/en/hourly-vps)[ VPS Germany KVM servers in a Falkenstein data center with NVMe SSD, dedicated vCPU and RAM and up to 1 Gbps uplink. From $1.81 a month, charged hour by hour. ](https://datapasa.com/en/vps-germany) ## Start your Minecraft server tonight Top up from $5, pick a plan and play on a Java Edition server in Germany within minutes. 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