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MINECRAFT SERVER HOSTING · BRING YOUR OWN HARDWARE

Minecraft server hosting, without the hosting company.

Every Minecraft host sells the same thing: a slice of a machine and a control panel. Rent the machine yourself at cost, and let an AI server admin handle everything the panel used to. We call it Warp, and it costs a flat fee no matter how big your server gets.

Start your server See how it works

Recommended RAM

4 GB^{8+ modded}

Typical VPS cost

$5-12/mo

Setup

One sentence

Terminal skills

None

01THE MATH

What hosting actually costs.

Managed Minecraft hosting prices scale with RAM, usually $3 to $8 per gigabyte each month. That is fine at 2 GB and painful at 12. Renting the same compute directly costs a fraction of that, and the admin work is the only reason anyone paid the difference.

Honest math: a tiny vanilla server for three friends can be cheaper on a budget host. Self-hosting wins as soon as you mod, grow, or want real control, because the agent fee stays flat while per-gigabyte pricing keeps climbing.

THE USUAL WAY

Managed Minecraft host

$3-8 per GB of RAM, every month
Modpacks push you into premium tiers
Shared hardware on the cheap plans
Their panel, their plugin list, their limits

SELF-HOSTED

Your VPS + Warp

4 GB box typically $5-12/mo at cost
$15/mo flat for the AI admin
Full root on your own machine
Any loader, any plugin, any version

02THE ADMIN

Meet Warp, your server admin.

Warp is an AI administrator with SSH access to your box. It installs Java and the server, edits server.properties, manages plugins and loaders, uploads worlds, schedules backups, and reads the crash log so you never have to. You talk to it like a person.

Install vanilla, Paper, Spigot, Fabric, or NeoForge
Add, update, and configure plugins
Swap Minecraft versions and carry the world over
Upload or restore existing worlds
Edit server.properties in plain language
Schedule restarts and backups

Connect a machine More about Warp

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You

set up a Paper server on the latest version

Warp

Installed Java 21, downloaded the latest Paper build, accepted the EULA, and started it in a screen session. It's live on port 25565.

You

add EssentialsX and a land claim plugin

Warp

Dropped EssentialsX and GriefPrevention into /plugins and reloaded. Both registered cleanly.

You

upload my old world from this link and use it

Warp

Downloaded the archive, swapped it in as the main world, kept a backup of the old one, and restarted. Your builds are back.

PAPER · FABRIC · NEOFORGE · SPIGOT · VANILLAyou own the box

03THE BOX

What to rent for Minecraft.

Minecraft is single-thread hungry and RAM tolerant. Pick a box with strong per-core performance, and ask Warp to check usage when you are not sure whether to resize. Any provider works: pick one, rent the box, and Warp takes it from there.

Memory

4 GB

2 GB runs vanilla for a few friends. 8 GB or more for modpacks and 10+ players.

CPU

2 vCPU

Single-core speed matters more than core count.

Storage

20 GB SSD

Worlds grow slowly; backups are what eat disk.

Region

Near your players

Pick the closest region your provider offers.

04HOW IT WORKS

Three fields, then just ask.

You bring the machine. Warp brings the expertise. Nothing to install on your side, and no terminal to learn.

Rent a VPS anywhere

Any provider, any region. You get an IP, a username, and a password or SSH key by email.

Connect it to Warp

Paste those credentials once. Warp verifies the box and pins its host key. Credentials are encrypted at rest.

Ask for your Minecraft server

Describe what you want in your own words. Warp installs it, configures it, and reports back.

things people ask · minecraft

“Set up the latest Paper server”

“Switch us to Fabric and install these mods”

“Back up the world every night”

Plain language in, running server out

05PRICING

Flat rate. No per-gigabyte games.

One flat subscription per environment. You pay your VPS provider directly for the hardware, at their price, and you pay us for the agent that runs it. That is the whole model. No resource markup, no surprise overages.

Bring your own VPS from any provider
Up to 3 environments per account
Fair use, no per-command metering
Cancel anytime from billing

warp · plan

PER ENVIRONMENT

$15/ month

One environment is one machine you own, managed by the agent in plain language. The VPS itself is billed by your provider, separately and at cost.

Start your server

Fair use applies · not a coding agent

06QUESTIONS

Asked before renting.

How much does it cost to host a Minecraft server yourself?

Two bills: the machine and the admin. A 4 GB VPS typically rents for $5 to $12 a month at cost, and Warp is $15 a month flat to run it. A heavily modded 16 GB setup might be $20 to $35 for the box, and Warp stays $15.

How much RAM does a Minecraft server need?

2 GB covers a small vanilla server. 4 GB is comfortable for a dozen players on Paper. Modpacks want 6 to 10 GB depending on the pack. Because you rent the box directly, upgrading RAM is a provider resize, not a new hosting plan.

Do I need to know Linux or use a terminal?

No. You paste your server's SSH login into Warp once, then everything happens in chat. Warp runs the commands, edits the files, and explains what it did in plain language.

Can it run Paper, Spigot, Fabric, NeoForge, or modpacks?

Yes. Warp installs any of the mainstream server types and switches between them on request, carrying your world across. For modpacks, point it at the server files and it handles the setup.

Can I move my existing world from another host?

Yes. Export or download your world from the old host, give Warp the file or a link, and ask it to restore it. It swaps the world in and keeps a backup of what was there before.

What happens if the server crashes at 2am?

Ask Warp to look. It reads the logs, explains the crash in plain language, and fixes what it can. You can also have it schedule automatic restarts so most hiccups resolve themselves.

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