NorthHost is a European Minecraft server hosting provider. Rent your Java and Bedrock Minecraft server from €3.99/month on Ryzen 9, DDR4 and NVMe, with more than 500 modpacks installable in one click, DDoS protection and 24/7 support.
Minecraft is single-threaded: its main engine, the game loop, runs on one core. What really drives your TPS (ticks per second) is single-core clock speed, not the number of cores.
A Minecraft server leans on single-core performance: what counts is the clock speed, not the number of cores. The RAM is dedicated to your server and never shared with another customer.
Our Minecraft server hosting supports every one of them. Change version at any time from your control panel, in one click.
Survival, creative, modpacks, minigames or a multi-server network: NorthHost hosts every kind of Minecraft server.
Cheap Minecraft hosting that is still reliable, fast and simple, to build a world with no limits.
Install your Minecraft modpacks in one click : Browse a catalogue of more than 500 modpacks: RLCraft, Pixelmon, All the Mods, SkyFactory, Tekkit and many more. Select, click, play, with no manual configuration.
Manage your Minecraft plugins without FTP : Search for and install your Spigot, Bukkit and Paper plugins straight from the control panel. Essentials, WorldEdit, Vault, LuckPerms: all of it is a few clicks away.
Switch Minecraft version instantly : Move from Vanilla to Forge, Fabric or Spigot in one click. Every version is available, from the oldest to the latest snapshots. Your world is kept automatically.
Vanilla & Paper Minecraft server : Host a Vanilla Minecraft server for the pure experience, or Paper/Spigot for plugins. A good fit for survival, creative or skyblock with a small community, from €3.99/month.
Modded Minecraft server with Forge & Fabric : Run a modded Minecraft server with Forge, Fabric or NeoForge. More than 500 modpacks available in one click: RLCraft, All the Mods 9, Create, Pixelmon, Prominence.
BungeeCord & Velocity network : Build a network of Minecraft servers with BungeeCord or Velocity. Run several servers at once from a single control panel, which suits large community projects.
Bedrock server hosting : Minecraft Bedrock hosting with PocketMine or the official server. Compatible with PC, console and mobile, so your whole community plays in one place.
Modpack hosting for RLCraft and ATM9 : Our Ryzen 9 7950X servers at 4.50 GHz single-core handle the most demanding modpacks: RLCraft, All the Mods 9, SkyFactory 4, Enigmatica. They hold 20 TPS even under heavy load.
Free Minecraft migration : Already hosting your Minecraft server elsewhere? NorthHost takes care of the migration free of charge. Your worlds, plugins and configurations are moved across without interruption.
NorthHost offers more than 15 Minecraft server types: Vanilla, Spigot, Paper, Forge, NeoForge, Fabric, BungeeCord, Velocity, Mohist, SpongeForge, Bedrock, PocketMine and many more. You can switch type at any time from your control panel.
Your control panel includes a modpack manager (RLCraft, Pixelmon, All the Mods and more) and a Spigot/Bukkit plugin manager. Installation takes one click, with no FTP access and no command line. You can also add your own files through the built-in file manager.
Yes, NorthHost supports Java and Bedrock. You pick the edition when the server is created and you can change it at any time. Bedrock servers run on PocketMine or on the official Bedrock server.
In the Advanced tab of your control panel, you select the edition (Vanilla, Forge, Fabric and others) and the version you want, then you click Install. The change takes a few seconds.
Yes, every Minecraft server comes with a full control panel: live console, file manager, modpack manager, plugin manager, task scheduler, automatic backups and resource monitoring.
There is no fixed limit. The number of slots depends on the resources in your plan and on the server type (a vanilla server holds more players than a modded one). Our plans run from small communities to servers with several hundred players.
Your Minecraft server is delivered automatically in under 3 minutes once payment is confirmed. Your access details arrive by e-mail straight after.
You can move up to a larger Minecraft plan at any time from your client area: the change is immediate and you only pay the pro-rata difference. A smaller plan takes effect at the end of the current billing cycle.
The delivery e-mail contains the IP address, the port, the FTP details and the link to the panel. That information also stays available in your client area.
Refunds are issued as credit on your client area balance, which can be used on any of our services. Write to support through a ticket to request one.
Minecraft hosting is a service that provides you with an optimized, ready-to-use Minecraft server. You rent the power (processor, RAM, NVMe storage) and NorthHost runs the infrastructure, the DDoS protection and 24/7 availability. Your Minecraft server is deployed automatically in a few minutes, with no technical knowledge required.