Vanilla
The game as Mojang ships it, plus snapshots if you want to try the next update early.
Vanilla- Snapshots
Free Minecraft server hosting
Your own 3 GB Minecraft server with unlimited player slots, and it costs nothing. You sign up with an email address and we never ask for a card.
4.4/5 from 1,571 reviews
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Free plan
€0a month, for as long as you play
- RAM
- 3 GB, shared
- Processor
- 1 CPU core
- NVMe storage
- 10 GB
- Location
- Germany, Utah, Chicago
- Player slots
- Unlimited
- Servers
- 1 per account
- Backups
- To Google Drive
- DDoS protection
- Included
Open to players in 40 countries.
What's included
Everything you get on a free Minecraft server
Free servers run on the same control panel as paid ones. These are the tools you can use from the day you sign up.
Plugins, mods and modpacks
Install from Modrinth, CurseForge and more in one click
Search plugins on Hangar, SpigotMC and Modrinth, and mods on Modrinth and CurseForge, without leaving the panel. Modpacks from CurseForge, Modrinth, Feed The Beast and Technic set up the right loader and version for you.
Console
A live console with player chat
Start, stop and restart, run commands with autocomplete, and follow chat in its own tab.
Edit files in your browser
Change server.properties and plugin configs with syntax highlighting, drag in worlds and datapacks, or connect over SFTP with your own client.
Keep more than one setup
Save a modded world and a vanilla SMP as separate instances on the same server, then switch between them when your group changes its mind.
Manage players and worlds
Handle ops, the whitelist and bans, look inside a player's inventory, and upload or download worlds whenever you like.
DDoS protection and a firewall
Attacks are filtered before they reach your server, and you can add your own firewall rules on top.
3 subdomains
Give friends a name to type instead of an IP address and port.
5 extra ports
For a web map, a voice chat plugin or the Bedrock port Geyser needs.
5 MySQL databases
For plugins like LuckPerms and CoreProtect that work better with a real database.
Sub-users
Friends get their own login, limited to the permissions you choose.
Import from another host
Pull a whole server across over FTP or SFTP instead of uploading it by hand.
How free works
How free Minecraft hosting works
Play whenever you like. Your server sleeps while nobody's online, because an empty server still holds memory we'd rather give to someone who's playing. That's how 3 GB stays free.
Open 24/7
Open 24/7. Join and you're in.
While nobody's online, your server sleeps with the world paused mid-game. When someone joins, it wakes while they connect, so they land in the world a moment later, right where everyone left off. After a long sleep, wake it from the Start Server page.
Wake it up
Your friends can start it too
No need to wait for you. Joining wakes the server, and after a long sleep anyone can start it by name on our Start Server page, no account needed.
Free plan
Where free servers run
Free servers run in Germany, and in Utah and Chicago in the US.
Germany
Closest to you
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Single-thread score
- 4144
- Max boost
- 5.7 GHz
- Memory
- DDR5 RAM
- Storage
- NVMe SSD
Utah, United States
Closest to you
2× AMD EPYC 7502
- Single-thread score
- 2050
- Max boost
- 3.35 GHz
- Memory
- DDR4 RAM
- Storage
- NVMe SSD
Chicago, United States
Closest to you
2× Intel Xeon Gold 6138
- Single-thread score
- 2003
- Max boost
- 3.7 GHz
- Memory
- DDR4 RAM
- Storage
- NVMe SSD
Fastest first, measured from your browser
< 80 ms
80–150 ms
> 150 ms
PassMark single-thread score · maximum boost speed. Actual performance varies. (2026-09-09)
Getting started
Create a free server
How to make a free Minecraft server
There's no plan to compare and nothing to pay, so it's a short list.
Create Your Account
Create an account to host game servers, apps and databases.
Email address [email protected] Password Create a password or continue with DiscordGoogleAlready have an account? Sign in
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What are you hosting?
Minecraft
Hytale
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Name your server
Choose Your Server Type
Vanilla
The original Minecraft experience, nothing extra
Plugins
Extend your server with teleports, ranks, minigames and more
Mods
New items, dimensions and gameplay changes
Crossplay
Let Java and Bedrock players play together
Modpacks
Ready-to-play mod collections like RLCraft or ATM
Bedrock
For mobile, console and Windows 10/11 players
What do you want to run on your server?
Vanilla
The original Minecraft experience, nothing extra
Plugins
Extend your server with teleports, ranks, minigames and more
Mods
New items, dimensions and gameplay changes
Crossplay
Let Java and Bedrock players play together
Modpacks
Ready-to-play mod collections like RLCraft or ATM
Bedrock
For mobile, console and Windows 10/11 players
Connect to Your Server
Once your server is running, use this address to connect from Minecraft.
Your Server Address
mossysmp.falixsrv.me
- 1Add the server in MinecraftOpen Minecraft, go to Multiplayer → Add Server, and paste your address above into the Server Address field.
- 2Click Done and you're setThe server will appear in your list. Once it's running, double-click it to join. Share the address with friends so they can add it too.
Server software
Pick your Minecraft server type
Java or Bedrock, vanilla or modded: there are 23 server types to choose from. You can switch type or Minecraft version from a dropdown in the panel, snapshots included.
Plugin servers
Faster than vanilla, and they load Bukkit and Paper plugins. Paper is the usual pick for an SMP.
- Paper
Purpur
Spigot
Pufferfish
Leaf
Folia
Mod loaders
For mods from Modrinth and CurseForge, whether that means a few performance tweaks or Create.
- Fabric
Forge
NeoForge
Quilt
Mods and plugins together
Hybrid servers load Forge mods and Bukkit plugins side by side, handy when a modded world still needs a permissions plugin.
Mohist
Arclight
Sponge
Bedrock
For friends playing on phones, consoles or the Windows version of the game.
- Bedrock
- Bedrock Preview
- PocketMine-MP
Nukkit
Java and Bedrock on one server
Add Geyser to a Java server and Bedrock players can join the same world as everyone on PC.
- Geyser
Server list
Get players for your free server
List it on the Falix server list at no cost. Players find it by version, tag and language, and free servers rank the same way paid ones do.
A page of its own
Description, screenshots, updates, an FAQ and comments, plus a graph of players over time.
Players can wake it up
While your server sleeps, its listing shows Start & connect, so visitors boot it themselves.
Votes and rewards
Players vote once a day, and you can hand out an in-game reward for each vote.
Discover Minecraft servers to play right now
Community servers hosted on Falix, with live player counts and votes
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Germany0
3/200
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My_serverJava + Bedrock 1.21.11SurvivalSMP
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Compare
Falix vs Aternos and other free Minecraft hosts
We filled this in from the other big free hosts' public pages in March 2026. If something has changed, tell us on Discord and we'll update the table.
| Falix Free | Aternos | FreeMCServer | Minefort | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | 3 GB, shared | 2 to 3 GB | Not published | Not published |
| Server software to choose from | 23 | 14 | 15 | 8 |
| Friends can start it too | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Plugin and mod browser | Built in, every source | Curated list | Yes | Yes |
| Sub-users with their own login | Yes | Limited | Yes | Limited |
| Log of who changed what | Yes | No | No | No |
| Extra ports and subdomains | 5 ports, 3 subdomains | 1 subdomain, no extra ports | Not published | 1 subdomain, no extra ports |
| What players see while it sleeps | Your icon, MOTD and message | Host default | Not published | Host default |
From each host's public pages, March 2026. Falix isn't affiliated with any of them.
When you outgrow it
Upgrade and keep your world
When the server gets busy, move it to a paid plan. The files, worlds and settings come with it, so nobody has to start over.
Free
€0a month
- 3 GB of shared RAM and 1 CPU core
- 10 GB of NVMe storage
- Open 24/7: sleeps while empty, wakes as you join
- Activity checks in chat every few hours
- One server, with backups to your Google Drive when you take them
- Hosted in Germany, Utah and Chicago
- Help from staff and players on Discord
- Starts may queue briefly when a free machine is busy
Paid
from€12.00a month
- 4 GB RAM and 2 CPU threads to start, and more as you grow
- Stays online until you stop it
- Split your RAM across several servers
- Automatic backups to your Google Drive
- Custom JAR files and Velocity or BungeeCord networks
- Locations in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia
- Ticket support, and 14 days to ask for your money back
Free Minecraft server FAQ
Is it really free?
Yes. There's no trial that runs out, and we never ask for payment details. You get a smaller server instead: 3 GB of RAM, one server per account, and it sleeps when nobody is on.
Is my server online 24/7?
You can join it 24/7. While nobody's online it sleeps, and when someone joins it wakes up as they connect, with the world where it was. After a long sleep, anyone who knows the server name can wake it from our Start Server page. Paid servers stay awake all the time.
How much RAM do I get?
3 GB of shared RAM, with one CPU core and 10 GB of NVMe storage. That runs a vanilla or Paper server for a group of friends comfortably. Big modpacks need a paid plan.
Is there a queue to start my server?
Usually not. When a free machine is busy, new starts wait their turn in a short queue so the servers already running stay smooth. Paid servers never queue.
Why does my server ask if I'm still there?
That's the activity check. While players are online, the server may ask in chat, no more than once every three hours. Click the link within 30 minutes and keep playing.
Can I install plugins, mods and modpacks?
Yes, all three. Plugins come from Hangar, SpigotMC and Modrinth, mods from Modrinth and CurseForge, and modpacks from CurseForge, Modrinth, Feed The Beast and Technic. Very large modpacks need more than 3 GB of RAM, so those run better on a paid plan.
Can Bedrock players join?
Yes. Create a Bedrock server, or run Java and add Geyser so players on phones and consoles can join your Java world.
Where are free servers hosted?
In our data centres in Germany. Free servers also run in Utah and Chicago in the US. Players in other regions can still join, with higher ping. Paid plans let you pick a location closer to your players.
Who can use the free plan?
Players in most of Europe, the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. Our blog post on the free plan explains why we limited it.
What happens if I stop playing for a while?
Your world stays where it is. After a long break, the first start takes a little longer than usual while we get your files ready.
Can I bring my world from Aternos or singleplayer?
Yes. Zip the world folder and upload it in the file manager, then set it as the level in server.properties. If your old host offers FTP or SFTP, the importer can copy the whole server across for you.
Can I host other games for free?
Last reviewed by Lily, September 2026
Community help
Stuck? Ask on Discord
Free servers get help in our Discord, where staff and other server owners answer questions. Paid plans add ticket support.
Free plan
Start your free server
Make an account and your server is ready before your friends have finished downloading the modpack.
“Good UI, and runs pretty well for free server hosting, better than aternos anyway.”
“Literally the best server hoster on earth! I hosted a whole school smp on this!”
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