Iron
from $16.49/ 30 days
For growing communities
- About 40 players
- 6 GB RAM, the server’s power
- 60 GB space for worlds & mods
- Fast AMD Ryzen CPU
- Protection against attacks (DDoS)
Minigames server hosting
A lobby, a few game modes and a queue in between.
A minigames server offers short rounds instead of one persistent world: spleef, parkour, build battles, Bedwars, hide and seek. Players pick a game in a lobby and are sent to an arena.
Small setups run everything on one Paper server with arena plugins. Larger ones split the lobby and each game into separate servers behind a proxy such as Velocity or BungeeCord, so a busy game mode cannot lag the rest.
What you get
Included in every plan: DDoS protection, NVMe storage and automatic backups.
Arena plugins
Each game mode is a plugin that handles queues, rounds and map resets.
Networks via proxy
Velocity or BungeeCord connect a lobby and game servers.
Lobby protection
WorldGuard keeps the lobby intact, LuckPerms controls who can use which command.
Shared player data
Stats and currencies across servers need a database.
Online in four steps
Choose "Community server" in the configurator.
Set your peak concurrent players across all games.
Pick a location and order.
Build the lobby, install one arena plugin per game mode and link games from lobby signs or NPCs.
Plans that fit
Based on 40 players. Upgrade memory any time.
Gold
from $21.99/ 30 days
For busy worlds and big modpacks
- About 60 players
- 8 GB RAM, the server’s power
- 80 GB space for worlds & mods
- Fast AMD Ryzen CPU
- Protection against attacks (DDoS)
Diamond
from $32.49/ 30 days
For large worlds and networks
- About 100 players
- 12 GB RAM, the server’s power
- 120 GB space for worlds & mods
- Fast AMD Ryzen CPU
- Protection against attacks (DDoS)
Minigames questions
One server or a network?
Start with one Paper server and a few arena plugins. Move to a proxy network once a single game mode regularly fills the server or you want separate plugin sets per game.
Velocity or BungeeCord?
Velocity is newer and actively developed with a focus on performance and security. BungeeCord has a longer history and more old plugins. For a new network, Velocity is the usual choice.
How much RAM does a minigames server need?
It depends on concurrent arenas, not total players. Around 7 GB for 40 players on one server; a network needs memory per server.