Free Minecraft server with plugins

Paper is the most popular server software for plugins. On FreeMC.Host you get a free Paper server, install plugins from the control panel and manage your players – kick, ban, OP and whitelist – without typing commands.

Create your free server

How to set it up

1. Log in with Discord at dash.freemc.host.
2. Click Create server, choose Paper and your Minecraft version.
3. Open Plugins & Mods in the panel and install plugins – only builds for your version are offered.
4. Restart and invite your friends.

Thousands of plugins

Search Modrinth from the panel and install with one click: permissions (LuckPerms), essentials, world editing, economy, minigames and more. Your own .jar files can be uploaded too.

Players tab

See who is online with their skin, and kick, ban, OP or whitelist players with a click.

Bedrock crossplay

One click installs Geyser and Floodgate with a ready configuration, so Bedrock players join with the same address.

What you get

RAM

3 GB per server

Disk

5 GB

CPU

1 vCPU (AMD EPYC)

Price

Free – no credit card, no trial

Backups

3 per server

Database

1 MySQL database

Location

Netherlands (EU)

Control panel

Console, file manager, SFTP, scheduler, subusers

Questions

Which Minecraft versions?

All versions Paper supports, including the newest one.

How many players?

There’s no slot limit. How many play smoothly depends on your plugins and world – a normal survival server with friends runs fine on 3 GB.

What does it cost?

Nothing – no paid plans, no credit card.

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