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Pay only when you're playing. Never for idle time.

Servers run on Hetzner Cloud (Germany).

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Pay only when you're playing

Minecraft hosting that only costs you when you're playing.

Start a server when your group is ready. Stop it when you are done. Pay by the hour, never for idle compute.

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Sign up and we drop 1000 credits in your wallet — about 50 hours on Small. No card required.

Got a friend already on VoxelRun? Sign up through their link and you both pocket 2000 extra credits on the first top-up.

Reliable hosting

Built on Hetzner Cloud

EU low-latency

Falkenstein & Frankfurt

Usage-based cost

Compared with monthly hosts

app.voxelrun.com / servers

Survival SMP

running

Medium

€0.04 / hour

ATM10 Modpack

stopped

Large

€0.00

Bedrock for kids

running

Small

€0.02 / hour

1000 credits free on signup
Refer a friend → 2000 credits each
Hetzner Germany
EU data residency
Stripe-secured payments
DDoS-protected network
Free 30-day backups
1000 credits free on signup
Refer a friend → 2000 credits each
Hetzner Germany
EU data residency
Stripe-secured payments
DDoS-protected network
Free 30-day backups

How it works

From zero to a running server in three steps.

No setup wizards. No commitment. No hidden fees.

01

Top up credits

Buy a credit pack with Stripe. Credits never expire and there's no minimum.

02

Pick a plan, hit Start

Choose RAM and CPU. Small and Medium plans launch from our warm pool — your friends can join in seconds.

03

Pay by the hour

We bill while the server is running. Stop it any time. Your world stays put — we keep free backups for 30 days.

vs. monthly hosting

An empty server should cost nothing.

Most hosts make you pay for a whole month even if you only play on weekends. We don't.

2 h / day
20 days / mo

Typical monthly host

€19.00

Fixed price. You pay even on the days you don't log in.

With VoxelRun

€0.00

Pay only the hours you actually run the server.

You save €0.00 per month

Comparison is illustrative. Based on public pricing of common managed Minecraft hosts (€15–25/month for a Medium-equivalent box) as of 2026.

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Pricing

Simple pricing. No tricks.

Same plans and clear rates whether you run for one evening or all month. Persistent storage is billed separately at €0.10/GB/month.

Small

Vanilla survival with a few friends.

€0.02/ hour

20 credits / hr

  • 4 GB RAM
  • 2 vCPU
  • ≈ €1.20/month at 2 h/day

Perfect for 2–6 players, small modpacks.

Launch Small

Medium

Popular

Modded servers, a steady community.

€0.04/ hour

40 credits / hr

  • 8 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU
  • ≈ €2.40/month at 2 h/day

Perfect for 6–15 players, medium modpacks.

Launch Medium

Large

Big modpacks, dozens of players.

€0.08/ hour

80 credits / hr

  • 16 GB RAM
  • 8 vCPU
  • ≈ €4.80/month at 2 h/day

Perfect for 15–40 players, heavy plugins.

Launch Large

X-Large

Whatever you're throwing at it.

€0.16/ hour

160 credits / hr

  • 32 GB RAM
  • 16 vCPU
  • ≈ €9.60/month at 2 h/day

Perfect for 40+ players, complex modpacks.

Launch X-Large

Cost calculator

Move the sliders. The number tells you what you'd actually pay.

2 h / day
20 days / mo
Estimated monthly bill

€0.00

Server runtime€0.00

Stops automatically when the server is off. Backups are free.

Features

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

True pay-as-you-go billing

Per-minute metering. Stopped means €0, every time.

Warm-pool starts for Small and Medium

Small and Medium plans launch from a pre-provisioned VM. Large plans use fresh capacity and take longer.

Free backups, 30-day retention

One-click world exports kept for 30 days. We also snapshot if your balance hits zero, so your world is never lost. Download the zip and take it anywhere.

Web file manager

Edit configs, drop in mods and plugins, browse logs. No SFTP gymnastics.

Live console + RCON

Real-time log streaming with command history. Send anything from /op to /reload.

Wallet alerts

Email warnings before your balance gets close to zero so your friends never get kicked mid-raid.

Plugin & modpack ready

Vanilla, Paper, Spigot, Fabric, Forge — all supported by the standard itzg/minecraft-server image.

Share with friends

Invite friends by email. They can start, stop, and restart your server — but never change settings, manage backups, or touch billing. Your wallet pays for runtime, no matter who hits Start.

EU data residency

Frankfurt and Falkenstein. GDPR-friendly by default.

Pick your flavour

Whatever Minecraft you play.

Switch server type with one click. We pull the right image for you.

Paper

Highly optimized fork of Spigot. Plugin-compatible, drop-in faster.

Favorite modpacks — one click to play

Popular packs that ship a ready-to-run server pack. Click one and your server is live.

All the Mods 10 - ATM10

The top pack of 2025 with around 500 mods! Tons of quests and a proper endgame.

Create this server

DeceasedCraft - Urban Zombie Apocalypse

Explore, loot and shoot your way through cities overrun by the infected in this zombie apocalypse modpack. Master the tech tree, craft better and stronger equipment, and eventually brave the radioactive Wasteland to find the cure.

Create this server

Better MC [FORGE] BMC4

Version 1.20.1 | A Proper Vanilla+ Modpack | Don't play Vanilla play this!

Create this server

RLCraft

A modpack specially designed to bring an incredibly hardcore and semi-realism challenge revolving around survival, RPG elements, and adventure-like exploration.

Create this server

All the Mons - ATMons

All the Mods 10 + Cobblemon with full, customised content bridging the gap.

Create this server

Prominence™ II: Hasturian Era

Lore-rich RPG modpack built on custom content. Level up and get stronger with the Talent Tree, forge and upgrade your own artifact weapon, and fight powerful bosses to stop the Void’s invasion.

Create this server

Cursed Walking - A Modern Zombie Apocalypse

A fully fledged zombie apocalypse modpack for the newest versions of Minecraft.

Create this server

NightfallCraft - The Casket of Reveries

Souls-like RPG modpack w/ Unique Story Line and Quest!

Create this server

All the Mods 10: To the Sky ATM10SKY

Starting with only a tree, fill the void with large amounts of technology and magic!

Create this server

SkyFactory 4

The ultimate skyblock modpack! Watch development at: darkosto.tv/SkyFactoryLive

Create this server

FTB StoneBlock 4

The stone remembers. Dive into StoneBlock 4, the next evolution of Minecraft’s underground survival: explore handcrafted Vaults, learn from ancient Echoes, power the World Engine, all on 1.21.1

Create this server

SkyFactory 5

The void is your canvas and you are the artist! Watch development at: darkosto.tv/SkyFactoryLive

Create this server
Browse all modpacks

Why VoxelRun

Hosting designed around how you actually play.

An empty server should cost nothing

Other hosts charge for empty servers all month. We don't. Stop your server before bed and we stop billing.

Your friends can join in two minutes

From login to a running world, not a 30-minute setup wizard. Modpacks install with one variable.

Your data is yours, full stop

Free backups. Free downloads. No lock-in. Take your world to another host whenever you want.

Questions you'll definitely ask

Frequently asked questions

No. We bill in 60-second increments while the server is running. Stop it after 5 minutes? You pay 5 minutes.

Better with friends

Bring a friend, both pocket 2000 credits.

Share your personal link. When they top up for the first time, 2000 credits drop into both wallets — about 100 hours on Small.

See how it works

Ready when you are

Start your first server in minutes.

Sign up, confirm your email, use your free credits, and start a server from the dashboard.

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