One account for your servers, prepaid balance, and orders. Save configurations and pick a free covehosting.com subdomain.
MINECRAFT JAVA SERVER HOSTING
Your Minecraft server.
Ready for game night.
A permanent home for your community, or prepaid runtime for a few nights with friends. Choose your RAM, see the cost, and make the world yours.
JAVA EDITIONVANILLAPAPERFABRICFORGENEOFORGE
Hourly plans from$0.018 / hour2 GB RAM · storage billed separately
Monthly for your community. Hourly for your next game night.
✦ A Minecraft world worth coming back to.Vanilla · Paper · Fabric · Forge · NeoForge
2–24 GB RAM optionsMONTHLY + HOURLY Your choiceEUROPE Launch regionFREE SUBDOMAIN With server activation
Your server starts with your account.
Create an account. Configure a server.
Subscribe monthly for reserved capacity, or add prepaid credit for hourly runtime and storage. Checkout availability is shown before you continue.
Save your setup to your dashboard. Server activation and your address follow payment confirmation when hosting opens.
Minecraft hosting plans
Pick your server. Build your world.
Always-on community or occasional game night? Choose a monthly plan or pay for the time your server runs.
SURVIVAL · 4 GB RAM
Start your survival server.
A starting point for survival and a small plugin setup.
$8 / month
or $0.036 / hour + storage
CUSTOM WORLD · 8 GB RAM
Add your plugins and mods.
More memory for plugins, mods, and shared adventures.
$16 / month
or $0.072 / hour + storage
LARGE SETUP · 24 GB RAM
More memory for your world.
For Minecraft setups that need extra memory.
$48 / month
or $0.216 / hour + storage
Shared CPU hosting · Choose RAM to suit your Minecraft setup.
4 GB
Server memory
Your everyday Minecraft homeServer memory
Monthly hosting reserves your server’s capacity, so you can keep your world running around the clock.
Monthly · 4 GB Minecraft
$8.00 / month
$2 per GB / month
- Reserved server capacity
- Your choice of Minecraft software
- Console and file management
Account required · Checkout and activation availability shown before payment.
Choose what fits your routine
Two plans. One Minecraft home.
Both options belong at Cove. Here is a transparent example for a 4 GB world.
Monthly · always-on plans
$8 / month
- Reserved capacity
- Keep your world running regularly
- 10 GB storage included
Hourly · occasional play
$2.94 / example month
- 40 online hours × $0.036 = $1.44
- 10 GB stored files × $0.15 = $1.50
- Starts depend on available capacity
Example excludes taxes and optional extras. More runtime can make monthly better value. Use the calculator below for your own estimate.
Know what you pay
Every server size. Every price.
Europe hosting. Compare hourly runtime rates and monthly plans below.
| Package | RAM | Hourly | Monthly | Setup guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pebble | 2 GB | $0.018/hr | $4.00/mo | A lightweight setup to test | |
| Brook | 4 GB | $0.036/hr | $8.00/mo | Vanilla or a small plugin setup | |
| Lagoon | 6 GB | $0.054/hr | $12.00/mo | Room for a plugin setup or light mods | |
| River | 8 GB | $0.072/hr | $16.00/mo | Plugins or a moderate modded setup | |
| Tide | 12 GB | $0.108/hr | $24.00/mo | More room for mods and world activity | |
| Ocean | 16 GB | $0.144/hr | $32.00/mo | Larger Minecraft setups | |
| Horizon | 24 GB | $0.216/hr | $48.00/mo | Memory-heavy setups |
All plans use shared CPU resources. RAM requirements vary by world, plugins, mods, and player activity.
Plan your game nights
Estimate your monthly cost
ESTIMATED HOURLY-PLAN MONTHLY TOTAL$3.06Estimate excludes tax and optional extras. Storage is based on actual files.
Your world stays with you
Runtime stops. Storage continues.
Hourly storage is $0.15 per stored GB per month, charged daily from your balance. A 2 GB world would cost about $0.30 per month; 10 GB of files would cost $1.50. Game runtime and file storage are separate.
EU firstPrepaid hourly balanceShared CPUBuilt around your adventure
Built for your Minecraft setup.
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Your server, your rules
Choose Vanilla for the classic experience, Paper for plugins, or Fabric and Forge for a modded world.
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Two ways to keep your world going
Reserve capacity monthly, or use prepaid credit for runtime. Hourly worlds save and sleep after an empty-server timeout.
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A clear view of your world
View your saved server configurations, prepaid balance, and account details in the Cove dashboard.
A calmer kind of control
Your world.
Your control room.
Keep the console, files, plugins, and backups close. Billing stays in your Cove account.
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Before you get started
Know where you stand.
Europe first
Shared CPU hosting. Pick RAM for your world and plugins; memory alone does not determine performance.
Back up your world
Create and check a completed backup before changing software. Backup availability and limits depend on your server.
Help with your setup
Find connection, software, and account guides. Keep your Support ID handy when contacting Cove.
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A refund policy and support contact must be confirmed with Cove before live customer payments open.
A few things to know
Minecraft hosting, explained.
Can I get a server today?
Create an account and configure your world. The setup page shows whether you can save a configuration or access the owner sandbox checkout. Live customer payments are not enabled in this version.
Monthly or hourly: which should I choose?
Monthly plans suit worlds that run regularly. Hourly plans suit occasional play; compare your weekly playtime using the cost estimator.
What does the hourly estimate include?
Server runtime at $0.009 per GB of RAM per hour, plus file storage at $0.15 per stored GB per month. The calculator uses 4.33 weeks per month. Taxes and optional extras are excluded.
Can I run mods or plugins?
Choose Paper for compatible plugins, or Fabric, Forge, or NeoForge for mods. Vanilla is also available in the configuration form. Software versions and capacity are confirmed before activation.
Do I get a server address?
Request a free name.covehosting.com subdomain when configuring your server. The address is assigned when your server is activated.
Where will servers be hosted?
Europe is our first hosting region. Plans use shared CPU resources; performance depends on your world, plugins, mods, and activity.
Ready for your next Minecraft world?
Pick your RAM and Minecraft software, then save your setup to your account.