Skip to content

Halloween sale

40% off the first 2 months of any plan

Applied automatically at checkout.

Ends Nov 1, 2026, 04:55 PM UTC

06days15hr14min24sec
See sale prices

8 candies are hidden in the panel. Find them all and your free Minecraft server gets 4 GB RAM instead of 3.5 GB, for good. Plus +1 GB RAM on a paid server of your choice. Hunt in the panel

Sponge hosting

A community-driven open source Minecraft: Java Edition modding platform.

Deploy free serverCompare plans

Cloudflare Spectrum protection. Files, console, and backups in your panel.

Sponge

Make it your own.

  • A 24/7 Sponge SMP for your friends that stays up while everyone sleeps.
  • A public community server with plugins, ranks and a whitelist, free to start.
  • A creative or testing world for builds, datapacks and pre-release experiments.
  • A staging copy of your network to trial Sponge updates before going live.

Friends SMP

Sponge on the free tier comfortably runs 5-15 players with a few plugins or mods.

Community server

Add 2-6 GB extra RAM for 30+ players, heavy plugin stacks and big farms.

Network node

Run Sponge behind a Velocity proxy as one wing of a multi-server network.

Choose your server size

Start free, choose an always-on plan, or configure your own resources.

Minecraft
Sponge

Wood

Basic servers & vanilla multiplayer.

$2.09/mo

Regular price $3.4940% off your first 2 months, then $3.49/mo

Choose Wood
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 400% CPU
  • 15 GB NVMe SSD
  • 4 backups · 1 database · 3 ports
  • 20 Enzica AI messages / day

Obsidian

Network-grade hardware for massive 100+ communities.

$7.19/mo

Regular price $11.9940% off your first 2 months, then $11.99/mo

Choose Obsidian
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 1000% CPU
  • 90 GB NVMe SSD
  • 19 backups · 8 databases · 10 ports
  • 640 Enzica AI messages / day

Your monthly price is locked for as long as your plan stays active. No surprise increases.

Free Tier · 3.5 GB RAM200% CPU, 5 GB NVMe. No card. Starts on its own when a player joins.

Start Free ServerBuild your plan
Compare every plan & full specifications
New: Flex, pay per minuteHosting for weekend events. Pause compute billing between sessions.
See Flex

From setup to your first session.

Choose your software, an available region, and your plan in the panel.

  1. Open the panel and select your software template.
  2. Choose an available region and the resources your project needs.
  3. Create your server, then manage files and startup settings in the panel.
Open server setup

More ways to build.

Always AuthA simple proxy that sits between your server and Mojang's auth services that ensures even when they're offline, you stay online.Attack of the B-TeamThis modpack was designed with one thing in mind: crazy mad science! Hand picked by the B-Team for the wackiest mods around.BlightfallA combination modpack and adventure map about surviving on an alien planet, mixing magic and tech mods.BungeecordThe classic, free, easy and reliable way to connect multiple Minecraft servers together into one network.CuberiteA lightweight, fast and extensible game server for Minecraft, written in C++.CurseForge GenericRun any CurseForge modpack with a single generic, auto-installing server.FabricFabric is a modular modding toolchain targeting Minecraft 1.14 and above, including snapshots.FeatherAn experimental Minecraft server implementation written in Rust, built for speed.

Closer to your players.

Check current regions and test latency from your connection. Choose available capacity close to your community.

Measured directly from your browser·
7 server regions

Before you start.

Yes. The free tier for Sponge includes 3.5 GB RAM, 200% CPU, and 5 GB storage, subject to availability.