Germany & Finland Free EU locations
Up to 4 GB RAM (with ads)
2M+ Users

At a glance

FreeMcServer lets you create a free Minecraft server with ads and use up to 4 GB RAM (with ads). Free locations are Germany, Finland and Canada. For players in the UK and most of the EU, pick Germany; Finland suits many Nordic groups. Renew your server every 4 hours, or every 6 hours with an ad. If nobody is online, it stops after 30 minutes (60 with an ad), so it does not stay online while empty. Servers left inactive for 30 days are deleted.

Where your server is: Germany and Finland

Germany and Finland are both on the free plan, and you choose one when you create your server.

  • Pick Germany if most of your group plays from the UK, Ireland or central Europe.
  • Pick Finland if many of your friends play from the Nordics.

Canada is free too. It's listed as North America (Canada) and suits groups who play from North America, so it isn't the pick for a European group. We don't have a datacenter in the UK. See every location on our datacenter page.

Playing from the UK, Ireland and the EU

Friends in different countries can all join the same server in Germany or Finland. How smooth it feels depends on where each player lives and on their own internet connection, so we don't promise a ping number.

You share one address, and the server keeps your world when you log off. You don't need to leave your own PC on or change anything on your router.

What you get on the free plan

  • Location: Germany or Finland for European groups. North America (Canada) is also free.
  • RAM: Up to 4 GB (with ads)
  • Storage: 10 GB NVMe SSD
  • Editions: Java and Bedrock, with Java + Bedrock crossplay on Paper servers
  • Mods and plugins: Paper, Spigot, Fabric, Forge and more, with a built-in mod and plugin installer
  • Files: full FTP access and a web file manager
  • Protection: DDoS protection
  • Price: €0 with ads. Premium is optional and billed per day in credits (1 credit = €0.01).

Want the full list? See everything on the free plan.

How the free plan stays free

Ads pay for the free plan, and your server runs on a timer. Renew it every 4 hours, or every 6 hours if you watch an ad. If nobody is online, the server stops after 30 minutes (60 minutes with an ad). Servers that sit inactive for 30 days are deleted.

You don't have to do all the renewing yourself. Turn on your server's Public Page and friends can start or renew it without logging in.

How to create your server

  1. Create a free account. Sign up with your email, Discord or Google account. No credit card needed.
  2. Create a server. Choose Java or Bedrock, then pick your server software and your Minecraft version.
  3. Pick Germany or Pick Finland. Germany suits most groups in the UK and central Europe. Finland suits many Nordic groups.
  4. Start it and share the address. Send your friends the server address shown in your panel. Bedrock players also need the port shown there.

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Java, Bedrock, crossplay or mods

Not sure what to run? Start from how your group plays.

  • Java with plugins: run Paper, Purpur or Spigot and add plugins from the built-in installer or over FTP.
  • Bedrock only: run a Bedrock server if everyone plays Bedrock Edition, for example on phones and tablets.
  • Java and Bedrock together: Java + Bedrock crossplay with GeyserMC and Floodgate works on Paper plugin servers, not on Forge or Fabric modpacks. Set up a Paper server with both, and Bedrock friends on phones and tablets can join Java players on the same server.
  • Java mods and modpacks: run Forge or Fabric. The Mods tab searches Modrinth. For a modpack, upload the pack's server pack over FTP or the web file manager.

The free plan gives you up to 4 GB RAM (with ads). That's the ceiling, and not every modpack fits in it, so check the pack's own memory recommendation first. Running mods? Read more on free modded Minecraft server hosting.

FAQ

Our free European locations are in Germany and Finland. Canada is also free and is listed as North America (Canada). We don't have a datacenter in the UK.

Pick Germany if most of your group is in the UK, Germany or elsewhere in central Europe. Pick Finland if many of your friends are in the Nordics. Both are on the free plan.

Yes. The free plan is paid for by ads, and you don't need a credit card. You get up to 4 GB of RAM with ads. Premium is optional and billed per day in credits.

Renew it every 4 hours, or every 6 hours with an ad. With nobody online, it stops after 30 minutes (60 with an ad). Inactive servers are deleted after 30 days.

Yes, if they play Bedrock. Run a Paper server with GeyserMC and Floodgate, and Bedrock players on phones and tablets can join Java players on the same server. This doesn't work on Forge or Fabric modpacks.

Ask in our Discord community, or open a support ticket from your FreeMcServer account. You need an account to open a ticket.

Ready to play with your friends in Europe?

Join over 2,000,000 users. Create your free server, pick Germany or Finland, and share the address.

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