Playing from the United States? You can create a free Minecraft server today, and for US players it runs in Canada, our North American location. Germany and Finland are on the free plan too, if your group plays from Europe.
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We don't have a datacenter in the United States. When you play from the US, pick North America (Canada). It's the North American option on the free plan, so it's much closer to you than our European locations.
You still have a choice. Canada, Germany and Finland are all free. If most of your friends live in Europe, pick Germany or Finland instead. See every location on our datacenter page.
Your friends can join from anywhere in the country. Everyone connects to the same server in Canada, and how smooth it feels depends on where each player lives and on their own internet connection. We don't promise a ping number, because nobody can promise one for every home in the US.
Some of your friends play on a phone or tablet? With Java + Bedrock crossplay (a Paper server with GeyserMC), Bedrock players can join your Java server, so the whole group can play together.
You share one address, and the server keeps the world when you log off. You don't need to leave your own PC on or change anything on your router.
.enderman.cloud subdomain, backups with Google Drive sync, and sub-users so a friend can help manage the serverWant the full list? See everything on the free plan.
The free plan is paid for by ads, and it runs on a timer. Renew your server 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.
Sign up with your email, Discord or Google account. No credit card needed.
Choose Java or Bedrock, then pick your server software and Minecraft version.
Your server will be hosted in Canada, and it's the right choice for most US groups.
Send your friends the server address and play.
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