8 GB Minecraft Server Hosting
8 GB is the size most Minecraft servers end up on, and it is the first size where you stop having to choose between the modpack you want and the number of people you want on it. This page is about what that number actually buys: which packs run on it, how far it stretches, and the point where it runs out.
- 4 vCPU
- 8 GB RAM
- 80 GB SSD
| Term | Price per month | Setup fee |
|---|---|---|
| 24 months | €8.79 | None |
| 12 months | €9.89 | None |
| 6 months | €10.49 | None |
| Monthly | €10.99 | €2.99 once |
Which modpacks run on 8 GB
Every pack below has its own page on this site, and the memory figure is the one that page gives. 5 of the 6 fit on 8 GB. The ones marked tight fit with nothing to spare: they will run, but a second world or a busy evening is what tips them over.
| Modpack | Memory it asks for | On 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| RLCraftHardcore survival with Lycanites Mobs, Ice & Fire, and punishing difficulty. Entity-heavy and needs solid RAM. | 6 - 8 GB | Fits, tight |
| All The Mods 10Kitchen-sink pack with 400+ mods spanning tech, magic, and exploration. Heavy world generation demands fast storage. | 8 - 12 GB | Needs more |
| PixelmonPokemon inside Minecraft. Custom structures, biome spawning, and battle mechanics on top of the base game. | 4 - 6 GB | Fits |
| CreateMechanical engineering with gears, conveyors, and trains. CPU-intensive when contraptions get large. | 4 - 6 GB | Fits |
| SevTech: AgesProgression-based pack that locks content behind ages. Recipe changes and world-gen tweaks add to resource usage. | 6 - 8 GB | Fits, tight |
| Vault HuntersDungeon-crawling RPG modpack with randomized vaults. Each vault generates fresh chunks, so storage speed matters. | 8 GB+ | Fits, tight |
How many players 8 GB holds
There is no single number, and anyone who gives you one is guessing. Our own memory guide ties the answer to what you run, not to a player count on its own: twenty people spread over an explored world cost less than five building redstone in one chunk. On 8 GB the honest range is a vanilla or lightly modded server for a group of ten to twenty, or a heavier pack for a smaller circle. The four rows below are the ones 8 GB carries from end to end; a three hundred mod pack starts at this size and does not stay inside it, which is what the next section is about.
| What you run | Memory the guide lists |
|---|---|
| Vanilla 1-5 playersLightweight survival or creative with friends | 2-4 GB |
| Vanilla 10-20 playersSmall community with plugins like EssentialsX | 4-8 GB |
| Light modpack (50 mods)Create, Cobblemon, or similar packs | 4-6 GB |
| Medium modpack (100-200 mods)All the Mods Lite, Better MC | 6-8 GB |
When 8 GB is not enough
Three things push a server past 8 GB, and none of them is the number of players on their own. A kitchen-sink pack of three hundred mods or more, several worlds loaded at once, or a map that has been explored far enough that the chunk data alone fills the memory. If you are hitting any of those, Standard is the next step: 12 GB for €4.80 more a month. You can move up without rebuilding anything, and your world comes with you.
Going the other way, Mini is €1.80 a month cheaper with 4 GB. That is enough for vanilla with a handful of friends, and not enough for the packs in the table above.
What comes with it
4 vCPU
Memory decides what fits, the cores decide whether it keeps up. Redstone, entities and world generation all land on the processor, and this plan gets its cores to itself rather than sharing them with whoever is loudest.
80 GB SSD
Enough for a world with a generous border, a full pack, and the backups you take yourself. You can pick a bigger disk at checkout if you keep more than one world around.
DDoS protection
Layer 3, 4 and 7 filtering is on every plan at no extra cost. There is no separate protection product to buy here, and no upsell once an attack starts.
Built-in AI Copilot
A chat inside your panel that reads your console and your files. Ask it why the server crashed and it tells you; ask it to install a plugin or change a setting and it prepares the change and waits for you to accept.
Free subdomain
Your server gets its own address to hand out, so nobody has to remember a number. You can point your own domain at it instead whenever you want.
Where it runs
You pick the location while you order, not afterwards in a ticket. 9 regions are ours, spread over the United States, the United Kingdom, the EU and Asia-Pacific, and the Germany (EU) region costs nothing on top of the plan price. This size also runs in 18 further cities, so if your players sit somewhere none of our own regions cover, there is still one close to them.
Questions about 8 GB servers
Is 8 GB enough for a Minecraft server?
For most servers, yes. It covers vanilla and plugin servers for a group of ten to twenty, and it covers 5 of the 6 modpacks that have a page on this site. It runs out on kitchen-sink packs of three hundred mods or more, and on several worlds loaded at the same time.
How many players fit on 8 GB?
Ten to twenty on vanilla or a light plugin setup, fewer on a heavy modpack. The number depends far more on what is running than on how many people are logged in, which is why we give a range from our own memory guide instead of a single figure.
Can I move to a bigger plan later?
Yes, and your world moves with you. Standard is the next size up at 12 GB, for €4.80 more a month. You do not rebuild anything and you do not get a new address.
Are there setup fees?
Not on the six, twelve or twenty-four month terms. Only the month-to-month term carries a one-off setup fee, and the amount is on the order page before you pay.
The sizes either side of it
Every size we run
Mini4 GBfrom €6.99 a month on a twenty-four month term
Starter8 GBfrom €8.79 a month on a twenty-four month term
Standard12 GBfrom €13.59 a month on a twenty-four month term
Premium24 GBfrom €23.99 a month on a twenty-four month term
Ultimate48 GBfrom €39.99 a month on a twenty-four month term
Enterprise64 GBfrom €67.99 a month on a twenty-four month term
Dedicated96 GBfrom €87.99 a month on a twenty-four month termSee all plansAnswer four questions and we'll pick one for you
Every price, spec and memory figure on this page is read from our own price list and our own guides when the page is built, the same list the checkout charges from.