Which plan do I need?
Short answerAnswer the four questions of the plan finder: your edition, what you run, how many people play at once and where they live. It puts one plan in front of you, based on the same RAM table as our guide, and you can order it from there with "Set this server up".
Find your plan in five steps
Open the plan finder and pick your edition: Java, Bedrock, or both together on one server.
The first question of the plan finder, Which edition are you playing, with the three choices marked in red Say what you are going to run: survival with friends, a light modpack, a heavy modpack, or a public server or network. This matters more than anything else for the size.
The question What are you going to run on it with its four choices marked in red Pick how many people will be on at the same time.
The question How many people will be on at once with its four choices marked in red Pick where your players live, and then the location itself. Each location shows what it adds to the monthly price.
The question Where do your players live with Europe, North America, Asia and Australia marked in red The finder shows one plan with its memory, cores, disk and price, and why it fits. Press "Set this server up" to open the order form with those choices filled in, or "Compare all plans" to look around first.
The result of the plan finder with the recommended plan and the Set this server up button marked in red
What the plan finder says along the way
| What it says | What it means and what to do |
|---|---|
Java it is. Then the next thing that matters is whether you are running mods. | After the edition question. Mods change the memory a server needs more than anything else, so that is asked next. |
The plain game is the cheapest thing you can run, so this will not be a big machine. | After choosing survival with friends. Expect a small plan; that is the finder being honest, not cutting corners. |
Five players is nothing for a server; what you run matters far more than who joins. | After the player count. The number of players moves the result much less than mods or a public server do. |
Why it often picks a small plan
The finder never recommends more than our own RAM guide says you need. A few friends on the normal game need little memory, so that answer usually lands on one of the smaller plans. Mods and a public server are what push it up.
Torn between two sizes?
Read the RAM guide the finder is built on, or ask the AI support bot at the bottom right with what you plan to run. It uses the same table, so the answer matches the finder.
What each answer changes
The edition decides the software: Java can run plugins or mods, Bedrock runs the Bedrock server, and both together means a Java server with Geyser so Bedrock players can join. What you run decides most of the memory: a light modpack of about 50 mods needs clearly more than the plain game, and a heavy pack of 300 mods and up needs a lot more again. The player count and a public network add to that. Where your players live only picks the location and its surcharge; it does not change the size.
Why the answer comes from our RAM guide
The plan finder reads the same table that is published in our RAM guide. That way the finder can never tell you to buy more than the guide says you need, and you can check the reasoning yourself. The result card says which row of the guide it used and links to it.
Standard line or Performance line
The result may show a plan on the Performance line, with faster cores and Enterprise NVMe. For as long as the current offer runs, the upgrade to that line costs nothing extra, and the result card compares it with the same size on the standard line so you see what differs.
Questions people also ask
Do I pay per player?
No. There is no player limit in the price. The number of players only helps the finder estimate how much memory the server needs.
Can I skip the questions?
Yes. "Or skip this and build it yourself" under the questions takes you to the configurator, where you choose every part yourself.
Do Bedrock players need a different plan?
Bedrock has its own plans, such as Pocket Performance on the order form. Choose "Both, together on one server" if Java and Bedrock players should meet in one world; the finder then picks a crossplay plan.
Can I go back and change an answer?
Yes. "Back" under each question takes you one step back, and the answers you gave stay in the address bar, so you can also share the result link with a friend.