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Minecraft: Crossplay server hosting

Java and Bedrock players, in one world.

CloudShield DDoS protection and automatic backups included.

From$6.99$5.94/mo

Build your server

Minecraft: Crossplay

Paper + Geyser

RAM15–30 players
8 GB

1 CPU core · 40 GB NVMe storage

You pick the location at checkout. The price is the same in all 18.

Setup
~60s
Per month
$28.19$23.96

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No card needed. Keep it any time and your world carries over.

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Pick your plan

Per-GB pricing, no setup fees, upgrade any time.

Starter

$6.99$5.94/mo

Vanilla worlds and small crews.

  • 2 GB RAM
  • 1 CPU core
  • 10 GB NVMe storage
  • 1–5 players
  • Automatic backups
  • DDoS protection

Pro Most picked

$28.19$23.96/mo

Modpacks and mid-size communities.

  • 8 GB RAM
  • 1 CPU core
  • 40 GB NVMe storage
  • 15–30 players
  • Automatic backups
  • DDoS protection

Dedicated

$112.89$95.96/mo

Whole-node performance for big networks.

  • 32 GB RAM
  • 1 CPU core
  • 160 GB NVMe storage
  • 30+ players
  • Automatic backups
  • DDoS protection

Built for Minecraft: Crossplay

Every plan includes

  • Instant automated setup
  • Full SFTP + file manager
  • Automatic game updates
  • One-click modpack installs
  • Free migrations
  • Automatic backups
  • 3-day full refund
  • DDoS protection, always on
Geyser pre-installed
Java and Bedrock players share one server with no manual setup.
Every platform
PC, mobile, console and tablet all connect to the same world.
Protocol translation handled for you
Automatic, in real time, with no plugin configuration needed.
Java and Bedrock plugins
Mods and plugins run for whichever platforms support them.

Underneath, this is Paper with a translation layer in front of it. Permissions, economy plugins, world guards and command blocks all behave exactly as they did, so a server you already run can take Bedrock players without being rebuilt.

Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, iOS, Android and both PC editions connect to one address. Send a friend the IP and the port and they are in, whatever is under the television.

In the panel

How does Crossplay work?

Geyser is a middleware that translates all incoming and outgoing packets between Java and Bedrock editions. It works as a standalone proxy, enabling any modern Minecraft Java server to accept Bedrock connections. When installed as a plugin on your server, Geyser seamlessly enables compatibility with Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, allowing players from all platforms to join your community.

No additional software required
Players can join directly from their preferred Minecraft version
Automatic protocol translation
Seamless conversion between Java and Bedrock protocols in real-time
Universal version support
Compatible with all modern Minecraft versions across platforms
Native feature preservation
Platform-specific features remain intact for all players

Running a Minecraft: Crossplay server

A crossplay server is ordinary Java software with Geyser and Floodgate in front of it, translating the Bedrock protocol in both directions. Everything the server itself understands is Java: Java rules, Java plugins, Java redstone. What changes is who can reach it, because phones, consoles, tablets and PCs all arrive in the same world. Plan around plugins rather than mods, leave a little headroom for the translation layer, and the rest behaves like any Paper server.

How much RAM do you need?

PlayersRAMTypical use
1–5 players3 GBA survival world, with Geyser alongside it.
5–15 players6 GBGeyser and Floodgate plus the usual plugin set.
15–30 players8–10 GBA mixed Java and Bedrock crowd on a larger world.
30+ players12 GB+A public crossplay server with a full plugin stack.

A guide, not a limit: you can change plan later without losing your world.

Getting started

  1. 01

    Pick a plan and a location

    Add roughly a gigabyte on top of what a Java-only server would need, because Geyser and Floodgate run beside it. Then take the nearest of our 18 locations to your players.

  2. 02

    Start on Paper or Spigot

    Geyser is a plugin, so the server underneath has to be a plugin server. Paper is the common choice. Fabric and standalone builds exist, but the plugin route is the simplest one.

  3. 03

    Check Geyser and Floodgate

    Geyser arrives configured. Confirm the Bedrock port, and leave Floodgate on so Bedrock players join without owning Java Edition. Their usernames carry a dot prefix by default.

  4. 04

    Hand out two addresses

    Java players use the host and port as normal. Bedrock players enter the same host with the Bedrock port, typed in by hand, because Bedrock clients ignore SRV records.

Split your server

Turn one server into two, for the same money

Need a database, a test server or a second world? Split RAM off the server you already have. You are re-allocating memory you already pay for, so the total barely moves: no second order, no migration.

Before

8 GB RAM

Minecraft: Crossplay

per month$28.19

split

After

6 GB RAM

Minecraft: Crossplay

Same world, same players, same address.

per month$21.09

2 GB RAM

MariaDB

A database server of your own.

per month$7.49

$28.19 before · $28.58 after: two servers, one bill

Database servers

A real database, not a shared one

Split off a database and you get your own MariaDB, PostgreSQL or MongoDB server: its own RAM, its own storage, its own version. Not a schema on a box shared with a thousand other people.

Your own instance
Dedicated RAM and CPU. A heavy query on someone else's database can't slow yours down.
Pick your engine and version
MariaDB, PostgreSQL or MongoDB, each with every version worth running. Choose at creation and keep it until you decide otherwise.
Manage it in the panel
Create databases and users, browse tables and run queries from the browser.
Reachable from your servers
Point your plugins at it over the private network. No public exposure needed.

Splitting is done from your server's page once it is running. Nothing to order.

FAQ

Before you order

Anything else: Discord or a ticket. Most get a first reply within 15 minutes.

Ask on Discord
Geyser runs on your server as a proxy, translating Bedrock's protocol into Java's in real time, so players join from either edition without installing anything extra.
Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch: anywhere Minecraft runs.
No, it ships pre-installed and pre-configured on every Crossplay server.
Ports are randomly assigned from our pool by default. A dedicated IP add-on gives you any port you like, including the standard 25565/19132. Without one, Java players can still connect via an SRV record, while Bedrock players need to enter the port manually.
Locations across North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Pick yours at checkout.
Most of them do. Anything working through chat, commands, scoreboards or ordinary blocks behaves the same on both editions. Plugins leaning on Java-only client behaviour — custom model data, inventory tricks, some GUI menus — can render oddly on Bedrock or not at all. Test the handful you actually care about early on.
No. Geyser translates the vanilla protocol, so Forge and Fabric content — custom blocks, items and entities — has nothing to map onto on the Bedrock side. That is why crossplay servers are built from plugins rather than mods. If you want a modded world, run a Java-only server instead.
No, as long as Floodgate is enabled, which it is by default. Floodgate authenticates Bedrock players against Xbox Live and lets them in without a Java purchase. Their names get a dot prefix so they cannot collide with Java names, which matters when you write whitelist or permission entries.
Close, but not exactly. Combat differs, since Bedrock has no attack cooldown, and redstone, mob spawning and a few block behaviours are not the same. The server runs Java rules throughout, so Bedrock players get Java timings and Java redstone. Most people adjust within an evening.
A little. Translation costs CPU on every Bedrock packet, and Floodgate adds a small amount of memory, so budget the extra gigabyte and expect some overhead when a large Bedrock crowd is on. On a current node it is rarely the thing that limits you first.

Guides

Guides and answers for Minecraft: Crossplay servers.

Knowledge base — setup guides and fixes

The same on every game

  • 18 locations, one price

    Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and South America.

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  • CloudShield DDoS protection

    Always on, filtered before it reaches your node, part of the price.

    How it works

  • Short routes

    Picked for their paths into the major exchanges, not just price.

    The network

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