Use case
A VPS for your Minecraft server
A Linux VPS gives you full control over Paper, plugins and modpacks. Install Java 21 or the Pterodactyl panel from your server's apps tab and start with the size that fits your player count.
Recommended sizes
These sizes are recommendations for smooth play, not limits. VMSky doesn't cap your players: the player limit is a setting in your own server, and what the hardware really carries depends on your plugins and mods.
Paper, about 10 players
2 cores and 4 GB RAM.
Paper with plugins, about 20 to 40 players
4 cores and 8 GB RAM.
Modpacks
4 cores and 10 to 16 GB RAM.
Prices include the IPv4 address, the network port and DDoS protection. Servers are prepaid, nothing renews by itself.
What you get
- Java 21 or Pterodactyl in one click
- Install OpenJDK 21 for a single server, or the complete Pterodactyl game panel with Wings if you run several.
- Full root access
- Open the game port in the firewall, schedule your own backups and install any plugin or mod you like.
- DDoS protection included
- Always-on Layer 4 DDoS mitigation filters attack traffic before it reaches your server, at no extra cost.
- Grow later
- Start small and add cores, RAM or storage under Upgrade in the panel when more players join.
The hardware
- Processor
- Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 @ 3.6GHz
- Memory
- DDR4
- Storage
- NVMe SSD
- Network
- 10 Gbit/s (Shared)
- Location
- Germany
How to get started
- 1Create an account and top up your balance.
- 2Order a Linux server in the size you need.
- 3Install Java 21 or Pterodactyl from the apps tab of your server.
- 4Upload your server files, or create the server in Pterodactyl, and open the game port.
Guides
- Minecraft-Server (Paper) auf Linux einrichten
Ein schneller Minecraft-Server mit Paper auf Ubuntu oder Debian: Java installieren, EULA akzeptieren, RAM richtig einstellen und den Server als Dienst laufen lassen.
- Pterodactyl Panel installieren: automatisch oder von Hand
Pterodactyl verwaltet viele Gameserver über eine Weboberfläche. Was du für die Installation brauchst und wie der VMSky Auto-Installer dir die Arbeit abnimmt.
- UFW-Firewall einrichten, ohne dich auszusperren
UFW ist die einfachste Firewall für Ubuntu und Debian. So gibst du SSH, Webserver und Gameserver-Ports frei und vermeidest den klassischen Lockout.
- Wie viel CPU und RAM braucht mein Server?
Richtwerte für FiveM, Minecraft, Discord-Bots, Webseiten und Windows Server, damit du weder zu klein bestellst noch für Leistung zahlst, die du nie nutzt.
The guides are written in German.
Minecraft plugins
Ready-made Minecraft plugins for your server are in our Marketplace. Pay by card, PayPal, bank transfer or crypto and download them right after payment.
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Create an account, turn on two-factor authentication and start a test server with 2 cores and 4 GB RAM. It runs for 2 hours and is deleted afterwards. No payment details needed.