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Game server requirements calculator
How much RAM, CPU and storage does your game server need? Pick the game, the players and the mods and see what the server needs and which one fits, with its price per hour.
A Minecraft server for 8 players needs
- RAM
- 6 GB
- CPU
- 2 vCPU
- Storage
- World saved at every pause
The server that fits on EphemeralHost
Casual · 8 slots
0.35 €/h
6 GB RAM · 2 vCPU
That is 0.044 € per player slot and hour. An evening of 4 hours: 1.40 €.
All prices include 19 % VAT and are billed to the minute. A paused server costs you nothing.
How the calculator sizes a Minecraft server
Minecraft runs in its own container with 2 vCPU. Its memory starts at 4 GB and grows by 1 GB for every 4 players, the way EphemeralHost sizes every Minecraft server; the server size is the next one up from your players.
A big modpack or world needs more memory: More power adds 4 GB for +0.15 €/h, only while the server runs.
Minecraft servers load mods from Modrinth and CurseForge: up to 40 mods and 1 GB per server.
| Server | RAM | Price per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 4 slots | 5 GB | 0.25 €/h |
| 8 slots | 6 GB | 0.35 €/h |
| 16 slots | 8 GB | 0.45 €/h |
| 32 slots | 12 GB | 0.65 €/h |