Free Minecraft server
A free Minecraft server with no queue to get in
Real hardware, the full FadeHost panel and your own world, joinable in about 20 seconds. It sleeps when nobody is online and wakes the moment a friend joins. That is the whole catch: no card, no ads, no trial clock.
- 2 GB of RAM, 10 GB of storage
- Joinable in about 20 seconds
- No card, no ads, no queue
- Europe or North America
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- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 10 GB
- Players
- 0 / 5
- Address
- oakhollow.fmc.pw
Console
What you get for $0
One Minecraft Java server per verified account, on the same nodes and in the same panel as everything else we host.
A real Minecraft server
The latest Paper build on the same FadeHost hardware our paid servers run on, in Europe or North America. Not a shared sandbox, not a demo.
The full control panel
Live console, file manager, plugins from the Resources tab, player list, scheduling. The same panel paying customers use, not a stripped-down free version.
Playing in about 20 seconds
Your server starts the moment it is claimed and is typically joinable in about 20 seconds. No queue, no position in a line, no start button to press.
Free .fmc.pw address
A clean subdomain for your server, so friends join with an address instead of an IP and a port.
Your world is yours
Keep building on the same world for as long as you play. Upload one you already have through the file manager, and if you upgrade later the world comes with you.
No ads, no surveys, no catch
Nothing to watch, no coins to click for, no daily renewal. A sleeping server costs us almost nothing to keep, and that is what pays for the free tier.
Playing in three steps
There is nothing to configure and no slot to pick. Verifying your email is what claims the server.
- 1
Create your account
Register with email, Discord, Google or GitHub. It takes about 30 seconds and asks for no card.
- 2
Verify your email
Click the link we send you. That is the only check there is, and it is what makes the account eligible for a free server.
- 3
The server is claimed for you
As soon as the email is verified we claim a free server for your account in the region closest to you, Europe or North America, and start it. Copy the address from the panel and join.
What lands in your panel
A running Minecraft Java server on the latest Paper build, with the address at the top of its page. The first join is usually possible before Minecraft has finished loading.
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 10 GB
- Players
- 5 slots
- Address
- Free .fmc.pw subdomain
- Region
- Europe or North America
- Cost
- $0, no card
A world you already have goes up through the file manager or over SFTP. Single-player worlds and Realms downloads work.
The one trade-off
It sleeps when you do
With nobody online, your server saves the world and falls asleep after 1 minute. That is the whole difference between free and paid here, and it is why the free tier can exist without ads or coins: a sleeping server costs us almost nothing to keep.
Waking it is not something anyone has to do. The console in the panel shows the sequence from our side; the list below is the same thing from the player's side.
It stays in the server list
A sleeping server does not disappear. It sits in the Minecraft list saying it is asleep and to join to wake it up.
They wait inside the game
Clicking join puts them in a FadeHost waiting room while the server boots. No website to visit, no button to press.
They are moved into the world
About 20 to 30 seconds later the transfer happens on its own and they are in the world, where they left off.
Bedrock players cannot trigger a wake yet: a Java player joining, or the Start button in the panel, does it for them.
Keeping it awake longer
A minute is short on purpose. If the sleeping is in your way, the same server and the same world can wait longer or stop sleeping altogether, and nothing resets when you switch.
- Lite, $2 a month or $20 a year
- Waits 15 minutes before sleeping instead of 1, 20 player slots, 30 GB of storage and automatic backups. Same 2 GB, same world.
- Always-on, from $2.50 a month
- Never sleeps. 1 GB is included and every extra gigabyte is a dollar, so a 4 GB server that is up around the clock is $5.50.
Free, Lite and always-on, next to a typical free host
The three FadeHost columns are the same server and the same world at different prices. The last column is what the ad-funded free hosts give you.
| FadeHost Free | Lite, $2/mo | Always-on, from $2.50/mo | Typical free hosts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0, no card | $2/mo or $20/yr | From $2.50/mo | $0 plus ads and surveys |
| Queues to start | None, boots in about 20 s | None | None, it is already up | Wait in line at peak times |
| When nobody's online | Sleeps after 1 minute, wakes on join | Sleeps after 15 minutes, wakes on join | Runs 24/7 | Shuts down, manual restart |
| RAM | 2 GB | 2 GB | 1 GB per $1, up to 50 GB | 1-2 GB shared |
| Storage | 10 GB | 30 GB | 30 GB, expandable | Varies |
| Player slots | 5 | 20 | You set it | Varies |
| Server address | Free .fmc.pw subdomain | Free .fmc.pw subdomain | Free subdomain or dedicated IP | Random host and port |
| Panel | Full FadeHost panel | Full FadeHost panel | Full FadeHost panel | Limited web console |
| Backups | None | Automatic, daily | Automatic cloud backups | None |
| World kept | While you play (10-day activity rule) | Kept, no activity rule | Kept for as long as you host it | Often wiped when inactive |
Upgrading keeps the server you already have: the world, the address and the settings stay where they are.
More about the free server
Free 24/7, explained
What that phrase hides at every host, and what ours does.
Read itFree modded servers
Why it is a trial with 8 GB, not a free server with 2.
Read itBedrock friends
Phones and consoles join the free Java server with crossplay.
Read itFor you and your friends
Five slots, a join link, sleeps when everyone logs off.
Read itFree server FAQ
- Is it really free? What's the catch?
- Really free: no card, no trial clock, no ads, no surveys. The one trade-off is that your server goes to sleep after 1 minute with nobody online and wakes automatically when someone joins. Sleeping servers cost us almost nothing, which is what makes the free tier sustainable.
- How does wake-on-join work?
- When your server is asleep and a player clicks join, they land in a FadeHost waiting room in-game while the server boots, usually 20 to 30 seconds, and are transferred in automatically. Nobody has to visit a website or press a start button. You can also wake it yourself with the Start button in the panel.
- How many players can join?
- Five at once. The free server has 2 GB of RAM, sized for a group of friends on the latest Paper build rather than a public community server. Lite raises the limit to 20, and an always-on server sets its own.
- Can I install plugins and change settings?
- Yes. You get the full panel: install Paper plugins from the Resources tab or upload them in the file manager, edit server.properties, use the live console, manage the whitelist. They are the same tools paying customers use.
- Can my friends on phones and consoles join?
- Yes. The free server is Java, and Java servers take Bedrock players once you turn on crossplay in the settings: the panel then shows a second address and port for phones, tablets and Windows, and no Java account is needed. Bedrock players cannot trigger a wake yet, so a Java player or the Start button has to do that first.
- Can I run a modpack on it?
- Not a real one. Modpacks want 6 GB or more and the free server has 2, which runs a Paper plugin server or a light Fabric setup well. The route that works is the 7-day trial: 8 GB, any pack, no card.
- How long can I keep my free server?
- As long as people actually play on it. If no player joins for 7 days we email you a heads-up; after 10 days of zero joins the server is recycled so someone else can have the slot. Join once and the timer resets. A server whose owner pays for anything is never recycled.
- What if no free slots are available?
- Free capacity is limited and slots recycle as inactive servers are cleaned up. If everything is claimed right now, create your account anyway, then check back in a day or two and claim yours the moment a slot opens. Paid servers are always available instantly.
- Is this a free Aternos alternative?
- If you're looking for an Aternos-style free Minecraft server without start queues, FadeHost Free is exactly that: your server boots in seconds, wakes itself when players join, and runs on the same hardware as our paid hosting, with a full panel and no ads.
- What is the step up from free?
- A Lite server for $2 a month or $20 a year: the same 2 GB and your same world, 30 GB of storage, up to 20 players, automatic backups, and it waits 15 minutes before sleeping instead of 1. Always-on servers with more RAM start at $2.50 a month. Upgrading keeps everything as it is.
- Is this a trial?
- No. A trial ends; this doesn't. The free server stays free for as long as you play on it. We also offer a separate 7-day trial of the full paid experience, with the always-on option, more RAM and backups, and no card required.
Claim your free server
Register, verify your email, and the server is yours and booting. Free for as long as you play on it.
No credit card. No ads. Recycled only after 10 days without a single player.