Free 24/7 Minecraft server hosting, and what that phrase hides
No host runs a server around the clock for free; the ones that say so pay for it with ads, coins or a queue. Our free server sleeps when nobody is on and wakes the moment a friend joins, so it is there whenever you are.
What "24/7" means at free hosts
A Minecraft server takes a few gigabytes of RAM and a CPU core for every hour it is up. Nobody gives that away for a server with nobody on it, so every free "24/7" offer pays for the empty hours somehow: advertising you watch, coins you earn by clicking, a renewal you must confirm every day, or a queue when the free machines are full. When you stop paying attention, the server stops.
Read the small print on any free 24/7 offer for one of those four words.
What ours does
The free FadeHost server sleeps after one minute without players. When someone clicks join, they land in a small waiting room inside the game while the server boots, about 20 to 30 seconds, and are moved in automatically. Nobody visits a website, nobody presses start. From the players' side the server is always there; from our side it costs almost nothing while asleep, which is what keeps it free without ads.
2 GB of RAM, the latest Paper build, a free subdomain, the full control panel. No card, no trial clock.
When you want it really up all the time
Lite, $2 a month, keeps the same server and world, waits 15 minutes before sleeping instead of one, adds backups and 20 slots. An always-on server starts at $2.50 a month for 1 GB and adds a dollar per gigabyte; a 4 GB server that never sleeps is $5.50. Upgrading keeps everything as it is.
Frequently asked questions
Is the free server online 24/7?
It is reachable 24/7: it sleeps when nobody is on and wakes when someone joins, with a short in-game wait while it boots. It does not run around the clock with nobody on it, which is what keeps it free without ads or coins.
How long does the wake take?
About 20 to 30 seconds. The player who triggered it waits in a small in-game room and is moved into the world automatically.
Do I have to renew it every day?
No. There are no renewal clicks, coins or surveys. Servers that nobody has played on for a couple of weeks are recycled to free the slot; playing on it keeps it.
Can I keep it up during a stream or an event?
Yes: the Lite upgrade ($2 a month) waits 15 minutes before sleeping, and an always-on server from $2.50 a month never sleeps. Both keep the same world.