Sodium Plus Server Hosting
A client-side optimization modpack with a few extra tweaks.
A Fabric 26.2 server for Sodium Plus players, online in minutes.
Sodium Plus runs on each player's PC; the server is the plain game. Free trial with 8 GB, no card.
How much RAM does a server for Sodium Plus need?
Sodium Plus is a client-side pack, so the server runs the base Fabric game. Size it for the player count and for any server-side mods you add.
Different player count or extra mods in mind? The RAM calculator works it out from the same measurements.
| Players | RAM | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Just you | 2 GB | $3.50 |
| 2 to 4 friends | 4 GBrecommended | $5.50 |
| 5 to 10 players | 6 GB | $7.50 |
| Public server | 8 GB | $9.50 |
If you are not sure, start the trial: the panel's memory chart shows what the pack really uses with your group on, and RAM changes by the gigabyte at any time.
Set up a server for Sodium Plus
On your own machine
- 1Install a plain Fabric 26.2 server
Run the Fabric installer for Minecraft 26.2 on Java 25, accept the EULA in eula.txt and start it once. No pack files go on the server.
- 2Add server-side mods only if you want them
Performance and vanilla-plus packs need nothing on the server. If your group wants server-side additions, add them as ordinary mods; players do not need them installed.
- 3Open the port and share the address
Forward TCP 25565, share your public address, and have everyone install Sodium Plus in their launcher. Players without the pack can still join.
On FadeHost
- 1Start the free trial
No card. Pick Fabric and Minecraft 26.2 in the trial form.
- 2The server installs itself
Loader, Java and settings are handled. Add server-side mods from the panel if you want any.
- 3Share the address
Friends install Sodium Plus in their launcher and join. Wake-on-join keeps the bill sensible.
What Sodium Plus changes, and what it does not
- Sodium Plus is a client-side pack: rendering, performance and interface mods that run on each player's PC. Nothing in it runs on the server.
- Any Fabric 26.2 server works with it. Players who do not use the pack join the same server.
- Shaders and performance mods are the classic cause of a dedicated server refusing to boot; never copy a client pack into a server's mods folder.
Why host Sodium Plus on FadeHost
Mods, configs and datapacks from the official Fabric pack, set up on first boot with the client-only mods removed. Pack updates are one click, never an FTP session.
The server sleeps when nobody is on and wakes the moment a player joins, so a friend group pays for a server that is actually up when it matters.
When a mod breaks the boot, the diagnosis names it and the fix is one click. Ask the Copilot why the server lags and it answers from the real console and stats.
NVMe-backed nodes, full console and file access, scheduled backups to offsite storage, and every extra gigabyte of RAM is a dollar a month.
Frequently asked
What server does Sodium Plus need?
Sodium Plus is a client-side pack: it changes how the game runs on each player's PC. Any Fabric 26.2 server works with it, including a plain vanilla-compatible one. Players install Sodium Plus in their launcher and join like any other server.
How much RAM does a server for Sodium Plus need?
The server runs the base game, so 4 GB covers a friend group and 6 GB a community. Add server-side mods or plugins and size up from there.
Can I host it for free?
The free tier gives a 2 GB server, which is enough for a plain Fabric server that Sodium Plus players can join. The 7-day trial gives 8 GB with no card.
Which Java version does the server need?
Minecraft 26.2 needs Java 25. On FadeHost the right Java is picked automatically.
Do my friends need Sodium Plus too?
No. A client-side pack is each player's choice; anyone with a matching Minecraft 26.2 client can join, with or without the pack.
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