Game server (Minecraft, Palworld, etc.)
Lots of RAM, fast single-thread CPU.
Game servers are single-threaded. Clock speed/IPC matters more than core count. RAM: 4GB for 10-20 vanilla Minecraft players, 8GB+ with mods. Low ping to your players is CRITICAL.
RAM ≥ 8 GB CPU ≥ 2 cores Storage ≥ 40 GB
Recommended plans
Chosen for fitting the requirements and the price/performance for this workload.
Why: Dedicated AMD EPYC with good IPC for Minecraft Java
Why: Bare-metal Ryzen 7 PRO if you expect 50+ players
Why: 16GB RAM under €10 for heavy modpacks
contabo/vps-20.json 9 regions · Contabo
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4.5
vCPU
6 Intel/AMD shared
RAM
12 GB
NVME
100 GB
Bandwidth
∞ unmetered
6 vCPU 12 GB RAM 100 GB NVME ∞
Operational tips
- Check the ping from your country to the region — use the selector above
- Java (Minecraft) needs -Xmx -Xms and G1GC tuned
- NVMe matters for fast chunk loading