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Paper Minecraft Server Hosting

A Paper Minecraft server runs Spigot and Bukkit plugins with less lag than the normal server. Pick Paper on the order form, choose your RAM and Minecraft version, and install plugins from the control panel in one click.

8 GB Paper server€6.40a month

Smaller and bigger plans from €1.60 a month.

8 GB DDR5 RAM, 2 vCPU on an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, 40 GB NVMe storage

  • Paper on every Minecraft version from 1.8 to the newest release
  • Plugin catalog in the panel, or upload your own .jar files
  • Switch to Purpur or back to Paper and keep the world
  • AI Copilot that reads the console and finds the plugin that breaks
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Paper Minecraft server with plugin cards for economy, claims and permissions and a TPS meter at 20

In short

Paper server hosting here costs €0.80 per GB of RAM a month: €3.20 for 4 GB and €6.40 for 8 GB. Paper is the recommended software on the order form, so a new Java server starts on Paper unless you pick something else. You get a plugin catalog in the panel, a free server address and one backup on every plan.

What a Paper Minecraft server is

Paper is a server program for Minecraft Java Edition. It is built on Spigot, so it loads the same plugins, and it changes how the server handles chunks, mobs, redstone and hoppers so each tick takes less time.

Players join a Paper server with the normal game. They do not install Paper or any plugin; everything runs on the server.

Server softwarePluginsModsBest for
PaperSpigot and Bukkit pluginsNoSMP, minigames, survival with plugins
PurpurThe same plugins as PaperNoPaper with extra gameplay settings
VanillaNoNoThe game exactly as Mojang ships it
Fabric, Forge, NeoForgeNoYesModded servers and modpacks

Read Paper, Purpur or Spigot for the differences in detail.

Install plugins on your Paper server

The Plugins tab of the control panel searches a catalog of Paper and Spigot plugins. Click Install, restart the server and the plugin is active.

  1. Open your server in the control panel and go to the Plugins tab.
  2. Search the plugin by name, for example LuckPerms, EssentialsX or WorldGuard.
  3. Click Install. The panel picks the release that matches your Minecraft version.
  4. Restart the server. The plugin writes its config to the plugins folder.

A plugin that is not in the catalog goes in by hand: upload its .jar file to the plugins folder in the Files tab and restart. The full steps are in install plugins on a Minecraft server.

Ask the AI Copilot for a plugin by what it should do, for example "land claims for survival". It finds a plugin in the catalog, checks it fits your Paper version and installs it after you approve.

How much RAM a Paper server needs

Paper needs about 2 GB before the first player joins. On top of that, 1 GB carries about 3 players when the server runs 20 or more plugins, and about 4 players with a few plugins.

Paper serverPlayers onlineRAM to pickPrice a month
A few plugins, friendsUp to 84 GB€3.20
20 or more plugins, SMPUp to 158 GB€6.40
Public survival with pluginsUp to 3012 GB€9.60
Big community serverUp to 4016 GB€12.80

Raise the memory later from the panel without a new server. The Minecraft RAM guide has the full table and a calculator.

The Paper server in the control panel

Everything for a Paper server is in one control panel: console, files, plugins, backups, schedules, players and staff accounts.

  • Console: live log and commands, with crash errors explained in plain language
  • Settings: Minecraft version, server software and server.properties with an explanation per setting
  • Players: whitelist, op and ban on Java and Bedrock without typing a command
  • Schedules: automatic restarts and backups at a time you choose
  • Staff: up to 15 people with their own login and permissions
Overview of a Paper Minecraft server in the Cheapest Minecraft Hosting control panel, with memory, players and the start and stop buttons

Hardware and location of the Paper server

Every Paper server runs on an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X with DDR5 memory and NVMe storage, hosted in Poland. Paper does most of its work on one main thread, so a processor with a high clock speed keeps the TPS at 20 for longer.

Each plan gets 5 GB of NVMe storage per GB of RAM, so an 8 GB Paper server has 40 GB. Support answers from 07:00 to 23:00 Central European Time.

Paper server hosting prices per GB of RAM

Every plan costs €0.80 per GB of RAM a month, on every term. The vCPU and the NVMe storage grow with the memory.

RAMvCPUNVMe storagePrice a monthOrder
4 GB120 GB€3.204 GB Paper server
8 GB240 GB€6.408 GB Paper server
12 GB260 GB€9.6012 GB Paper server
16 GB380 GB€12.8016 GB Paper server
24 GB3120 GB€19.2024 GB Paper server
32 GB4160 GB€25.6032 GB Paper server

Questions about Paper server hosting

Is Paper free on this hosting?

Yes. Paper, Purpur and the plugin catalog cost nothing extra. You pay only for the RAM of the plan, €0.80 per GB a month.

Can I switch my Paper server to Purpur or Fabric later?

Paper to Purpur keeps the world and plugins. A change to Fabric, Forge or NeoForge also keeps the world, but plugins do not run there; make a backup first. Change it under Settings.

Which Minecraft versions can a Paper server run?

Every version on the order form from 1.8 up to the newest Paper release. Pick Latest to get the newest version Paper supports.

Do my players need to install anything for Paper?

No. Plugins run on the server only. Players join with the normal Minecraft Java Edition of the same version.

Can Bedrock players join a Paper server?

Yes, with Geyser and Floodgate. Order the Crossplay edition and they are set up for you; see crossplay Minecraft server hosting.

Written by the Cheapest Minecraft Hosting team, first published , updated .

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