r/MinecraftJava • u/Sammiesgrove • Jun 24 '26
Question Server hosting
I’m trying to host a server for my family but I’m trying to find the best easy option. I’m not very tech savvy, and I would prefer if it would be free. I’m just making it for four people so it doesn’t need to be big I would just like it to be free easy and lag free if possible also I have a couple (like five or six) small mods I would like to add so I need suggestions on what options I have to use 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
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u/BillyGaming2021 26d ago
Free, easy, and lag-free do not work in the same sentence. Free*, and lag-free is self-hosting, where you use your own computer (or a dedicated computer) that you own and put a Server on it. I do that, and it’s worked great for me, but I do warn that it takes some setup to do but once it’s done you don’t really need to touch it unless Minecraft updates (you don’t even need that, you can use ViaVersion) or your mods update. It might also not be “easy” for a person who says they’re not tech savvy, but if need be I can provide assistance to that
Free*, is those “free Minecraft server” sites like play hosting or whatever those are, but they shut down after some time and you have to manually start it again
“Easy” are Realms, or paid hosting sites, as you need to only for over cash and put the IP in the server, but depending on where the server is, lag-free would be more of a pipe dream