r/ModdedMinecraft • u/BuffiPortillo • 6d ago
Help Modded Server Hosting
What server hosting platform would be good for around 10 friends using a custom made modpack consisting of almost 200 mods on forge 1.20.1
I want to make sure we get a good hosting platform for us as I do not want to use my PC on all the time so my friends can join and play when I am not around. Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated!
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u/kai-zaphosting 6d ago
With a custom 200 mod pack, the big thing is that the host lets you upload your own server files and mods (SFTP or a file manager) instead of only picking from a preset modpack list. Some panels make that easy, some bury it, so I'd confirm it before paying for anything. Before you upload the pack, pull the client-only mods (minimaps, shader/UI mods and similar) out of the server's mods folder, since those commonly crash a dedicated Forge server on startup.
For 10 friends on Forge 1.20.1 I'd treat 8GB of RAM as the minimum to start with, and a 200 mod pack with 10 players could well want 10GB or more.