Minecraft hosting built for friend groups

Your friends want a Minecraft server. Not a second job.

We run the hosting so your world is always there: one permanent address that wakes in seconds when a friend joins — no lobby, and no queue on paid plans. Start from a template like SkyBlock or BedWars, bring your own map, and get Java–Bedrock cross-play on Crew and Pro. There’s a €0 plan for trying the idea, and paid worlds start at 25€ a year.

Find your plan See how easy it is
Your address, for example:
dragons.on.worldfolder.com

Friends save this once and it never changes — whether the world is awake or sleeping.

No card on the free plan
Backups daily at minimum
Cancel whenever
Take your world with you
30-day money-back guarantee

Plans

Your own Minecraft world,
from only 25€ a year.

The world sleeps when nobody is playing and wakes in 10–15 seconds when a friend joins, so you never pay for idle hours. One permanent address, backups included.

New here? Start with a free 2 GB world — no card needed.

Final prices. No VAT is charged (small-business exemption, § 19 UStG).

Buddy

A vanilla world for a small group

25€ / year

That’s 2.08€ a month

About 0.35€ a month each if 6 friends share it

  • 2.5 GB RAM · 10 GB storage
  • About 6 players online together
  • Hourly automatic backups
  • Starts first — skips the shared queue
  • Ready-made templates and several saved worlds
  • Vanilla worlds only
  • No cross-play
Recommended

Crew

Mods, plugins and cross-play for a friend group

45€ / year

That’s 3.75€ a month

About 0.31€ a month each if 12 friends share it

  • 4 GB RAM · 20 GB storage
  • About 12 players online together
  • Hourly automatic backups
  • Starts first — skips the shared queue
  • Ready-made templates and several saved worlds
  • Mods and plugins
  • Java & Bedrock cross-play

Pro

Big groups and heavier modpacks

120€ / year

That’s 10€ a month

About 0.33€ a month each if 30 friends share it

  • 8 GB RAM · 60 GB storage
  • About 30 players online together
  • Hourly automatic backups
  • Starts first — skips the shared queue
  • Ready-made templates and several saved worlds
  • Mods and plugins
  • Java & Bedrock cross-play

Free

Not ready to pay? Start free.

A permanent address, a 2 GB world for about 4 friends, 5 GB of storage and daily automatic backups — no card, no time limit. Free worlds can wait a little when the platform is busy.

See what Free includes

Cancel any time to stop renewal. Your first purchase has a 30-day money-back guarantee — scope and exclusions are in the Terms.

How it works

Nobody has to be the server person.

No one has to learn a hosting panel, keep a PC running or be on call whenever somebody wants to play. WorldFolder handles that part for your group.

01

Make it yours

Start from a template like SkyBlock or BedWars, bring an existing world, or go fresh. Choose vanilla, add plugins or pick a modpack — compatibility is verified as you build it.

02

Share one address

Send your group a permanent address like dragons.on.worldfolder.com. They save it once in Minecraft and join anytime from PC, console, or mobile.

03

Get on with the game

The server wakes automatically in 10–15 seconds when players join — no waiting in lobbies. Backups and routine server maintenance happen without anyone babysitting a dashboard.

dragons.on.worldfolder.com waking on join

JOIN Alex connected to server

Proxy waking world from sleep … (11s)

World online — Alex transferred seamlessly

Alex: anyone around for the nether fortress raid? :)

Mira: coming! give me 2 mins

Cold Wake 10–15s Wakes directly on player connect
Zero Hassle No 'Start' button No ad-queues — friends just join
DDoS Defense Included Enterprise OVH Game mitigation

No one pressed start. No waiting in ad-queues. The world woke up because Alex joined.

Included, not add-ons

Everything a friend group needs,
already in the price.

Ready-made maps, several saved worlds, backups and room for the whole Discord come with every plan. Pick a plan by how many of you play at once.

Java + Bedrock, one world

On Crew and Pro, Java, Bedrock and mobile players join the same world. No separate Bedrock server to run and no per-player fees.

Pick a map like Realms

SkyBlock, BedWars, OneBlock, Parkour or a fresh survival world — choose a template while creating, or upload the map your group already has.

Several worlds, one plan

Keep as many worlds as fit in your storage and switch between them anytime. Every world gets its own permanent address.

Invite the whole Discord

The whitelist has no real limit. Plans are about how many of you play at once — not how many people are invited.

Mods & plugins at creation

On Crew and Pro, pick a modpack or plugins while creating the world, with compatibility checked before it starts. No tickets, no waiting on us.

Wakes in seconds, no lobby

A paid world starts in about 10–15 seconds when a friend joins. It skips the queue and has no lobby — it feels like a 24/7 server without the 24/7 bill.

Backups

A safety net, on by default.

Every world is backed up automatically, on every plan. Rolling back a griefed build or a bad mod update is a click away — and you can download any snapshot and keep it yourself.

  • Automatic. Daily on Free and hourly on paid plans. Nothing to configure.
  • One-click restore. Pick a snapshot, restore in place, keep playing on the old world.
  • Yours to keep. Download any backup as a file. If you ever leave, your world leaves with you.
Today, 04:12 186 MB
Restore Download
Yesterday, 04:08 182 MB
Restore Download
Aug 12, 04:10 181 MB
Restore Download
Aug 01 Monthly 179 MB
Restore Download

Paid plans keep the last 3 hourly, 3 daily, 3 weekly and 3 monthly backups.

Useful before you spend anything

Minecraft server advice
in normal language.

Work out how much RAM you need, whether free hosting is good enough and what Java–Bedrock cross-play can actually do. If another option suits you better, the guide should say so.

Browse all guides

Before you decide

Straight answers.

Still wondering about something? Email hello@worldfolder.com and ask us directly.

Which plan does my group actually need?
Go by the number of people who are usually online at the same time, not the size of your Discord. Free is enough to try a small vanilla world. Buddy suits a small group on a vanilla world. Crew is the sensible choice for most groups: about 10 people playing together, plus mods, plugins and Java–Bedrock cross-play. Pro is for big groups and heavier modpacks. You can change plans later.
Can I invite more people than the plan says?
Yes. The player figure is a comfortable number online together, not a limit on invitations. A 10-player Crew world can have 30 people on its whitelist if only a smaller group tends to play at once.
What is WorldFolder?
WorldFolder is Minecraft hosting where nobody has to be the starter. Your world keeps one address, starts when a friend joins, and costs what you actually need. No RAM selectors, no JVM flags, no “can you start the server?” texts.
Is there a free Minecraft server hosting tier?
Yes. Every WorldFolder starts free: 2 GB RAM, about 4 players at once, 5 GB storage, one permanent address — with no time limit. Your friends just join, and the world starts itself. Free worlds start when shared capacity is available, and may wait briefly when the platform is busy. Paid plans start fast and cost from 2.08€ a month when billed yearly.
How much will it cost?
Final prices. No VAT is charged (small-business exemption, § 19 UStG). Billed yearly: Buddy 25€ a year (2.08€ a month), Crew 45€ a year (3.75€ a month) and Pro 120€ a year (10€ a month). Month-to-month costs more: 3€, 5€ and 15€. Crew is the plan we recommend for most groups: about 10 people playing together with mods, plugins and Java–Bedrock cross-play. You see the final price before paying.
How fast does the server start?
Paid plans get priority wake-up: typically around 10–15 seconds, and they skip the shared-capacity queue. Free worlds target about 20 seconds when capacity is available, but may queue when the platform is busy. Either way, your address stays the same whether the world is awake or sleeping.
Can I use mods and plugins?
Yes, on Crew and Pro — and you pick them while creating the world, with compatibility checked before it starts. Choose a pack such as Cobblemon, Better MC, Create or All the Mods, or add useful plugins for homes, land claims, voice chat and web maps. Some very large packs may need a bigger plan.
Can Java and Bedrock players share a world?
Yes, on Crew and Pro. Java, Bedrock and mobile players join the same compatible world — the same address, no separate Bedrock server. Heavily modded Java worlds are the exception because Bedrock clients do not have the same mod content.
Can I bring an existing world?
Yes. Upload your world and keep building where you left off. You can also download it again at any time if you want a local copy or decide to host somewhere else.
How many separate worlds can I keep?
As many as fit in your storage. A typical world uses roughly 5–10 GB, although explored or heavily modded worlds can be larger. Crew includes 20 GB, which is usually enough for two to four ordinary worlds.
Does WorldFolder run on green energy?
We do not make a blanket green-energy or data-residency claim. The service uses named providers, and the current privacy notice explains the provider categories and the facts that still need to be checked in each live provider account. Sleep mode can reduce active compute, but it is not an energy guarantee.
Are my worlds backed up?
Yes. Free includes once a day backups with daily, weekly and monthly recovery points. Paid plans back up every hour with full multi-tier GFS retention, giving you a safe way back after a bad update, accidental destruction or griefing. Backups count towards the storage included with your plan.
Do I need a credit card to start?
No. The free tier needs no card at all. Paid plans can be billed yearly or month-to-month and you can cancel whenever you like. The Terms describe how cancellation works and a separate 30-day first-purchase money-back guarantee, with its scope and exclusions.
Is the server online 24/7?
Your world is always reachable at the same address, but it only runs while someone is playing. When the last player leaves, it sleeps and costs nothing; the moment a friend joins, it wakes up — usually in 10–15 seconds on paid plans. There is no lobby, and paid worlds skip the queue (Free worlds may wait briefly when the platform is busy), so for your group it feels close to a 24/7 server without the 24/7 bill.
Can I join with a cracked Minecraft account?
No — WorldFolder requires a genuine Minecraft account for every player. It keeps griefers out and lets us offer a real free tier without ads or shady deals.
How many plugins can I use?
No fixed limit. Crew and up support Spigot/Paper plugins and modpacks, and the cap that matters is your plan's RAM and storage — not an arbitrary plugin count.