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Self-host Minecraft Server on DockHive
Your own Minecraft world for friends
Run a Minecraft Java Edition server for you and your friends. It downloads the latest server version on first start and keeps your world on the pod's disk.
- From Small · about $4/month always on
- Games
- Minecraft Server website ↗
Deploy Minecraft Server in one click
- 1 Open the App MarketplaceSign in to the DockHive console and open HivePods → App Marketplace, or follow the install link on this page.
- 2 Pick Minecraft ServerSearch for Minecraft Server or find it under Games, then choose a size (Small or larger) and the region closest to you.
- 3 InstallFill in the setting the form asks for and click Install. Minecraft Server is usually running in about a minute.
- 4 Check on itYour server is starting; it runs in the background and has no web page.
Running Minecraft Server on DockHive
Smallest size
Minecraft Server needs at least a Small HivePod (about $4 a month if it runs all the time). Smaller sizes can't be picked for it. It is billed by the hour while it runs, from your plan's included vCPU-hours first, and a stopped pod costs nothing. A Small pod needs more than the Free Tier's 1 vCPU, so use the Developer or Pro Plan.
Runs in the background
Minecraft Server has no web page of its own. It runs in the background in its HivePod, where you can open a terminal and read its logs.
Set up at install
The install form asks for one setting before Minecraft Server starts. Everything else, including passwords other services need, is generated for you.
Your data and backups
Minecraft Server's data stays on the pod's disk and survives restarts. HivePod backups include all of it, and restoring a backup brings back the same app with the same data.
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Questions about hosting Minecraft Server
How do I self-host Minecraft Server on DockHive?
Open HivePods → App Marketplace in the DockHive console, pick Minecraft Server, choose a size and a region and click Install. It runs in its own HivePod, usually in about a minute.
How much does it cost to run Minecraft Server?
An app pod is billed like any HivePod: by the hour while it runs, from your plan's included vCPU-hours first. Minecraft Server needs at least a Small pod, which is about $4 a month if it runs all the time. A stopped pod costs nothing.
Where is my Minecraft Server data kept?
On the pod's disk, in the region you picked. It survives restarts, HivePod backups include it, and restoring a backup brings back the same app with the same data.
Is Minecraft Server made by DockHive?
No. Minecraft Server is an open-source project by its own developers; see docker-minecraft-server.readthedocs.io for its documentation. DockHive's App Marketplace installs and runs it for you.
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Minecraft Server is an open-source project by its own developers, who own its name. DockHive is not affiliated with it; the App Marketplace installs and runs it for you.
Run Minecraft Server in about a minute
Sign in, open the App Marketplace and click Install. Stop the pod whenever you like: a stopped pod costs nothing.