We host Minecraft servers for communities.
Discord communities, school clubs, libraries. You tell us what you want running, we set it up and keep it running. $20 a month per server. If you're in our Discord, you can also have a server for free.
Most of our servers belong to Discord communities that want a server at their own address without anyone having to babysit it. We also run supervised servers for libraries and after-school clubs where nobody on staff has run a Minecraft server before, and modded servers for groups who just want to name a modpack and have it work.
What we do
As much or as little as you want. Some people hand us everything and never open the panel. Others only want somewhere reliable to run a server they look after themselves. Both are fine, and you can change your mind later.
Setup and migration
If you already have a world, we move it over with its plugins and settings. If you're starting fresh, tell us the version or the modpack and we set it up.
Mods, plugins and updates
Ask for a plugin or a version bump and we do it. You can also do it yourself through the panel or SFTP.
Nightly backups
Every server is backed up each night. If someone griefs the spawn or an update breaks the world, we roll it back.
Monitoring
We get alerted when a server goes down, usually before your members notice.
Always on
No daily hour limits, no sleeping servers, no queue to start. The server is up whenever your players want it.
Support from the people running it
Message us in Discord and you're talking to the people who actually run your server.
The Discord bot
Every server comes with our Discord bot. Add it to your own Discord and your staff can check status, start and restart the server, get alerts in their DMs, and have a read-only log channel for server activity. Who can do what follows the permissions you set in the panel, person by person. You can also sign in to the panel with Discord.
Pricing
One paid plan and two free ones. The free ones are real servers, not trials, but you set them up yourself.
Managed server
For communities who want us to run it
$20a month, per server
- Setup, migration, mods and updates
- Nightly backups and monitoring
- Discord bot, and support in Discord
- Your own
name.baconmc.netaddress - Hardware sized to your community
Free PEX server
For members of the Bacon MC Discord
$0one per person
- Runs PEX, our own server for Java Edition 26.3
- PEX doesn't run Paper plugins. Ask and we'll add the ones you want
- You set it up yourself in the panel
- Sign in with Discord to claim it
Free modded servers
For anyone with a Discord account at least 30 days old
$0three per person
- Old modded Minecraft on Forge 1.2.5, 1.4.7, 1.5.2 and 1.7.10
- Pick your mods or start from an FTB pack. We compile the server ahead of time, so it starts in seconds
- The always-on server has 1 GB of RAM. The sleepers have 2 GB, shut down when nobody is online and start when someone joins
- Players get a Prism Launcher pack with the right mods
Compared with the big hosts
This is how the $20 plan lines up against the 8 GB plans from three hosts people usually look at first. Their prices and support details come from their public pages and reviews in October 2026. Check them yourself before you decide, they change.
| Feature | Bacon MC | Hostinger Game Panel 2 |
BisectHosting BisectOne 8 GB |
Apex Hosting 8 GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $20 a monthSame price every month | $24.49 a monthRegular monthly price | $23.99 a month | $27.99 a month$20.99 the first month |
| Bandwidth | No cap | 8 TB cap | Unmetered | Unlimited |
| Who runs the server | Up to you. We do as much or as little as you want | You. It's a self-managed VPS with root access | You, with one-click installs in their panel | You. Custom modpack setup is a paid add-on |
| Support | The people who run your server, in your Discord | 24/7 live chat. An AI assistant answers first, then human agents | 24/7 is for tickets only, per their fine print. Average reply under 15 minutes | 24/7 live chat and tickets. Their Discord is community-only |
| Manage from Discord | Yes: status, restarts, alerts, log channels | Not advertised | Not advertised | Not advertised |
Questions we get
How is a small host this cheap?
We run on used servers that were on their way to being scrapped. The hardware is already paid for, so the $20 goes to power, bandwidth and the time it takes to look after your server.
Is there a free tier?
Two, actually. Members of our Discord can claim one free PEX server: 3 GB, always on, no time limits. You set it up yourself in the panel. PEX can't run the usual Paper plugins, so ask us for the ones you want. Separately, anyone with a Discord account can get free modded servers for Forge 1.2.5 to 1.7.10 at free.baconmc.net. If you'd rather we did the work, or you need Paper or a modpack, that's the $20 plan.
Can you move our existing server?
Yes. We can move everything: the world, plugins and settings. Or you do it yourself through the panel or SFTP and ask us if you get stuck.
Who do I talk to when something breaks?
Message us in the Discord. You'll be talking to the people who run the servers.
What do we have to do?
Run your community. We help with anything to do with the server itself, but we don't moderate what happens in game. Rules, bans and player disputes stay with your staff. We give them the tools for it: permissions, logs, and backups to roll back griefing.
How does billing work?
Monthly, per server. Message us in Discord and we'll get you set up.
Get in touch
The quickest way to reach us is the Bacon MC Discord. Say hi in there and tell us what you're trying to run.