Minecraft Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Minecraft hosting and run a private Minecraft server for your friends, family or community on your own xCloud server. xCloud runs the pinned itzg/minecraft-server 2026.10.0 image with Minecraft Java Edition 26.3, turns on the whitelist for the usernames you list, keeps online mode on so players sign in with real Minecraft accounts, mounts a persistent volume for the world and generates the console password — no Docker to touch.

Deploy your Minecraft

No terminal
No technical skills needed
No lock-in, cancel anytime

What is Minecraft?

Minecraft Java Edition is the PC edition of the sandbox game, and a private Minecraft Java Edition server lets a group of players share one persistent world. Running it yourself is the self-hosted Minecraft route, and the alternative to a subscription such as Minecraft Realms. This template runs the open-source itzg/minecraft-server image, which downloads the server software on first start and reads its settings from environment values.

On xCloud it is deployed as a single container, pinned at 2026.10.0 by immutable digest, running Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 with a whitelist, online-mode account checks and the minecraft_data volume for the world. The RCON password is generated at install. There is no web page: players add the server's address in the game's Multiplayer menu.

From Sign-Up to a Running Server In Just 3 Easy Steps

A private Minecraft server normally means a container, the server jar, a whitelist, a console password and a volume for the world before anyone can join. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Minecraft from the OneClick catalog. Accept the Minecraft EULA, then enter the Allowed players (and optionally Operators) as comma-separated Java usernames.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the itzg Minecraft server image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container, mount the minecraft_data volume for the world and settings, generate the RCON console password and download the server on first start. That first start takes about 3 to 5 minutes while the world is generated.
Step 03
Add The Server And Join
Save the RCON password from the protected credentials, then copy the Server Address from the credentials card and add it as a Multiplayer server in Minecraft Java Edition. Open the game port in your own firewall so players can reach it.

Everything Minecraft Hosting Does, On Your Own Server

A Minecraft Java Edition server that runs in full here: an allow-list, account verification and a world that survives a restart.

Whitelist Of Your Players
Only the Java usernames you list as Allowed players can join; the whitelist is enforced and set from the install form.
Online Mode Stays On
Players must sign in with legitimate Minecraft accounts. Turning online mode off would let anyone join under any name, so the template keeps it on.
Operators From The Install Form
Give operator (admin) rights to chosen usernames at install time, or leave the field empty for none.
Server Downloads Itself
The server software downloads automatically on first start, so there is no jar to fetch or place by hand.
Console Through rcon-cli
Run console commands with rcon-cli inside the container using a generated password. The RCON port is never published to the internet.
Persistent World
The world, server.properties, whitelist, ops, mods, plugins and logs live on the minecraft_data volume and survive an xCloud Restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Game Server 24/7

Managed hosting for your Minecraft server, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 deployed instantly
Community image pinned by digest
Console password generated for you
RCON port never published
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Minecraft

A Minecraft whitelist server for friends and family
Only the Java usernames you enter as Allowed players can join, so the world stays limited to the people you invited. Add or remove names later through the WHITELIST value.
A small community server with named operators
Give operator rights to chosen usernames from the install form, then manage players through the WHITELIST and OPS environment values as the group grows or changes.
A world that keeps going between sessions
The map, settings and player lists sit on the minecraft_data volume, so the server can be restarted or redeployed without losing the world your group has built.
A server tuned to how your group plays
Set the message of the day, difficulty, game mode, seed, player limit and view distance in the environment; server.properties is rewritten from those values on every start.

Minecraft vs Alternatives

Minecraft Realms: Mojang's subscription service for hosted worlds, where the server is run for you; here you run the server yourself on your own xCloud server, with the world and settings on your own volume.
Pterodactyl: A free, open-source control panel for managing game servers such as Minecraft, Rust and Terraria; this template is a single Minecraft server with no panel to run.
auto-mcs: A Minecraft Java Edition server manager that creates and manages Paper, Purpur, Fabric, Forge and other server types from a browser terminal; this template runs one vanilla server configured through environment values.
Lodestone: An open-source Minecraft server manager with a dashboard for managing instances; this template has no dashboard and is configured through environment values.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Minecraft hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

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More headroom if Minecraft sits alongside other apps on the same server.

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. The itzg/minecraft-server image is licensed under Apache-2.0; running the server requires accepting the Minecraft EULA.

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Minecraft on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

How do I host a Minecraft server with Docker?

Minecraft Docker hosting here means the template does the Docker part: it runs the itzg/minecraft-server image as one container with the minecraft_data volume and the game port set up for you. You enter the EULA acceptance and the player names, and no compose file is needed.

How much RAM does a Minecraft server need?

The template's baseline asks for 2 CPU cores, 2048 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk, and QA saw about 1 GiB idle with a 1 GB Java heap. The container needs roughly 25 to 50 percent more RAM than the heap, so this page sells the 6 GB tier.

Do I need to accept the Minecraft EULA to run a server?

Yes. The install form requires you to accept the Minecraft EULA (https://aka.ms/MinecraftEULA) before the server will start, and you are the operator of record for it. The EULA applies to every server, whoever hosts it.

How do I whitelist players on my Minecraft server?

Enter their Java usernames, comma-separated, as Allowed players at install; later, edit the WHITELIST environment value and Save & Redeploy. It is synchronized on every start, so names added with whitelist add in the console are reset on restart.

Edit environment variables

How do I update a Minecraft server to a new version?

VERSION is set to a fixed release, and the image is pinned by digest, so nothing updates itself. To move on, back up minecraft_data, then change VERSION or the template version and redeploy. Setting LATEST follows the newest release on every restart, and a world may be upgraded irreversibly.

Where does a Minecraft Docker server store the world, and what is the backup?

On the minecraft_data volume, mounted at /data in the container. It holds the world, server.properties, whitelist, ops, mods, plugins and logs, so that single volume is your backup target, ideally before any VERSION change. Test a restore before you rely on it.

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Can Bedrock players join a Java Edition server?

Not out of the box. This template runs the Java Edition image, which upstream says supports Java natively only, so Bedrock clients cannot connect to it. Upstream documents a Bedrock-compatible setup and a separate Bedrock server image, neither of which this template installs.

Do I need to open a port?

Yes. The game port (TCP, forwarded to 25565 in the container) is public, and you open it in your own firewall; the platform does not open firewall ports for you. The RCON console port is never published to the internet.

How do I run console commands?

Run rcon-cli inside the container from the server terminal, using the RCON password generated at install and shown as a protected credential. Because RCON is not published, commands only work from inside the container, not from the internet.

Is this a Minecraft cloud server with a control panel?

It is a Minecraft cloud server on your own dedicated Cloud VPS, but with no panel or web page. First start takes about 3 to 5 minutes while the server downloads and the world generates, then players join from the Multiplayer menu.

Can I install more than one Minecraft server?

No. The template allows only one Minecraft server per xCloud server, so a second world on the same box needs another server. Within the one install, the minecraft_data volume survives a restart, as QA confirmed with a marker file.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.