Minecraft server hosting on Zeros Host
Zeros Host offers Minecraft Java Edition server hosting from £5/mo, with a 24-hour free trial and a panel that supports Paper, Spigot, Fabric, and Forge. Here is what the tiers look like and what the panel gives you.
If you are looking for Minecraft server hosting in the UK, most providers give you a shared slice of an oversold machine with a cPanel from 2010. Zeros Host runs the same panel infrastructure used for every other game on the platform, so the tools you get for a Minecraft server are the same ones GMod and Rust server owners use.
Plans and pricing
Minecraft hosting starts at £5 per month for the Starter tier: 2 GB RAM and 40 GB storage. That covers a vanilla or lightly modded server for a group of friends. The Standard tier at £9/mo (4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage) is the most popular choice and handles most Paper or Spigot setups with a handful of plugins. Full pricing is at zerosrp.co.uk/pricing.
Every plan starts with a 24-hour free trial. No credit card, full panel access. You can install Paper, drop in plugins, and connect from Java Edition before you pay anything.
Supported server types
The Minecraft egg supports the main Java Edition server types:
- Paper - the standard choice for most plugin servers; forks Spigot with additional performance patches.
- Spigot - the original Bukkit fork, compatible with the widest range of plugins.
- Fabric - the preferred modloader for most newer mods; lighter than Forge.
- Forge - the modloader for heavier modpacks, Feed the Beast, and older mod collections.
- Vanilla - the unmodified Mojang server, for purists or snapshot testing.
What the panel gives you
The panel is a custom Pterodactyl fork. For Minecraft servers the useful parts are:
- File manager with bulk upload - drop a world folder or a modpack directory straight into the panel without an FTP client.
- File History - automatic snapshots on every panel save. If a plugin update breaks something, you can diff and restore to any checkpoint without maintaining a local backup.
- Console with live output - watch server startup, player connections, and error logs in real time from the browser.
- Subuser permissions - grant co-admins limited panel access without sharing your account password.
Hardware and location
Most servers run on Hetzner infrastructure in Germany, and we also have a real UK node live in London. Latency from the UK is typically 20-40ms on the German node, which is comparable to dedicated UK-based hosts, and lower still on the UK node. Server provisioning after registration takes around 30 seconds.
Getting started
Register at zerosrp.co.uk/register and start a 24-hour trial to check the panel and test your connection before committing. If you have questions about plugin setup, modpacks, or migration from another host, the Discord has a support channel for exactly that.
Want to try this on a real server?
Everything in this post works the same on ours, with the panel, off-site backups and full file access included on every plan. Try it free for 24-hour, no credit card required.
Still stuck after reading this?
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