A Minecraft server for the session, not the month.
Open one free Java server, invite a few friends, and play until the clock runs out. The world stays on your account. Start another session whenever you want.
How it works
Four steps, then you are in the world
01
Create the account
A username, email, and password. No card for the free server.
02
Name the world
Pick 1.20 or 1.21, and Paper or Vanilla. You get one server.
03
Start the clock
Starting the server begins the session. Friends join while it is online.
04
It stops, the world stays
At zero the server shuts down. Start again later from the same world.
Built for a short game, not an empty box
The free plan is small on purpose. It is enough to test a world or play with a handful of people, and the panel tells you exactly what you have.
A console you can type into, with player list, seed, save, and stop.
A visible timer, so nobody is surprised when the session ends.
Plus and Pro if you need more memory, slots, storage, or a longer session.
Add-ons for backups, a name on the domain, a faster start, and a plugin pack.
Questions people ask first
Why does the free server stop?
Free capacity is shared. A 45-minute session keeps one account from holding a machine all day. Paid plans buy a longer clock, not a different kind of server.
Do I lose the world?
No. Stopping ends the session. The world stays attached to the account, and the next start continues it.
What does an upgrade change?
RAM, player slots, storage, and session length. Add-ons are separate: backups, a subdomain, priority start, and plugins. The next session uses the new limits.
Is checkout a real charge?
Confirming applies the plan on your account. The card number is not stored, and only the last four digits stay on the receipt.
The panel
What the account can do
One server. The plan changes the size, not the controls. Read it in the order you will use it.
Before you start
One server on the account
You name it, then you are done creating it. There is no second world hiding somewhere else.
Version, chosen once
Java 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.6, or 1.20.1. Paper if you want plugins later. Vanilla if you want the official server. That choice is made before the first session.
While it is online
The clock is on the screen
Starting begins the countdown. Stopping ends it early. At zero the server shuts itself down. The free plan runs for 45 minutes. A longer clock is a bigger plan, not a different panel.
A console you can type into
The log and the reply stay in the same window. You can run list, say, gamemode, difficulty, seed, save-all, kick, and stop. Arrow keys walk back through commands you have sent.
Who is in the world
The player list follows joins and leaves. Free servers stop at five people. Plus and Pro raise that cap.
The address only answers while the session is running
Free servers use play.freemincrafthosting.com. The panel shows the host and port. A name of your own is an add-on.
After it stops
The world stays
Stopping ends the session. It does not delete the world. The next start continues the same world and the same seed. Deleting the server is a separate action. save-all writes the world before you stop.
If you need more
Upgrades change the limits
Memory, player slots, storage, and session length. Add-ons cover backups, a name on the domain, a faster start, and plugins. The change applies the next time the server starts. Unused minutes are not saved.
Help stays on the account
Log in and open a ticket. Staff can see the server, stop a stuck session, and reply in the same thread. Discord is there for anyone, including people who have not signed in.
Pricing
Free is the default. More is a choice.
Prices are monthly. You can move between plans from the upgrade page. A change applies to the next session.
Add-ons, on any plan
One server per account. Sessions do not roll over. Unused minutes are not saved.
Register
One free server. No card required.
Already have an account?
Your server
Control panel
One server. The clock runs only while it is online.
No server on this account
Create the free server, pick a version, and start a session when you are ready to play.
My Server
Offline
Session Time Left
45:00
Plan
Free
RAM
1 GB
Players
0 / 5
Storage
0.4 / 2 GB
Console
[freemincrafthosting.com] Server ready. Start a session, then open the console.
Address
play.freemincrafthosting.com
Paste this into Minecraft Java multiplayer.
Server Info
Version1.21.1
SoftwarePaper
GamemodeSurvival
DifficultyNormal
NodeUnassigned
Plugin pack installed
Quick Actions
No server to attach to
Create a free server first, then open the console.
Server console
Offline·45:00
freemincrafthosting.com — paper console
Players
0 / 5
No one online
Quick commands
Commands stay in this panel. They are not sent to a public Minecraft process.
Upgrades
Change what the next session can do
Choose one plan and any add-ons. A paid change is charged once through PayPal. It applies the next time the server starts. PayPal does not renew it.
Plans
Add-ons
Optional. They stay on the account until you turn them off.
Confirm
Save this on the account
Paid plans are confirmed by PayPal before they are saved.
Due now$0
Saved
The account is updated
Account
Billing
Your plan and the payments on this account.
Invoice
When
What
Amount
Status
First run
Install the panel
Enter the MariaDB database for this site, then choose the operator account. On a PHP host, upload the site and open install.php. That page creates the tables. A game node is added later from Admin.
Checks
Operators
Admin
Log in with the operator account to manage nodes, accounts, and sessions.
Operators
Overview
Update the website
Downloads the release and replaces the site files. Accounts, servers, packages, and the payment gateway stay in the database.
Accounts
0
Servers
0
Sessions live
0
Suspended
0
Pool memory0 / 0 GB
Add an Ubuntu node before players can be placed.
Recent actions
Node pool
Each node is a Docker container on its own Ubuntu 22.04 machine. It calls this website. Players connect to the host you enter here.
Node
Host
Memory
Servers
Agent
Actions
Accounts
User
Server
Status
Actions
Servers
Name
Owner
Software
Node
Session
Actions
These are the plans on the pricing page and the upgrade shop. Saving them changes what new sessions are allowed to use.
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Add-ons
Create a REST app at developer.paypal.com and paste the client ID and secret. Sandbox uses the sandbox app. Live charges real money. Each upgrade is one PayPal payment for the price shown. PayPal does not renew it.
Checking the connection.
The website keeps its own database. It does not live in a Hestia website folder. On the server, the installer creates a MariaDB database for this site only. Saving a different connection does not copy accounts. Restart the website service before that connection is used.
System log
Sign-ins, settings, email, updates, and operator actions. The latest 200 entries are kept.
When
Who
Event
Create Free Server
Network
Server status
Live memory and session load on the machines that run player servers. A quiet node has room. A full node will not take a new server.
Pool memory0 / 0 GB
Checking the pool.
Support
Talk to staff
Checking who is online.
Log in to open a ticket. Staff replies show up in the same thread.