Which Minecraft plan for an SMP, modpack, Bedrock or network server?

There's no single "best" Minecraft server. A friends' SMP, a 200-mod pack, a Bedrock server for phone players and a public PvP network all need different setups. Below is the best Endercloud setup for each, all on India servers with AMD Ryzen 9 5950X or equivalent CPUs, NVMe storage and DDoS protection. For a general comparison with free and overseas hosts, read Minecraft hosting in India compared.

Quick picks

Best for an SMP with friends

Most friend groups of 6–15 players are happiest on Plank (4 GB) or our best seller Stone (6 GB), running Paper or Purpur. They're faster than Vanilla and support plugins.

• Install EssentialsX, LuckPerms and more in one click from the Plugins tab. See EssentialsX setup and LuckPerms ranks.

• Let phone players join your Java SMP with Geyser and Floodgate, using one of your free extra ports.

• Add proximity chat with Simple Voice Chat.

• Give friends panel access without sharing your password using sub-users.

Best for big public SMPs, Lifesteal and PvP

Public servers with 15–40 players, economies or minigames need Iron (8 GB) to Diamond (12 GB). What matters most here:

• Low ping across India for fair PvP: choose the India (Mumbai) location.

• DDoS protection, included on every plan.

• Fast single-core speed: Minecraft's main thread runs on one core, which is where a Ryzen 9 5950X-class CPU shines.

• Tuning: optimise Paper and Purpur, pre-generate the world and find lag with spark.

• Room to grow: upgrade in a few clicks when your player count rises, paying only the difference.

Best for modpacks

Modpacks use far more memory than plugins. For heavy packs like All the Mods, RLCraft or Pixelmon, pick Diamond (12 GB) or Netherite (16 GB). Lighter packs often run well on 8–10 GB.

• Install packs from Modrinth or CurseForge in the Modpacks tab, filtered by loader (Forge, NeoForge, Fabric, Quilt) and version. See How to install a modpack.

• Add single mods from the Mods tab: How to install mods.

• The correct Java version is picked automatically when you install through Versions.

• Upload big packs or worlds over 1 GB with SFTP.

Best for Bedrock (MCPE, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch)

Vanilla Bedrock is light, so Grass (2 GB) handles a group of friends and Plank (4 GB) handles more. Weekly billing starts at ₹49.

• Choose Vanilla Bedrock at checkout, or switch later in Settings → Change Egg (Nukkit and PocketMine-MP are also available). See the Bedrock server guide.

• Bedrock players enter the address and port separately, so share both. For a cleaner address, see Use a domain with a Bedrock server.

• Want PC and phone players together? Run Java Paper with Geyser instead.

Best for networks (lobby + game servers)

A network is a proxy (Velocity, BungeeCord or Waterfall) in front of several game servers. The proxy needs little RAM, so Grass (2 GB) is ideal for it. Then add one plan per game server (lobby, survival, minigames), sized for its players.

• Set it up with Velocity and BungeeCord networks.

• Manage all your servers in one place with server folders and bulk actions.

• Very large networks (40+ players across many servers) can also run on an India VPS with full root access.

What every plan includes

• Unlimited player slots, NVMe storage, DDoS protection

• Backup slots, free MySQL databases and extra ports

• One-click Plugins, Mods, Modpacks and Versions tabs

• A free subdomain for Java servers

• Billing in rupees with UPI, weekly to yearly cycles, and the coupon ENDERSAVE

• Our team online every day, in English and Hindi

See every plan on our Minecraft hosting page. Ready? Follow How to make a Minecraft server in 5 steps, or see every price in Cheap Minecraft server hosting in India.

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