Minecraft (NeoForge) Server Hosting
Rent a Minecraft server: Vanilla, Paper, Fabric, Forge or NeoForge, with a live map that needs no plugin, a shop and kits, a Discord chat bridge, one-click mods and plugins, and automatic backups.
Choose Your Minecraft Server Type
What's Included
- ✓Live map from your world's region files, with no plugin or mod
- ✓Player positions, the spawn point and the world border on the map
- ✓Shop and kits with Discord /buy and /kits, each delivery checked against the inventory
- ✓Item catalogue from your server and its mod jars
- ✓Coins for kills, advancements and playtime
- ✓Discord linking with !link, and in-game chat to and from Discord
- ✓Chat, joins, deaths and advancements in the panel
- ✓Event Manager: difficulty, hardcore and view distance on a schedule
- ✓Command Manager: 25 schedulable console commands
- ✓Multiple server types (Vanilla, Paper, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge)
- ✓One-click mods (Forge, Fabric, NeoForge) and plugins (Paper)
- ✓Editable JVM arguments on Forge and NeoForge (user_jvm_args.txt)
- ✓Whitelist and permission management
- ✓Discord bot with 52 commands, and the Customer API
- ✓Automatic backups every 24 hours, plus file access over FTP and SFTP
- ✓Instant deployment and DDoS protection
Server Details
Minecraft is the world's best-selling sandbox game. A GameGrid server runs any of five server types, Vanilla, Paper, Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, deployed in minutes and run from the control panel, the Discord bot or the Customer API.
Every server type gets a live map drawn from your world's own region files, with player positions, the spawn point and the world border, read over vanilla RCON while the map is open. Map plugins exist, but each has to be installed and none runs on Vanilla; this map needs neither.
Run an in-game economy: a shop and kits your players buy with /buy and /kits in the GameGrid Discord bot, from an item catalogue built from your server and its mod jars, with every delivery checked against the player's inventory. Players link their Discord account with a !link code in game chat and earn coins for kills, advancements and playtime. Chat, joins, deaths and advancements show in the panel, and your in-game chat can be bridged to a Discord channel both ways.
The Event Manager changes the difficulty, hardcore mode or view distance for a window and puts them back afterwards, and the Command Manager schedules any of the 25 console commands this server type has, @a for all players included.
A built-in mod manager installs from CurseForge, Nexus Mods and Modrinth in one click (Paper also offers Hangar), or upload your own .jar. Vanilla has no mod or plugin support; Paper adds Bukkit/Spigot plugins; Forge, Fabric and NeoForge add mods, and Forge and NeoForge have editable JVM arguments.
The whitelist, admins and bans are lists in the panel. Backups run every 24 hours and are stored away from the machine your server runs on, and your world's files are yours through the file manager, FTP and SFTP.
Also Included
Every slot on a plan in this group can run any of these games at the same price. To change games, delete a server and create another game in its slot. Save its world to your Vault first to load it back when you return to that game.
Minecraft (NeoForge) Server Hosting FAQ
Which Minecraft server types do you support?
GameGrid supports all five Minecraft server types: Vanilla, Paper, Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge. You choose the type when you create the server. Each type is a separate server, so to move to a different type you create a new server of that type and copy your world across with the File Manager. Paper is the most popular choice for plugin-based servers, while Forge, Fabric, and NeoForge are used for modded servers.
What is the difference between Paper, Forge, and Fabric?
Paper is a high-performance server fork that supports Bukkit and Spigot plugins without changing vanilla gameplay. Forge is a mod loader for large content modpacks like FTB and All The Mods. Fabric is a lightweight mod loader that updates quickly and is popular for performance mods like Lithium and FerriteCore. NeoForge is a newer fork of Forge that split off in late 2023, starting with Minecraft 1.20.2, and is now the standard for modern modded servers, while legacy Forge is still used for older versions.
Can I install plugins on my Minecraft server?
Yes. If you are running Paper or Spigot, you can install Bukkit and Spigot plugins. Common plugins include LuckPerms for permissions, EssentialsX for general utilities, and WorldEdit for world management. Vanilla has no plugin or mod support. Forge, Fabric, and NeoForge support mods, not plugins.
How do I install mods on my Minecraft server?
Use the Mods tab in the GameGrid control panel. Browse CurseForge, Nexus Mods and Modrinth (Paper also offers Hangar) and install with one click. For manual installation, upload mod JAR files to the mods/ folder using the File Manager. Mods are supported on Forge, Fabric, and NeoForge servers; Paper supports plugins instead. Vanilla has no mod or plugin support. Mods that add client-side content or require client/server synchronization must also be installed by players on their own clients. Server-side-only mods generally do not require client installation.
How many players can a Minecraft server handle?
Minecraft servers on GameGrid can handle 100+ players depending on your server type, mods and configuration. Paper servers with optimized settings handle higher player counts better than Vanilla. For large servers, we recommend Paper with pre-generated chunks (using Chunky) and optimized view distances.
How do I set a whitelist on my Minecraft server?
Open the Settings tab in the control panel and enable the whitelist. Then add players by their Minecraft username or UUID from the Player Management tab. Only whitelisted players will be able to join. You can also use the in-game command /whitelist add playername if you are an operator.
Can I upload my existing Minecraft world?
Yes. Stop your server, upload your world folder to the server directory using the File Manager, and update the level-name setting in server.properties to match your world folder name. Restart the server and your world will load. Our knowledge base has a detailed guide with screenshots.
How do I become an admin (OP) on my Minecraft server?
Open the Console tab in the control panel and type op yourusername, then press Enter. You can also add operators from the Player Management tab. Once you are an OP, you can use all in-game commands like /gamemode, /give, /tp, and /time.
How do I configure server properties like difficulty and game mode?
All server.properties settings are editable from the Settings tab in the control panel. You can change difficulty, game mode, PvP, max players, view distance, level seed, and more through a visual form. Changes take effect after the next server restart.
Can I use custom JVM arguments?
On Forge and NeoForge servers, yes: they read their JVM arguments (memory, garbage collector and other flags) from user_jvm_args.txt in the server folder, which you can edit from the Files tab and which is included in backups. Vanilla, Paper and Fabric servers start with GameGrid's own launch arguments, which are not customer-editable.
What happens when Minecraft releases a new version?
When Mojang releases a new Minecraft version, you can update your server from the control panel. For modded servers (Forge, Fabric, NeoForge), wait until your mods are updated for the new version before upgrading. Always create a backup before updating. Vanilla and Paper servers can typically update immediately.
How do I switch between Minecraft variants?
Each server type (Vanilla, Paper, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge) is a separate server rather than a setting you toggle, so there is no in-place variant swap. To move to a different type, create a new server of that type and copy your world folder across using the File Manager, or download a backup and restore it into the new server. Create a backup first. Note that a modded world (Forge, NeoForge, Fabric) is not compatible with Vanilla or Paper - modded items, blocks, and configurations will not load there, so review your mods before moving.
How do I reduce lag on my Minecraft server?
Use Paper instead of Vanilla for better performance. Pre-generate chunks with the Chunky plugin to prevent lag spikes during exploration. Reduce view distance and simulation distance in server.properties. Install performance mods like Lithium, FerriteCore, and Starlight (for Fabric) or use Paper built-in optimizations. Our knowledge base has a full performance tuning guide.
Can I run a modpack like All The Mods or RLCraft?
Yes. GameGrid supports major Forge, Fabric, and NeoForge modpacks, subject to version and resource compatibility. For Forge-based packs like RLCraft and SkyFactory, select Forge as your server type and upload the modpack files. For Fabric-based packs, select Fabric. Large modpacks need more memory than a plain server. GameGrid does not cap a server's RAM, and the Resource Monitor shows what the pack is using.
Do you support Bedrock Edition or crossplay?
GameGrid hosts Java Edition servers, so Bedrock players (consoles, mobile, Windows) cannot join one directly. Some server owners add the community-maintained GeyserMC plugin to a Paper server, which translates between the Java and Bedrock protocols. It is your own plugin to install and set up: GameGrid does not set it up or support it.