A free Minecraft server. Your own subdomain.
No credit card. Connect at yourname.play.nxeon.cloud in under a minute. It sleeps when nobody's playing and wakes up the moment someone connects — no queue, no ads to sit through.
Live in under a minute
No setup, no port forwarding, no waiting for approval.
Create a free Nxeon account
Sign up and verify your email — that's the only thing standing between you and a server. No card required.
Pick your name
Choose a subdomain and your server spins up immediately — reachable at yourname.play.nxeon.cloud.
Play — it wakes and sleeps on its own
Connect and it's up in about 15 seconds. Nobody online for a while? It sleeps to free up resources, and wakes the instant someone reconnects.
What free actually means here
No hidden catch — just real limits, stated up front, so you know exactly what you're getting.
1 GB RAM, one server per account
Enough for vanilla survival with friends. Heavier modpacks will want a paid plan with dedicated resources.
Sleeps when idle
It's not running 24/7 — after everyone disconnects it stops to free up resources for other free servers, and restarts the moment someone connects.
No queue to start playing
Some free hosts make you watch ads and wait in line. There's no queue here — connect and it wakes up.
Free — genuinely, not a trial
No credit card at signup, no countdown to a forced upgrade. When you outgrow it, a real paid game server is one click away.
Not the only free Minecraft host — here's the honest difference
Free Minecraft hosts like Aternos work on a similar idea: shared resources, wake-on-connect, sleep-on-idle. Here's specifically how ours differs.
| Nxeon free tier | Typical free host | |
|---|---|---|
| Connection | yourname.play.nxeon.cloud, standard port | yourname.aternos.me — the port can change between restarts |
| Getting online | Connect, wait ~15s for it to wake up | A shared queue — position + wait time, sometimes 5-10 min at peak hours |
| How it's funded | Ads-free — it's a loss-leader for our paid game servers | Ads on the queue/wake screen |
| Upgrading | One click to a dedicated Nxeon game server, same account | A separate paid product (Exaroton) from the same company |
"Typical free host" describes the common shape of ad-funded free Minecraft hosting (queue systems, shared subdomains, a separate paid product to upgrade into) — not a claim about any specific service.
Questions people actually ask
Is this actually free, or a trial?
Genuinely free — no credit card at signup, no expiry date. It's intentionally limited (1 GB RAM, sleeps when idle) so we can offer it to everyone; when you need more, upgrading to a dedicated paid server is one click away.
Why does my server go to sleep?
Free servers share a pool of resources. A server with nobody connected is stopped after a short idle period so that capacity is available for everyone else, and it starts back up automatically the moment someone connects — usually within about 15 seconds.
Can I run mods or plugins?
The free tier runs vanilla Minecraft. For Forge, Fabric, Paper plugins, and full mod support, see our paid game servers — full file/console access, no curated allow-list.
What happens to my world if I don't play for a while?
Your world is saved to disk and stays there — only the running server process stops when idle, never your data.
Can I get a dedicated, always-on server instead?
Yes — that's exactly what our paid game servers are for: dedicated RAM/CPU, no sleep, full mod support, and a stable connection. See /game-servers for pricing.
How is this different from Aternos or other free Minecraft hosts?
Similar idea — a shared free pool, wake-on-connect, sleep-on-idle — but no ad-gated queue screen and no unpredictable port. Connect on the standard port at yourname.play.nxeon.cloud, and when you outgrow the free tier, upgrading is a dedicated server on the same account, not a separate product.
Why would you give away a Minecraft server for free?
It's how we introduce people to Nxeon. Some players stay on the free tier forever, and that's genuinely fine — others outgrow it and upgrade to a paid game server. Either way, you got a real Minecraft server with no catch.
It's your world at your address
Pick a name and it's yours: yourname.play.nxeon.cloud. Share it with friends, bookmark it, come back whenever — the address never changes.
Your world is one click away
Create a free account, verify your email, and you're playing in under a minute.