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Minecraft · 4GB dedicated RAM · Mumbai, Noida, Singapore, Dhaka

A 4GB Minecraft server — the SMP sweet spot.

The tier most Indian SMPs should start on: 10–15 players on Paper, a real plugin set, and room to breathe.

$3.02/mo · unlimited slots · Pterodactyl panel · 7-day refund

Who actually needs 4GB.

4GB is the answer to "how much RAM does a Minecraft SMP need" for most groups. Paper with 10–15 players and a proper plugin stack — protection, economy, homes, Discord bridge — sits comfortably in 4GB with headroom for the 8 PM peak.

It’s also the pragmatic first purchase: big enough to find out whether your community grows, small enough that upgrading to 8GB later is a restart rather than a migration. Roughly half the Indian SMPs we host live on this tier.

Where 4GB stops being enough: genuine modpacks (ATM, RLCraft, All the Mods), 20+ concurrent players, or a public server with open registration. That’s the 8GB page’s job.

✓ 4GB handles

  • ✓ Paper SMP, 10–15 concurrent players
  • ✓ 20–40 plugins — economy, protection, homes, DiscordSRV, dynmap
  • ✓ Light modded setups (Fabric + performance/QoL mods)
  • ✓ A growing friend group that started on 2GB
  • ✓ Bedrock cross-play via Geyser for mixed lobbies

✗ Go bigger when…

  • • Modpacks — ATM/RLCraft/Pixelmon need 8GB+
  • • 20+ concurrent players — go 8–10GB
  • • Dynmap rendering big worlds — it eats RAM, go 6–8GB
  • • Public network with multiple worlds — plan 12GB+
Where 4GB sits

Every tier — pick wrong and upgrade in place.

RAMGood forPrice/mo
2 GB 3–5 friends, vanilla $1.97 Pick →
4 GB ← this page 10–15 players, SMP + plugins $3.02 Deploy →
6 GB 15–25 players, heavier plugins $5.00 Pick →
8 GB modpacks / 20–40 players $5.94 Pick →
10 GB 40–60 players, big modpacks $8.03 Pick →
12 GB large community SMP $8.96 Pick →
14 GB network hub + plugins $10.95 Pick →
16 GB public network $11.99 Pick →

Upgrades apply in place — same server, same IP, same world. Just a restart.

Live in ~60 seconds

  • ✓ Pick this tier → pay → panel credentials by email
  • ✓ Paper / Vanilla / Forge / Fabric / Spigot / Velocity — pick at setup
  • ✓ SFTP included — upload your existing world
  • ✓ Geyser for Bedrock/mobile cross-play

From our knowledge base

Real questions

4GB Minecraft FAQ

What people ask before buying the 4GB tier.

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10–15 concurrent on Paper with a normal plugin set. Vanilla stretches to ~20; heavy modpacks need 8GB regardless of player count.
Yes — 20–40 plugins comfortably. Watch for RAM-hungry ones like dynmap renders and WorldEdit on huge selections.
8GB. Almost no current modpack runs well in 4GB; light Fabric QoL setups are the exception.
Only very light custom mod lists. Packaged modpacks → 8GB tier.
No queue, no sleep, dedicated RAM that doesn’t swap, and it holds TPS at peak hour. That’s the difference.
Yes — in place, same world and IP, just a restart.
Deploy 4GB Minecraft → $3.02/mo

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