Minehut review
Free 1 GB servers inside a lobby network with built-in Bedrock crossplay; paid plans are bought with credits.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Minehut, a subsidiary of GamerSafer, is less a classic host than a Minecraft network. Every server sits behind a shared lobby at mc.minehut.com, players reach it with /join, and a sleeping server starts itself when someone arrives. Servers are Java-based, with Paper, Fabric and the Velocity proxy among the documented types; plugins come from a catalogue or can be uploaded through the browser file manager; and Bedrock players on iOS, Android and Windows can join any server through a built-in Geyser bridge that Minehut still labels beta.
The free Starter plan gives 1 GB of RAM, 10 players and no time limit, and each account can keep up to five free servers. Paid plans are priced in Minehut credits rather than dollars: Standard (2 GB) costs 600 credits a month, Pro (6 GB) 1,800 and Ultimate (14 GB) 6,000, and custom plans reach 32 GB. Credits sell from $6 for 800 as a one-off purchase, or $5 a month as a subscription, up to 9,400 credits for $60 or $50 a month. Paid plans lift the player cap and add sub-users, backup slots scale with RAM, and every server gets DDoS mitigation and a name.minehut.gg address.
The network model brings limits. Only Ultimate stays online 24/7, so free, Standard and Pro servers sleep when empty; SFTP needs a paid plan, the documentation centres on plugins rather than modpacks, and Forge is not among the listed server types. There is no choice of location, refunds cover only the unused days of a plan on request, and a week-long outage in May 2024 is recorded in the help centre. Plugin-based minigame servers that want free exposure fit well; modded worlds, console friends and always-on communities belong on a conventional host.
Minehut pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Up to five free servers per account, with unlimited plugins and no card needed
- Bedrock crossplay is automatic on every server through a built-in Geyser bridge
- Servers sit in the Minehut lobby, which the site says 250k+ monthly users pass through
- Where it doesn't
- Free servers cap at 10 players and sleep whenever nobody is online
- Only the 14 GB Ultimate plan stays online 24/7; smaller plans sleep when empty
- SFTP needs a paid plan, and Xbox, PlayStation and Switch players can't connect
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