Free Minecraft server hosting
Free Minecraft server hosting with your own cobbly.net address — Vanilla, Paper or modded, set up in seconds. It sleeps when nobody's playing and wakes the moment someone joins, and your world is saved the whole time.
- Free forever
- No card, no trial
- Five languages
- Latest Minecraft
What you get
Sleeps so it can stay free
When the last player leaves, your server stops after 5 minutes and hands its slot back. The next time someone connects it wakes automatically — usually in under a minute. That's the whole trick that keeps Cobbly free.
Your own address
Every server gets a real hostname like yourname.cobbly.net. Share it once; it keeps working whether the server is awake or asleep.
A full control panel
Live console, file manager, server.properties editor, players and whitelist, world upload/download, one-click software switching and CurseForge modpacks, and automatic backups — the same panel Spawnly ships, not a stripped-down one.
Move up when you outgrow it
One click clones your world and settings into a paid Spawnly server with more memory, more storage and no sleeping. Your free server keeps running, so the upgrade is reversible.
How free Minecraft server hosting works
- 1
Sign in with Google or an email and create a server — pick a name and the Minecraft version.
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Share your yourname.cobbly.net address. The server sleeps after 5 idle minutes to free the slot.
- 3
Anyone joining wakes it back up. Manage it any time from the panel — console, files, mods, backups.
Questions
Is it actually free?
Yes — no card, no trial, no time limit. It stays free because servers sleep when empty and share hardware. If you want a server that runs 24/7 without sleeping, that's what paid Spawnly plans are for.
What's the catch with sleeping?
An empty server stops after a few idle minutes and its slot goes back to the pool. The first player to join wakes it, which usually takes under a minute. Your world, plugins and settings are untouched.
Can I use mods and plugins?
Yes — it doubles as free modded Minecraft server hosting. Switch between Vanilla, Paper, Purpur, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt and Folia, browse and install CurseForge / Modrinth content from the panel, or upload your own jars in the file manager.
Which Minecraft versions can I run?
Current releases, including the latest. You can change version or server software from the panel whenever the server is stopped.
Can I move my world to a paid server later?
One click copies your world and configuration into a paid Spawnly server. The free copy stays as it is, so nothing is lost if you change your mind.
What are the limits?
Each account gets a couple of servers with a few GB of RAM and storage each, a player cap, and the idle-sleep behaviour above. The exact numbers are shown on your dashboard and in the panel.
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