I was looking at VPS providers in China and found that Tencent Cloud gives the option to rent a server WAY cheaper than usual with the condition that they can take it away (deactivate it) if they need the resources you are occupying.
I thought that it could be used for a fairly decent and cheap Minecraft server, so here I am.
⚠️ IMPORTANT ⚠️
When joining the server your public IP will appear on the server's console (visible to me)! If you are not comfortable with that, don't worry, it's understandable.
Note:
Type '/register [PASSWORD]' to register when in-game. Don't use a password you also use somewhere else, I'm unsure how safe the plugin is.
IP: 43.131.32.28
It's Vanilla 1.19.4
Of course, online-mode is off! 🏴☠️
I installed some quality of life plugins:
- NexAuth: A login plugin, so people don't just enter the server with your username and empty your inventory into lava.
- ImageMap: Just type /im [image url from the internet] and you will receive a map with the image on it. Put it on an item frame!
Server info:
- Location is Frankfurt.
- Provider is Tencent Cloud.
- 2 Cores 4 GB Ram.
How much are you paying per month for 2CPU/4GB RAM?
According to my calculations, around 7.50$ a month, which afaik is pretty good for the specs.