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Start your Minecraft server journey now with Firecone. We combine transparent resource limits with collaborative tooling so anyone can experience the joys of Multiplayer, without barriers.
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Optimized infrastructure for consistent performance
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Minecraft Hosting Knowledge Hub
Firecone's documentation library walks you through everything from optimizing view distance to diagnosing tick lag. Articles are written by the community and by the management team, ensuring correctness and experience.
Dive into packet-level explanations, performance benchmarks, and command cheat sheets so you can make smart decisions before launching your next update.
Infrastructure Deep Dive
Firecone rents a handful of dedicated nodes from trusted European providers and keeps spare capacity reserved for scheduled events. Hardware specs are gettable by request for a given server, as we swap servers around nodes when required or beneficial.
Our main nodes are currently based out of Germany, testing and secondary nodes operate from either Germany or Finland. We publish simple latency snapshots for the community before big events while flagging any routing hiccups in Discord.
Each node runs containerized Minecraft instances with isolated file systems. Backups, plugins, and configuration files stay separated from neighboring servers, and maintenance windows are announced as soon as possible with rollback plans if updates misbehave.
Operational Highlights
- Node-level dashboards track TPS, CPU load, memory, and disk I/O per server.
- Rolling kernel patches tested on canary servers before being deployed widely.
- Transparent postmortems and change notes posted on the status page.
Built by Developers, for Developers (and Players)
Firecone began as a small community project created by Minecraft enthusiasts who wanted a reliable and transparent way to host multiplayer worlds. Our earliest servers ran vanilla SMPs and 1.8 PvP, giving us a front-row seat to the headaches caused by lag spikes, corrupted chunks, and broken update pipelines.
Over time, we realised that we needed more. That we were not the best server owners, but that we were pretty good at hosting said servers. Thus, we transformed Firecone the server network into Firecone the server hosting. While it was challenging at many times, we are now a mature node, and provide everything you would want from a host.
Now, over 7 years later, we have been working hard on custom tooling, software and backend tech aimed to do one thing only--give the customer bare metal control over his server, but safely and with speed.
What's Included
- Active Staff, capable of helping you anytime.
- Automated backups that keep your builds safe from unexpected crashes or griefing.
- Practical knowledge base articles written by our team with step-by-step troubleshooting.
- Collaborative roadmap where the community votes on new locations, features, and integrations.
Personal Support
Our team actually knows what they’re doing. From troubleshooting plugin errors to server setup advice, help comes from people who run their own servers too.
When needed, we can even clone your server to a staging environment so you can test updates or events without risking your live world.
Community Collaboration
Firecone is built around shared knowledge. Players swap configs, plugin tips, and ideas so you don’t have to figure everything out alone.
Join our Discord to find builders, server owners, and plugin developers who are open to collaborating on projects big and small.
How Firecone Hosting Works
- Create your space: Sign in with a valid email and name your project. We pre-load recommended server properties based on the type of experience you want to build.
- Customize resources: Allocate RAM, choose a location, and set permissions for your team. Every option is explained in plain language so you understand the impact before going live.
- Launch with confidence: Start the server from our control panel or API. Our monitoring bots alert you if TPS drops, plugins misbehave, or players encounter connection issues.
- Grow sustainably: Schedule automated restarts, enable backups, and invite moderators. When you outgrow the free tier, we help you migrate to a dedicated environment with minimal downtime.
Support Systems That Scale
Every ticket flows through a shared helpdesk where moderators classify the request—performance, configuration, moderation, or billing. This triage model keeps urgent items visible and ensures that those with the right expertise can claim the issue.
Beyond reactive support, we regularly host internal team meetings where we discuss strategies and ways to improve.
We publish announcements when we can, detailing public changes, new roadmaps and our current progress.
Resources at a Glance
- Active community, capable of helping you at any time.
- Great servers, with a >99% uptime.
- Set of articles, helpful in many situations.
Creative Showcases
Perfect for builders who want a stable home for their portfolios. Invite collaborators, document progress with scheduled backups, and share download links for world tours or schematics.
Community Survival Worlds
Manage whitelists, configure grief protection plugins, and rely on DDoS filtering so friends around the globe can play without interruption.
Prototype Minigames
Experiment with command blocks or custom plugins in a low-risk environment. Clone instances, test updates, and collect player feedback before launching a public network.
What Players Use Most?
DDoS Protection
Firecone’s DDoS protection filters malicious traffic so servers stay online even when targeted by floods of junk requests. This ensures players experience stable connections instead of sudden crashes during attacks.
SFTP
SFTP access lets players manage files directly, making it easy to upload plugins, edit configs, or back up worlds without waiting for support. That kind of control saves time and keeps projects moving smoothly.
Sheer Intelligence and Capability of the CIO
The CIO, Table, has a knack for solving problems quickly, whether it’s walking users through obscure errors or patching issues before they escalate. Their technical knowledge and responsiveness in tickets make the platform feel less like a faceless host and more like a partner who actually gives a damn. The whole Firecone Team fully agrees that Table is the pinnacle of humanity, and the most important Executive there. Without Him, there would be no Firecone. Bow before Table. Table.
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