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🟢 How to Host a Free 24/7 Minecraft Server With a Free Domain

Most people think you need to pay for Minecraft hosting to get a 24/7 online server with a clean domain like play.server.net. But here’s a secret trick only a few know — you can do it 100% free using your own PC + Freehostia domains.

🔥 Step 1: Run Your Minecraft Server Locally

  1. Download Minecraft server software (Paper, Spigot, Vanilla, etc.).(purpur recommended)

  2. make a folder for that server

  3. u can add your server files like 

  4. run it with something

  5. Run it on your PC.

  6. Disable sleep and hibernate so your PC never shuts off in the background.

  7. Press your PC’s power button once to turn off only the display — server keeps running silently.

  8. Optional: Create a new Windows desktop → one desktop for server, one for your personal use.

Now your PC = your free host.

🔥 Step 2: Open the Server to the Internet

  1. Log in to your router.

  2. Create a new Port Forwarding Rule:

    • Port: 25565

    • Protocol: TCP/UDP

    • Destination: Your PC’s local IP address

Now friends can connect using your public IP.

🔥 Step 3: Get a Free Domain (Freehostia)

  1. Sign up at Freehostia.

  2. Grab a free domain or subdomain (example: pastamc.net, pastamc.gg).

  3. Go to the DNS settings for your domain.

  4. Add a new A record:

    • Hostname: play

    • Value: Your public IP (the one you see on whatismyip.com).

Now you have play.pastamc.gg pointing to your server.

🔥 Step 4: Skip the :25565

  • If your server is on the default port 25565, you don’t need SRV records.

  • Minecraft automatically connects to 25565 when no port is specified.

  • That means play.pastamc.gg works directly, no ugly :25565 required.

If you ever use a different port (like 25566), then you’d need an SRV record.

✅ Final Result

  • Free 24/7 server (as long as your PC + internet stay on).

  • Clean IP: play.pastamc.gg (no :25565).

  • Works just like a paid host setup.

⚡ Extra Tips

  • Use Dynamic DNS (DuckDNS, No-IP) if your ISP changes your IP often.

  • Keep your PC on a UPS (battery backup) for true 24/7 uptime.

  • You can even add plugins, mods, and backups like a real host.

🎉 That’s it — you just built a pro-level Minecraft server for free with zero hosting cost and a real domain name!

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