≤20 playersnative Linuxsingle-threadHost it here
≈ $10/mo
playing ~12 h/week on the metered plan, billed only while the server is actually up. Always-on is $29.99–$59.98/mo · about $7.50 each split between 4 players, 1–2 cores dedicated, never shared.
Native C++, far lighter than Java. Console and mobile players join this, not Java.
Get the game
You buy Minecraft (Bedrock) once from Minecraft.net. NecroHost rents you the server it runs on, which is the monthly figure above.