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Game VPS Hosting with DDoS Protection

Run Minecraft, Counter-Strike 2, Palworld, Rust and other game servers on your own KVM VPS, in a USA data centre with DDoS protection. Order a plan, tell us it is a game VPS, and our engineers deploy it in the game data centre and install your game server for free.

  • DDoS protection in our USA game data centre
  • Free game server installation on request
  • Full root access, NVMe SSD and unmetered bandwidth

From$10/month

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Game VPS plans

Choose the plan by the memory your game needs and the number of players. Every game VPS runs in our DDoS-protected USA data centre.

VPS Lite

$10/mo

or $36 billed yearly

  • 1 CPU core
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 50 GB NVMe SSD
  • Unmetered bandwidth
  • 1 IPv4 address
  • DDoS protection

Good for: A small Minecraft server for friends

Order VPS Lite
Recommended for most game servers

VPS Standard

$20/mo

or $120 billed yearly

  • 2 CPU cores
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 100 GB NVMe SSD
  • Unmetered bandwidth
  • 1 IPv4 address
  • DDoS protection

Good for: Counter-Strike 2 (about 65 GB of files) or a bigger Minecraft server

Order VPS Standard

VPS Pro

$30/mo

or $180 billed yearly

  • 4 CPU cores
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 200 GB NVMe SSD
  • Unmetered bandwidth
  • 1 IPv4 address
  • DDoS protection

Good for: Palworld and Rust, which need 12 to 16 GB of RAM

Order VPS Pro

VPS Elite

$40/mo

or $240 billed yearly

  • 8 CPU cores
  • 32 GB RAM
  • 400 GB NVMe SSD
  • Unmetered bandwidth
  • 1 IPv4 address
  • DDoS protection

Good for: Large communities, modpacks or several game servers

Order VPS Elite

All plans: KVM virtualisation, NVMe SSD, unmetered bandwidth, one IPv4 address, full root access and DDoS protection, in our USA game data centre. After ordering, open a Technical Support ticket that says Game VPS and names your game, so our team deploys the VPS in the DDoS-protected data centre. Prices are in US dollars and shown in your currency automatically.

How it works

From order to your first players online.

  1. 1

    Choose a plan

    Pick the plan that fits your game and player count, and pay at checkout.

  2. 2

    Tell us it is a game VPS

    Open a Technical Support ticket from the client area that says Game VPS and which game you want. Our team deploys the VPS in the DDoS-protected USA data centre.

  3. 3

    We install the game server

    Our engineers install one game server with standard settings, free of charge, and send you the server address and login.

  4. 4

    Invite your players

    Share the server address with your players and start playing. You keep full root access to change anything.

What the free game server setup covers

A running game server with standard settings. Anything beyond it is optional and billed only for the time used.

Included free

  • Your VPS deployed in our DDoS-protected USA data centre
  • One game server installed with standard settings, such as Minecraft (Java or Bedrock), Counter-Strike 2, Palworld or Rust
  • The game’s ports opened in the firewall
  • The server address and your login details, sent through the ticket

Custom work, billed by time

From $8 per 15 minutes or $28 per hour, only for the time used. No contract.

  • Modpacks, mods and plugins
  • Several game servers on one VPS, or custom configurations
  • Moving an existing world or server from another host
  • Automatic backups and web panels for managing the server

Running a game server on a VPS

The server software for most popular games is free: Mojang gives away the Minecraft server, and games such as Counter-Strike 2, Palworld, Rust and Valheim publish their dedicated servers on Steam, where you download them with Valve’s free SteamCMD tool. What you pay for is a machine that stays online around the clock, with enough memory for your world and players.

Memory is usually what decides the plan. The figures below come from each game’s own documentation; mods, plugins, big worlds and more players need more. For a full comparison with hosting at home and Minecraft Realms, see how much a game server costs.

Public game servers are frequent targets of DDoS attacks, which make the game unplayable or knock the server offline. That is why every game VPS runs in our data centre with DDoS protection.

Minecraft: Java EditionJava 25; Mojang’s example start command gives the server 4 GB of RAM
Counter-Strike 22 GB RAM and about 65 GB of storage
Palworld4 CPU cores and 16 GB RAM recommended
Rust12 GB of free RAM and 15 GB of disk space

Checked 29 September 2026 against the Minecraft server download page, Valve’s Counter-Strike 2 dedicated server guide, Palworld’s server requirements, Facepunch’s Rust server guide.

Games people run on a game VPS

Minecraft

Java or Bedrock, Vanilla or Paper, for friends or a whole community. See Minecraft VPS.

Counter-Strike 2

Community and practice servers, with room for the 65 GB server files.

Palworld

Co-op worlds for up to 32 players, on a plan with 16 GB of RAM.

Rust

Survival servers with custom maps and plugins.

Valheim and other Steam games

Any dedicated server that runs on Linux, installed with SteamCMD.

Bots and voice

Discord bots and other tools for your community, next to the game server.

Root access with a real team behind it

Your Game VPS, your rules, and our engineers when you want them

Run your Game VPS exactly the way you like. Free Basic Managed Support is included from day one, and pay-as-you-go experts are there for the jobs you would rather not do yourself. No retainer, no lock-in.

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Included free

Free Basic Managed Support

Complimentary, best-effort help with quick tasks of about 5 minutes: access and console checks, OS reinstalls, IP and DNS pointing, service restarts and first-level troubleshooting.

What is included →
Pay as you go

Plug-and-play expert help

Web server tuning, SSL, Docker, control panels or a quick fix. From $8 per 15 minutes or $28 per hour. Book once, or add a monthly plan and cancel it any time.

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Projects

AI, automation & custom builds

Need more than a server? We build n8n automations, private AI assistants, CI/CD pipelines and complete application stacks on your VPS.

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Frequently asked questions

Is DDoS protection included?

Yes. Every game VPS is deployed in our USA data centre with DDoS protection, at no extra cost. Order from this page and say Game VPS in your ticket, because our standard KVM VPS plans do not include it.

Which games can I run?

Any game whose dedicated server runs on Linux, such as Minecraft, Counter-Strike 2, Palworld, Rust and Valheim. You have full root access, so you can also install servers yourself with tools like SteamCMD.

How much RAM does my game server need?

It depends on the game: Mojang’s example gives Minecraft 4 GB, Counter-Strike 2 needs about 2 GB but 65 GB of disk, Rust needs 12 GB of free RAM and Palworld recommends 16 GB. Mods and more players need more.

Can I run several game servers on one VPS?

Yes, as long as the VPS has enough RAM and CPU for all of them. The Pro and Elite plans suit several servers.

How do I tell you it is a game VPS?

After ordering, open a Technical Support ticket from the client area that says Game VPS and which game you want. Our team deploys the VPS in the DDoS-protected data centre and installs the game server.

Is the game server setup really free?

Yes. Once your VPS is active, open a Technical Support ticket from the client area and our engineers do a basic game server setup with standard settings at no extra cost. Custom work, such as installing modpacks or plugins, is billed from $8 per 15 minutes or $28 per hour.

How fast is the VPS ready?

Once your order is approved and you have opened a ticket saying Game VPS, our team deploys the VPS in the DDoS-protected data centre. The login details arrive by email, and we install your game server through the same ticket.

Where are the servers?

Game VPS run in our USA data centre with DDoS protection. Each VPS has one IPv4 address and unmetered bandwidth.

Is there a money-back guarantee?

Yes. A VPS is covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee on your first purchase of that service at Ucartz. The full conditions are in section 8 of our Terms and Conditions.

Do I get root access?

Yes. You get full root access over SSH, plus the Virtualizor panel in your client area for reboots, the VNC console and OS reinstalls.

Is support included with a self-managed Game VPS?

Yes. Free Basic Managed Support is included with every Game VPS: complimentary, best-effort help with quick tasks of about 5 minutes, such as access and console checks, OS reinstalls, DNS pointing and first-level troubleshooting.

What if I need help beyond basic support?

Hire an engineer on demand, from $8 per 15 minutes or $28 per hour, or choose a monthly plan. There is no contract, so you can switch the extra support off whenever you like.

Can you install n8n, Docker or an AI model on my Game VPS?

Yes. We install and configure n8n, Docker, Portainer, private LLMs such as Ollama, and most open-source software, then hand the setup over to you.