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When launching a multiplayer community, specialized “slot-based” game hosts often heavily restrict your control and charge premium prices for basic features. By deploying your game server on a FlashRDP Linux VPS, you unlock a high-performance environment designed for gaming:
  • 1 Gbps Unmetered Network: Fast, low-latency connections with zero bandwidth overage fees.
  • Pure NVMe Storage: Lightning-fast read/write speeds for instant world saving and chunk loading.
  • Enterprise DDoS Protection: Keep your server online even during aggressive Layer 4 network attacks.
  • Full root Access: Total control over your environment, firewall, and installed software.

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Running a Minecraft Java Server

Deploying a Minecraft server on a Linux VPS is straightforward and gives you complete control over your world.
  1. Order a Linux VPS (We recommend the GOLD or DIAMOND plan for high RAM capacity).
  2. Log in to your server via SSH.
  3. Install the Java runtime and the Screen utility: 
    sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y openjdk-21-jre-headless screen
  4. Create a directory and download the server executable (e.g., PaperMC): 
    mkdir minecraft_server && cd minecraft_server
wget https://api.papermc.io/v2/projects/paper/versions/1.20.4/builds/380/downloads/paper-1.20.4-380.jar -O server.jar
  5. Open a screen session and start the server with allocated RAM: 
    screen -S minecraft
java -Xms8G -Xmx8G -jar server.jar nogui
Managing multiple servers? You can install free control panels like Pterodactyl or PufferPanel on your FlashRDP Linux VPS for a beautiful graphical web interface to manage server reboots, console commands, and file uploads.

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Last modified on June 6, 2026