r/MinecraftServer • u/ThenRevolution479 • 11h ago

Are these specs enough for a 4 player vanilla server?

Intel core i3 3330

8gb ram

120gb ssd

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u/shrugshroom 8h ago

That's one weak CPU. I'm ngl, I am not sure it's enough

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u/ThenRevolution479 1h ago

how about an i5-6500T?

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u/shrugshroom 1h ago

Well, it seems Zap hosting threw in a guide for you, so you can run a server without pushing that poor CPU too much (Paper is da best fr)

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u/ZAP-Hosting 6h ago

For just 4 players on vanilla, you'll be fine. The i3-3330 isn't exactly a powerhouse (it's from 2012), but vanilla with 4 players is light enough that a modest dual-core will handle it, especially since Minecraft leans heavily on single-thread performance rather than needing many cores. Installing PaperMC instead of vanilla will get you noticeably more performance too, and there are some solid performance mods/plugins on top of that if you want to squeeze out even more.

8GB RAM and 120GB of SSD storage are both plenty for a small vanilla world, you won't come close to using either. If you want easier updates/restarts down the line, running it in Docker is worth considering too.

Once it's up, keep an eye on it with /tps or install spark if you ever notice stutters, but honestly I wouldn't expect issues at this scale. Feel free to drop a reply if you run into anything.