Its also reliable, easy enough to use, and offers good support.
It offers three different types of plan encompassing budget, premium, and extreme.
For gaming communities, theres also Discord bot hosting.
A screenshot of the PebbleHost control panel - running a low-end server.
Heres how we found the PebbleHost experience to be.
Plans and pricing
PebbleHost offers three tiers of Minecraft server plans.
Where plans differ is in terms of the hardware involved.
Adding another user/admin to PebbleHost.
The budget range uses older CPUs such as theInteli9-9900k and Ryzen 5700X, and DDR4 memory.
The cheapest budget server offers just 1GB RAM but costs only $3 per quarter.
A more mid-range option comes from the Premium server with 5GB RAM which is $11.25 per month.
The cheapest Extreme server has 6GB of RAM and 3 threads and starts at $37.50.
During the signup process, Advanced DDoS mitigation is added onto the price tag but you might unselect it.
Another options include a dedicated IP, and additional MySQL databases.
During sign up, youve already picked what server key in you want installed so thats one step removed.
All you really need to do is get the server started and operational.
The jar manager helps you switch between different versions like Paper, Vanilla, or Spigot.
For the most part, everything is clearly laid out so you wont get confused.
If youve neverset up a Minecraft serverbefore, you wont get too confused here.
When signing up, keep an eye on whats available as some server locations sell out.
I used a server based in Europe, as am I, and saw a steady 30-35 ping.
There was no downtime either which is always welcome news.
How well the server operates really does depend on the plan you choose.
Its best to invest a little into something that actually suits your needs.
Thats even more important if you plan on installing mods or plugins (and you should).
Still, even at its most basic, PebbleHost demonstrates what it offers.
Support
PebbleHost has two main forms of support – a ticketing system and a Discord server.
The Discord server is reasonably active and useful for quick advice from both staff and experienced users.
When using the ticket system, I received a response within less than 10 minutes.
It was both friendly and informative.
Besides direct support, PebbleHost also has a knowledgebase which is helpful and incorporates someYouTubevideos.
At time of writing, its 7-day average uptime is a very respectable 99.992%.
It gets a little expensive for the most premium/Extreme options which makes your decision a little harder.
When it comes to the budget price point though, its hard to fault PebbleHost.
The addition of a Discord server is always useful too.
The sweet spot here is going for a PebbleHost Premium server.
The backup of speedy support will ease any worries newbies to being a server admin may have.
