Better MC server hosting

A vanilla+ 1.20.1 Forge pack with new biomes, dungeons, bosses and the Aether.

Low sun through spruce trees over a still river, with soft blocky clouds in a lilac sky
Minecraft
1.20.1
Loader
Forge
CurseForge downloads
19Mas of 2026-10-24
Suggested RAM
8 GB

Keep the core loop, change the land under it

Better MC [FORGE] BMC4 keeps Minecraft's core loop and layers on rebuilt world generation, thousands of new structures, new bosses and mobs, and an expanded Aether dimension. It ships with 100+ quests and quality-of-life mods like Waystones and Xaero's Minimap, and suits players who want a bigger vanilla world rather than a tech or magic grind.

  • Rebuilt world generation

    Biomes o' Plenty and Geophilic replace the overworld terrain, so every new world looks different from vanilla.

  • Dungeons, bosses and the Aether

    When Dungeons Arise and AdoraBuild: Structures add thousands of structures, Mowzie's Mobs and Cataclysm add bosses, and Deep Aether and Aether Redux expand the Aether dimension.

  • Quests and quality of life

    100+ quests guide progression, with Waystones, XP Tomes, Xaero's Minimap, rideable dragons and built-in world sharing on top.

Aerial view of a walled hill town with timber houses, a canal with a sailing ship, and a lava-roofed dragon hall in the foreground
A walled hill town and a lava-roofed dragon hall
A dim swamp river under hanging-moss trees at dusk, reflecting the pale sky
A swamp river at dusk
A lantern-lit Gothic cathedral with five spires against a starry night sky and red nebula clouds
Mapleton Cathedral at night
A glowing Ender Dragon circling above the same cathedral under a dark purple night sky
An Ender Dragon over the cathedral

Artwork by the Better MC team, via CurseForge page for Better MC.

One-click install from the modpack picker

  1. 01

    Pick the pack

    Open the modpack picker in the Game Panel, choose CurseForge and select Better MC.

  2. 02

    Pyro sets it up

    Forge for Minecraft 1.20.1 goes in with the matching Java version, and the mods download to the server.

  3. 03

    Start and play

    Start the server and share the address. We suggest 8 GB to start with for this pack, and you can change plans later.

Managed Modpack Setup is free: if the install needs a hand, staff finish it for you.

A pack with hundreds of mods that spends its tick budget on worldgen and structures

Every Pyro Minecraft server runs on an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with NVMe storage, behind DDoS protection, with 128 backup slots.

Chunk generation

Overhauled biomes plus thousands of added structures make exploring new terrain heavy on the CPU. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X generates chunks quickly when several players push outward at once.

Startup and world saves

A pack with hundreds of mods loads a lot of jars and registries on every boot, and the world is large once players have explored. NVMe storage keeps restarts and saves short.

Bosses, mobs and backups

Cataclysm and Mowzie's Mobs fights add entity and AI load for the whole server. DDoS protection keeps a public server reachable, and 128 backup slots let you roll back after a bad fight or a lost base.

Better MC Server Hosting Plans

Every plan runs on AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with DDoS protection and 128 backup slots. You can change plan at any time.

Billing Cycle
Region
Auto-selected based on latency: Chicago, IL

Core

Vanilla, small groups
$24/month
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 3
8 vCores @ ~5.7 GHz
8GB DDR5 RAM
12 Port Allocations
Free pyro.social subdomain
Always-On DDoS Protection

Boost

More players or plugins
$30/month
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 3
8 vCores @ ~5.7 GHz
10GB DDR5 RAM
12 Port Allocations
Free pyro.social subdomain
Always-On DDoS Protection
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Power

Most modpacks
$36/month
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 3
8 vCores @ ~5.7 GHz
12GB DDR5 RAM
12 Port Allocations
Free pyro.social subdomain
Always-On DDoS Protection

Extreme

Heavy modpacks, big groups
$42/month
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 3
8 vCores @ ~5.7 GHz
14GB DDR5 RAM
12 Port Allocations
Free pyro.social subdomain
Always-On DDoS Protection

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Custom

Custom

RAM8GB
2GB32GB
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 3
8 vCores @ ~5.7 GHz
8GB DDR5 RAM
12 Port Allocations
Free pyro.social subdomain
Always-On DDoS Protection

8GB runs Minecraft. We recommend at least 8GB.

When your game server breaks, we fix it

An engineer makes the fix on your server, including problems from your own config changes. What support covers

8 in 10tickets that needed hands-on work in the last six months were fixed by our engineers

Tickets answered 24/7, first reply within 24 hours.

Deleted servers are kept for 30 days and restored on request.

On request

  • Extra databases, disk space or ports
  • Crash and lag diagnosis from your logs and Spark profiles
  • Switching your Minecraft version, loader or Java version
  • Bedrock crossplay set up for you
  • Something else? Ask in a ticket.

Better MC Server FAQ

Hungry for more info? Our FAQ is here to fill the gaps with clear answers to the questions we get asked most.

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Footnotes

  1. Nodes feature 10 Gbps uplinks to the Internet, delivering "warp-speed" throughput.
  2. Regional ping averages are ~65 ms to our datacenters, ensuring "ultra-low" latency.
  3. The AMD Ryzen 9950X is our standard processor across all regions. In rare cases where the 9950X is unavailable, we deploy only equivalent AM5 processors with boost clocks matching or exceeding the 9950X that we've benchmarked to ensure no noticeable performance difference. Our systems maintain maximum boost speeds continuously, ensuring you always receive 9950X-level performance.