YEG · Edmonton, AlbertaCanadian Minecraft hosting
Run your Minecraft server on XERA infrastructure in Edmonton, Alberta — close to your players in Edmonton, Calgary and across western Canada. Simple pricing: $1 USD per GB of RAM, every month.
Most budget Minecraft hosts put Canadian players on servers in Montreal, Toronto, or the US. XERA hosts in Edmonton, so players in Alberta and the Prairies connect to a server that's actually nearby — lower ping, smoother PvP, and less rubber-banding.
Edmonton is a great home for SMPs, survival worlds, modpacks and networks whose players are in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, plus the US West and Midwest.
All five plans — Creeper (4GB) through Wither (64GB) — are available in Edmonton, including the larger Warden and Wither tiers.
Your server is protected by XERAShield DDoS protection (15+ PoPs and growing) and run by a team that operates public Minecraft networks itself.
XERA runs Minecraft infrastructure itself, including the network behind 8b8t.me. That means the hosting stack is designed around real Minecraft workloads.
Built around Java Minecraft servers, proxies, plugins and large worlds.
Powered by XERAShield — Minecraft-aware DDoS filtering across 15+ points of presence worldwide, and growing.
$1 per GB of RAM per month. The plan names change; the math does not.
Infrastructure knowledge comes from running public Minecraft networks ourselves.
Every plan follows the same straightforward rate: $1 USD per GB of RAM per month. Choose a plan, then pick Edmonton (or Miami) at checkout.
A compact server for friends, small survival worlds and lightweight plugins.
More headroom for growing communities, plugins and larger worlds.
A balanced choice for serious survival, SMP and community servers.
Heavy-duty resources for larger communities, modpacks and networks.
Maximum listed resources for large communities and demanding networks.
All five plans are available in Edmonton, Alberta. Creeper, Redstone, and Ender are also available in Miami.
Canada — best for Alberta, BC, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the US West/Midwest.
OnlineUnited States — best for the US East Coast and Latin America.
OnlineYes. XERA runs Minecraft hosting infrastructure in Edmonton, Alberta. All five plans, from Creeper (4GB) to Wither (64GB), are available in Edmonton.
Yes. Hosting in Edmonton keeps your server close to players in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge and across Alberta, as well as BC, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, which means lower ping than servers hosted in the US or eastern Canada.
Every plan is $1 USD per GB of RAM each month. That makes Creeper (4GB) $4/month, with 20GB of storage included.
Yes. Every plan includes DDoS protection powered by XERAShield, with Minecraft-aware filtering across 15+ points of presence and growing. Creeper and Redstone include standard protection; Ender, Warden and Wither include advanced protection.
Our plans are made for Java server software such as Paper, Folia, and modded setups. If you’re running something custom, ask us before ordering.
Yes. Move to a larger RAM plan as your player count, world, or modpack grows. We can help you choose the next tier.
Choose Edmonton for players in Alberta, western Canada and the US West or Midwest. Choose Miami for the US East Coast, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
Choose a plan above or talk to the XERA team. Tell us your Minecraft version, expected player count and preferred location.
Pick the region that fits your players, then complete your order in the XERA billing portal.
