Straight answer first: Space-Node has no server in Japan or Korea. For players there, our nearest locations are Singapore and USA (California).
Which of the two works better from Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul or Busan depends on your ISP and the route your traffic takes, and that can differ between two players in the same city. So we won't guess. Measure both, compare the hardware and prices below, and pick the location that works for your whole group.
Measure both from your own connection
Open the plan selector on our Minecraft hosting page. It times the connection from your browser to each of our locations, shows the result next to each name and refreshes it every 10 seconds. Unless you pick a location yourself, it switches to the one that answers fastest for your connection.
That result only covers you. Ask every regular player to open the page at home, at the hour you usually play, and write down what Singapore and California show. A location that suits the person paying but not the rest of the group is the wrong pick. Keep in mind it's a browser measurement, not an in-game ping, so use it to compare the two.
The same plan page is available in Japanese and Korean.
Option 1: Singapore
Singapore runs on shared AMD Ryzen 9 5950X machines with NVMe storage and standard DDoS protection. It has one hardware line, labelled Premium on the website, at the same prices as our European Standard plans:
| Plan | RAM | NVMe | Per month | Suggested players |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 3 GB | 40 GB | €2.70 | 1-5 |
| Iron | 4 GB | 50 GB | €3.60 | 1-10 |
| Gold | 5 GB | 60 GB | €4.50 | 1-20 |
| Lapis | 6 GB | 70 GB | €5.40 | 1-25 |
| Diamond | 8 GB | 80 GB | €7.20 | 1-30 |
| Special 1 | 12 GB | 100 GB | €10.80 | 1-40 |
| Special 2 | 15 GB | 120 GB | €13.50 | 1-45 |
| Special 3 | 16 GB | 130 GB | €14.40 | 1-55 |
| Special 4 | 32 GB | 165 GB | €29.99 | 1-80 |
Suggested players are what checkout shows, not a hard cap. Some product names at checkout still say "Budget" for Singapore: that's old wording for the same plan at the same price.
Singapore is also our only location in Southeast Asia. If part of your group plays from there, the Singapore Minecraft page is the place to start.
Option 2: USA (California)
California has two lines. Standard runs on the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D with DDR5 memory, and every USA plan comes with Cloudflare Magic Transit DDoS protection. Standard costs our European Standard price plus €0.10 per GB of RAM: 3 GB is €3.00 a month, 8 GB €8.00, 16 GB €16.00 and 32 GB €33.19.
Premium in California runs on the Ryzen 9 9950X with DDR5, at the European Premium price plus €0.10 per GB. The 8 GB Premium plan, for example, is €14.79 a month. The selector opens on Standard in the USA, and Premium is one click away.
What the choice comes down to
Price. Singapore is cheaper at every size, by €0.10 per GB against California Standard. For 8 GB that's €7.20 against €8.00 a month.
Hardware. California Standard has a newer CPU generation, DDR5 and Magic Transit. Singapore runs the 5950X with standard DDoS protection. The CPU is shared in both places, as on every plan we sell.
Connection. Only your group's measurements can answer this one. If both locations look about the same for everyone, let price or hardware decide. If one is clearly better for most of you, take that one.
Not sure about the size? 8 GB is where most groups with plugins or a light modpack end up. Cobblemon wants 8 GB for up to about 10 players, 12 GB up to 25 and 16 GB beyond that. All The Mods 10 wants 12 to 16 GB.
Panel, voice chat and Bedrock friends
Both locations use the same Pterodactyl-based panel, with a console, file manager, SFTP and one-click installs for Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and popular modpacks. You also get a free subdomain for the server address.
Extra UDP ports for Simple Voice Chat or Geyser are free: create them in the panel, three allocations included and up to five on request. Our servers run Java Edition, and Bedrock players join through the Geyser plugin.
Support hours in Japan and Korea
Our team answers live chat, tickets and Discord every day from 08:00 to 20:00 UTC. In Japan and Korea (UTC+9) that's 17:00 to 05:00 the next day, all year, since neither country uses daylight saving time. Monitoring runs around the clock.
Planning a big update or a modpack switch? Start it inside that window, so someone can help if a mod refuses to load. The contact page shows the hours in your own time zone.
Ordering, and changing your mind later
- Compare Singapore and California in the plan selector.
- Pick the location and the RAM, and check at checkout that the location is the one you chose.
- Pay in euros by card, PayPal or another method shown. Checkout calculates any VAT for your billing country.
- Install your server software or modpack with one click in the panel, or upload your own files over SFTP.
Picked one and the group later finds the other works better? Moving an existing Space-Node server to another of our locations is free: ask in live chat. Coming from another host, the migration guide explains the move, and a one-time migration service is available as a paid add-on.
FAQ
Do you have servers in Tokyo or Seoul?
No. We have no server in Japan or Korea. Our nearest locations are Singapore and USA (California).
Is Singapore or California better from Japan or Korea?
It depends on your ISP's route, so we don't claim either. Compare both in the browser check on the plan page, from each player's own connection.
What does a Minecraft server cost?
Singapore starts at €2.70 a month for 3 GB. California Standard starts at €3.00 for 3 GB, and the 8 GB Premium plan in California is €14.79.
Can we switch locations later?
Yes. Moving an existing Space-Node server to another of our locations is free; ask in live chat.
Can Bedrock players join?
Yes, through the Geyser plugin on your Java server.