Windows (9x Kernel)
User Grade
Win 95
- Theoretically Minecraft should not be able to run on Windows 95.
- Java 5 (v1.5) is not supported on Win 95 systems.
- Note that these requirements are for the server only you will need to allocate more resources to the OS!
| Requirements | Players | CPU | RAM | HDD | WAN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 2-4 | Intel Pentium 2 300 MHz or AMD K5-Based CPUs and better |
256 MB | 1GB empty space | 1Mbps Upload, ~0.5Mbps Download | |
| Acceptable | 4-8 | Intel Pentium 3 700 MHz or AMD K6-Based CPUs and better |
512 MB | 2GB empty space | 2Mbps Upload, 1Mbps Download |
Win 98/ME
- Note that these requirements are for the server only you will need to allocate more resources to the OS!
| Requirements | Players | CPU | RAM | HDD | WAN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 4-8 | Intel Pentium 3 800 MHz or AMD K6-Based CPUs and better |
512 MB | 2GB empty space (5GB if you are doing frequent backups) |
2Mbps Upload, 1Mbps Download | |
| Recommended | 8-20 | Intel Pentium 3 1.2 GHz or AMD K6-Based CPUs and better |
1 GB | 15GB empty space | 6Mbps Upload, 3Mbps Download |
Windows (NT Kernel)
User Grade
Win NT/2K/XP
- Note that these requirements are for the server only you will need to allocate more resources to the OS!
| Requirements | Players | CPU | RAM | HDD | WAN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 6-10 | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2000+ and better |
1 GB | 2GB empty space (5GB if you are doing frequent backups) |
3Mbps Upload, 2Mbps Download | (Minecraft Servers can barely, but still run on a 1Mbps Upload connection.) |
| Acceptable | 10-18 | Intel Core-Based CPUs or AMD K8-Based CPUs and better |
2 GB | 10GB empty space | 6Mbps Upload, 3Mbps Download | |
| Recommended | 18-24 | Intel Core-Based CPUs or AMD K8-Based CPUs and better |
2 GB | 18GB empty space | 8Mbps Upload, 4Mbps Download | |
| Good | 24-45 | Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs and better |
4 GB | 25GB empty space | 14Mbps Upload, 7Mbps Download | |
| Optimal | 45+ | Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs and better |
8 GB | 35GB empty space | 30Mbps Upload, 15Mbps Download | A SSD is preferably recommended for a populated server. |
Win Vista/7
- Note that these requirements are for the server only you will need to allocate more resources to the OS!
| Requirements | Players | CPU | RAM | HDD | WAN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 6-18 | Intel Core-Based CPUs or AMD K8-Based CPUs and better |
2 GB | 10GB empty space | 6Mbps Upload, 3Mbps Download | |
| Recommended | 18-24 | Intel Core-Based CPUs or AMD K8-Based CPUs and better |
3 GB | 18GB empty space | 8Mbps Upload, 4Mbps Download | |
| Good | 24-45 | Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs and better |
4 GB | 25GB empty space | 14Mbps Upload, 7Mbps Download | |
| Optimal | 45+ | Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs and better |
8 GB | 35GB empty space | 30Mbps Upload, 15Mbps Download | A SSD is preferably recommended for a populated server. |
Server Grade
Win 2003
- Note that these requirements are for the server only you will need to allocate more resources to the OS!
| Requirements | Players | CPU | RAM | HDD | WAN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 6-10 | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2000+ and better |
1 GB | 2GB empty space (5GB if you are doing frequent backups) |
3Mbps Upload, 2Mbps Download | (Minecraft Servers can barely, but still run on a 1Mbps Upload connection.) |
| Recommended | 10-24 | Intel Core-Based CPUs or AMD K8-Based CPUs and better |
2 GB | 18GB empty space | 8Mbps Upload, 4Mbps Download | |
| Optimal | 45+ | Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs and better |
6 GB | 35GB empty space | 30Mbps Upload, 15Mbps Download | A SSD is preferably recommended for a populated server. |
Win 2008
- Note that these requirements are for the server only you will need to allocate more resources to the OS!
| Requirements | Players | CPU | RAM | HDD | WAN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 6-10 | Intel Core-Based CPUs or AMD K8-Based CPUs and better |
2 GB | 2GB empty space (5GB if you are doing frequent backups) |
3Mbps Upload, 2Mbps Download | (Minecraft Servers can barely, but still run on a 1Mbps Upload connection.) |
| Recommended | 10-24 | Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs and better |
3 GB | 18GB empty space | 8Mbps Upload, 4Mbps Download | |
| Optimal | 45+ | Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs and better |
8 GB | 35GB empty space | 30Mbps Upload, 15Mbps Download | A SSD is preferably recommended for a populated server. |