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Game server hosting in Johannesburg

47 sizes of 2 vCPU and 4 GB or more are sold in our Johannesburg region, South Africa, from $30.90 a month. Below: which of four game servers fits which size here, on Linux and on Windows Server where it is sold, at Johannesburg's own price.

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By game

Which game servers fit, in Johannesburg.

The cheapest size here that fits each one, read from the same catalogue the cart charges from. Bigger sizes are in the table further down.

BeamMP

BeamMP's server runs on Windows or Linux.

On Linux: C2-4-50S: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB disk, $30.90 a month or $0.0529 an hour.

With Windows Server 2022: C2-4-50S at $30.90 a month.

BeamMP asks for very little; Windows Server is what sets the floor at 2 vCPU and 4 GB.

Order a BeamMP server in Johannesburg

FiveM

FiveM's server runs on Windows or Linux, with a setup guide for each.

On Linux: C2-4-50S: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB disk, $30.90 a month or $0.0529 an hour.

With Windows Server 2022: C2-4-50S at $30.90 a month.

FiveM publishes no hardware figure, so the floor is the game-hosting rule: two cores and 4 GB for a server for friends.

Order a FiveM server in Johannesburg

Minecraft

The Java Edition server runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.

On Linux: C2-4-50S: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB disk, $30.90 a month or $0.0529 an hour.

With Windows Server 2022: C2-4-50S at $30.90 a month.

The Minecraft Wiki recommends at least 2 GB of RAM for a small server and says a larger one may need 4 GB, so the floor here is 4 GB.

Order a Minecraft server in Johannesburg

Counter-Strike 2

Valve lists Linux, and Windows 10 or 11, for its dedicated server; not Windows Server, so here it is a Linux server.

On Linux: C2-4-80: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB disk, $37.90 a month or $0.052 an hour.

Linux only: its server is not documented on Windows Server.

Valve asks for 65 GB of storage, so the size here also needs at least that much disk.

Order a Counter-Strike 2 server in Johannesburg

What actually limits it

Three constraints, in the order they bite.

The full argument is on the game hosting page; the short version decides which row to buy.

Single-thread speed
Buy for: Clock speed and cache, not core count.
Memory
Buy for: Enough that you are not near the edge, then stop.
The network
Buy for: The region your players are in, before anything else.

A community server that must not stutter. Here the argument for pinned cores is real: a shared core is quick in bursts and unpredictable under constant load, and a game server is constant load. The Dedicated CPU line is not sold in Johannesburg today; the line page lists where it runs.

Windows or Linux

Operating systems in Johannesburg.

Linux runs on every size. Windows Server only where the platform in this city can build it.

Linux

On all 47 sizes here, from $30.90 a month (C2-4-50S).

Windows Server

Windows Server 2022 or 2019 on 8 of the 47 sizes here, from $30.90 a month, license included.

Every Windows size here is on the Windows VPS in Johannesburg page.

Live prices

Sizes for a game server in Johannesburg, cheapest first.

The 8 cheapest of the 47 sizes of 2 vCPU and 4 GB or more sold here, each at Johannesburg's own price.

Questions

A game server in Johannesburg, answered.

Which game servers can I host in Johannesburg?
BeamMP from $30.90 a month (C2-4-50S), FiveM from $30.90 a month (C2-4-50S), Minecraft from $30.90 a month (C2-4-50S), Counter-Strike 2 from $37.90 a month (C2-4-80). Each price is the cheapest size of 2 vCPU and 4 GB or more that Johannesburg sells for that game, on Linux, at Johannesburg's own price.
Do I need a dedicated server for a game server in Johannesburg?
Usually not. A server for a handful of friends is bound by one thread and a few gigabytes of memory, so a small instance does it: C2-4-50S at $30.90 a month in Johannesburg. The Dedicated CPU line, with cores pinned to your machine, is not sold in Johannesburg today.
Can I run a Windows game server in Johannesburg?
Yes. Windows Server 2022 or 2019 can be built on 8 of the 47 sizes here, from $30.90 a month, license included. Linux runs on every size.
What ping will players get from a server in Johannesburg?
We have not measured it, so we print no figure. Distance sets the floor on round-trip time, which makes the region a more important decision than the plan: choose Johannesburg if your players are near it. Deploy the smallest size by the hour, play on it from where your players are, and destroy it if the result does not justify the move.
Can I test it by the hour in Johannesburg?
Yes. Every size here can be billed by the hour, from $0.052 an hour. Put your world and your players on it, watch the tick rate, and keep the one that holds.
How quickly is a game server in Johannesburg ready?
In under an hour. You get the address, the root password and the details in your account, and if anything about the build needs a second look we tell you rather than leave you refreshing a page.

Keep reading

Johannesburg, and the reasoning behind the sizes.