When it is offered
If you pick a big pack (e.g. All the Mods or Better MC) in the customer area under Modpacks and your server has less than the pack recommends, a window with three options appears:
- Test 2 hours (free) – we back up your server, raise it to the recommended resources and install the pack.
- Upgrade resources – book more RAM and cores permanently; the matching values are preselected.
- Install anyway – with your current resources (may lag or crash).
This also works during a 24-hour test server.
How the test works
- Automatic backup of your server.
- More memory and cores for 2 hours. If there is no room at your server location, your server moves to a server with more room – you receive the new address by email.
- Installation of the pack. The 2 hours start once the pack is running.
- The remaining time is shown at the top of your server; 15 minutes before the end we remind you by email.
After the 2 hours
- Keep resources: book the upgrade – the pack stays, your server keeps running with the new resources.
- Restore backup: brings back the state before the installation (game progress from the test is lost).
- Do nothing: we reset your server to its booked resources and briefly restart it. The pack stays installed but may lag.
Good to know
- One test per server every 30 days.
- On a 24-hour test server “keep with more power” applies: the payment request comes at the end of the performance test, until then you pay nothing.
- Tip for big packs: pre-generate the world with Chunky after installation – then exploring won't lag.
- No server yet? See Try a Minecraft modpack free for 2 hours.