# TrueTick — Minecraft server hosting with live TPS and no overselling

> Minecraft hosting built around one invariant: no hidden overselling. Guaranteed per-server CPU (enforced in code), live TPS/MSPT plus a 24-hour tick history on the dashboard for tick-capable cores (Paper, Purpur, Forge, NeoForge, plus Vanilla and Fabric from Minecraft 1.20.3; on Paper, Purpur, Vanilla and Fabric from Minecraft 1.20.3 the rate is counted off the world's own tick counter rather than inferred from tick time, while Forge, NeoForge and older Paper/Purpur report their own rate and we pass it through), and billing that is metered ($0.012 per active GB-hour, scale-to-zero — sleeping servers cost nothing) or flat ($3/GB-month). Public REST API, TypeScript SDK, CLI with a live plugin dev loop, and an MCP server.

## Product
- [Home](https://truetick.gg/): what TrueTick is and how wake-on-join + metered billing work
- [Pricing](https://truetick.gg/pricing): metered vs flat, price by RAM tier
- [For developers](https://truetick.gg/developers): REST API, TypeScript SDK, CLI dev loop, MCP server
- [Live fleet status](https://truetick.gg/status): real aggregated fleet TPS, at most 15 seconds old

## Comparisons
- [TrueTick vs DatHost: a generous flat 16 GB box vs metered, scale-to-zero hosting](https://truetick.gg/compare/dathost): DatHost sells one generous 16 GB flat plan on premium hardware — a strong deal if your server runs 24/7. Here's where metered billing and a live tick number change the maths.
- [TrueTick vs Godlike: a promo-gated flat price vs metered, scale-to-zero](https://truetick.gg/compare/godlike): Godlike's price rides a rotating promo, and the model is flat per slot. Here's how metered, scale-to-zero billing compares.
- [TrueTick vs Hostinger: a managed metered game host vs a self-managed VPS](https://truetick.gg/compare/hostinger): Hostinger's Minecraft plan is a VPS you administer yourself, and its $6.99/mo headline is a 24-month prepayment that renews at $11.99. Here's how a managed, metered game host compares.
- [TrueTick vs WiseHosting: a real tick number vs a percentage with no base](https://truetick.gg/compare/wisehosting): WiseHosting rates its plans in '% CPU Power', a number with no stated base, and its price is a 50%-off promo. Here's how a host that shows the actual tick compares.
- [TrueTick vs Apex Hosting: established flat-monthly host vs metered, never-oversold hosting](https://truetick.gg/compare/apex-hosting): Apex Hosting is one of the largest Minecraft-only hosts, built on flat monthly plans and a deep support library. Here's how metered, never-oversold hosting compares.
- [TrueTick vs BisectHosting: Budget/Premium flat hosting vs metered, never-oversold hosting](https://truetick.gg/compare/bisecthosting): BisectHosting splits Minecraft hosting into Budget and Premium flat-monthly tiers with a huge modpack catalog. Here's how metered, never-oversold hosting compares.
- [TrueTick vs Aternos: free hosting vs never-oversold paid hosting](https://truetick.gg/compare/aternos): Aternos is free and great for trying Minecraft. Here's where free hosting hits its ceiling — and when never-oversold paid hosting is worth it.
- [TrueTick vs Exaroton: two pay-as-you-go hosts, compared](https://truetick.gg/compare/exaroton): Exaroton meters by the gigabyte-hour, sleeps when empty and starts on join — so do we, and at July 2026 exchange rates their rate is lower. What actually differs: they share CPU cores by design, we don't, and we show MSPT.
- [TrueTick vs Shockbyte: cheap flat hosting vs metered, never-oversold hosting](https://truetick.gg/compare/shockbyte): Shockbyte is a popular budget flat-monthly host. Here's what 'cheap' usually trades away — and how to check it on any host, including ours.

## Guides
- [How to use a truetick server as a backend for an external Velocity proxy](https://truetick.gg/guides/external-velocity-proxy): Put a truetick server behind a Velocity proxy running on another host. The exact steps, the deterministic public port, and why a full proxy restart matters after config changes.
- [How to set up a Minecraft server network (Velocity proxy)](https://truetick.gg/guides/minecraft-server-network): Link several Minecraft servers into one network on truetick: a Velocity proxy with backend servers players hop between in a single session. Step-by-step, with the exact config and the errors to expect.
- [Pre-tuned server configs: exactly what we change and why](https://truetick.gg/guides/pre-tuned-server-configs): Every new server on TrueTick that runs on a JVM starts with a small, fixed set of proven optimizations: Aikar's GC flags and two server.properties keys, plus seeded config files on Paper and Purpur. Here is the full list, what each key does, and why the files still belong to you.
- [How to make a Minecraft server (2026 guide)](https://truetick.gg/guides/how-to-make-a-minecraft-server): A plain-English guide to making a Minecraft server: self-hosting vs a hosting provider, picking Paper/Fabric, RAM by player count, and getting friends connected fast.

## Modpack hosting
- [Modpacks index](https://truetick.gg/modpacks): run popular Modrinth packs with automatic install
- [Zombie Invade 100 Days server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/zombie-invade-100-days)
- [Cobblemon Official Modpack [Fabric] server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/cobblemon-fabric)
- [COBBLEVERSE - Pokemon Adventure [Cobblemon] server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/cobbleverse)
- [Better MC [FABRIC] - BMC2 server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/better-mc-fabric-bmc2)
- [Vanilla Perfected server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/vanilla-perfected)
- [The Pixelmon Modpack server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/the-pixelmon-modpack)
- [Better MC [FORGE] - BMC4 server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/better-mc-forge-bmc4)
- [Prominence™ II: Hasturian Era server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/prominence-2-fabric)
- [Slimes Adventure server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/slimes-adventure)
- [Cobblemon Delta server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/cobblemondelta)
- [Cave Horror Project 1 server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/cave-horror-project-modpack)
- [Aged server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/aged)
- [ArdaCraft server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/ardacraft)
- [RealisticCraft server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/realisticcraft)
- [Landscapes Reimagined Genesis server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/landscapes-reimagined-genesis)
- [Create+ server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/create_plus)
- [the horrors in the fog server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/the-horrors-in-the-fog)
- [Cobblemon Brasil [Mobile] server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/brasil-cobblemon-mobile)
- [Cobblemon Official Modpack [NeoForge] server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/cobblemon-neoforge)
- [Servidor Jornadas Cobblemon server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/jornadas-cobblemon)
- [Optimized fps server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/optimized-fps)
- [Parasites: Reloaded server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/parasites-reloaded)
- [OptiFine for Fabric server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/optifine-for-fabric)
- [Re-Console server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/legacy-minecraft)
- [Backrooms: Found Footage server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/backroomsff)
- [Homestead server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/homestead)
- [SkyBlock Plus server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/skyblock-plus)
- [BlockFront server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/blockfront-mod-pack)
- [Pokemania Cobblemon server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/pokemania)
- [XPlus PerioTable Modpack (Fabric) server hosting](https://truetick.gg/modpacks/xplus-2.0-modpack-global)

## Blog
- [A live dev loop for Minecraft plugins (and the API behind it)](https://truetick.gg/blog/live-dev-loop-for-minecraft-plugins): Stop hand-uploading jars. truetick dev rebuilds, uploads, restarts, and tails the log on every save — on a metered scale-to-zero test server. Plus the SDK, MCP, and REST API behind it.
- [Why your Minecraft server lags at 8pm (and more RAM won't fix it)](https://truetick.gg/blog/why-your-minecraft-server-lags-at-8pm): Prime-time lag isn't a memory problem. It's what CPU overselling does to Minecraft's single-threaded tick — and how to spot it on any host.
- [What is TPS and MSPT — and how to check what your host really gives you](https://truetick.gg/blog/what-is-tps-and-mspt): TPS and MSPT are the two numbers that define how a Minecraft server feels. Here's what they mean, how to read them, and why most hosts won't show them.
- [We show our live TPS. Here's why that's still rare.](https://truetick.gg/blog/we-show-our-live-tps): TrueTick puts live TPS and MSPT on your dashboard and refuses to oversell cores. How it works under the hood — and why this is rare.

## Developer docs
- [Docs portal](https://docs.truetick.gg/): quickstart, authentication, concepts, guides
- [API reference](https://docs.truetick.gg/api-reference): generated from source; public key-accessible endpoints only
- [OpenAPI spec](https://docs.truetick.gg/openapi.json)