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I wanted to post this because I finally found a way to host my 3-year-old MC Beta 1.7.3 Better Than Adventure (a mod that revamps mc beta) world for free without the usual headaches. This was my first time ever setting up a server myself instead of using a provider, and it is honestly a total game changer for golden age versions. The biggest reason I went with Oracle is that it is incredibly hard to find a free server host that actually supports Minecraft Beta. Most one-click hosts do not have Beta 1.7.3 as an option, and it is even harder to find one that lets you run a custom JAR like Better Than Adventure. The few free hosts that do exist usually have weird uptime rules, long queues, or annoying ads. I'm now running 2 ARM cores and 8GB of RAM with Oracle, which is much faster than any other free option I have tried and completely free.
The setup does require some technical knowledge, but honestly not a lot. I have two CS classes in college under my belt, but I didn't really need any of that past knowledge to get this working. I'm not an AI person and I usually despise AI for almost everything, especially as a gamer, but I actually appreciated it here. I used the free version of Gemini 3 Pro to guide me through the setup. Even though the Pro version has some limits during the free period, it is more than enough to get this done. Honestly, even Gemini 3 Flash would probably work fine because the code is so simple. One thing to note is that the AI is not always up to date with the current Oracle website UI, but that did not matter. As long as you send it screenshots of what you are looking at, it can tell you exactly where to click to get the VM running.
I set the "image" to Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 when creating the VM. It is a bit different than the classic desktop version, but it is perfect for a server. I did have to install a couple of extra apps like screen and the specific Java runtime to get the commands to work, but the AI got me through all of it really easily. The most important part of this whole process is just getting the account ready. Honestly, the hardest and longest part of this entire setup was just getting the Oracle account approved and functional. Once the account is actually ready, the rest is easy. Almost any free AI service mixed with some Reddit posts can get you through the actual configuration in less than an hour.
This is even cheaper than building a custom server at home! It is $0 and I do not have to pay for the power bill. Since I am in a college dorm half the year, hosting from home would be a nightmare. I would have to deal with power outages, restricted router access, and the fact that I wouldn't even have physical access to the server on my desk for half the year. With Oracle, the uptime is perfect and I can access it from anywhere regardless of where I am living.
I highly recommend trying to claim a server without the Pay-As-You-Go tier first just to see if you can get lucky. However, if you are in a high-demand area like the San Jose region (as I am), Pay-As-You-Go was pretty much the only way for me to actually claim a VM because the free slots are always taken. I think it is worth the risk to be able to get a high-performance free server. To make this work, keep a few things in mind. Oracle puts a temporary $100 hold on your account to verify your payment method. You get it back, but you need that balance in your bank to start. You also need a real credit card and a bank account that matches your Oracle account region and info exactly. While it is a paid tier, Oracle lets you set up budget alerts. I set mine to notify me if any charge is forecasted, so you can make sure you stay under the Always Free limits of 4 OCPU and 24GB RAM. I have not been charged a single cent since starting. If you want an mc beta server for free, this is definitely the best option!!
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The setup does require some technical knowledge, but honestly not a lot. I have two CS classes in college under my belt, but I didn't really need any of that past knowledge to get this working. I'm not an AI person and I usually despise AI for almost everything, especially as a gamer, but I actually appreciated it here. I used the free version of Gemini 3 Pro to guide me through the setup. Even though the Pro version has some limits during the free period, it is more than enough to get this done. Honestly, even Gemini 3 Flash would probably work fine because the code is so simple. One thing to note is that the AI is not always up to date with the current Oracle website UI, but that did not matter. As long as you send it screenshots of what you are looking at, it can tell you exactly where to click to get the VM running.
I set the "image" to Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 when creating the VM. It is a bit different than the classic desktop version, but it is perfect for a server. I did have to install a couple of extra apps like screen and the specific Java runtime to get the commands to work, but the AI got me through all of it really easily. The most important part of this whole process is just getting the account ready. Honestly, the hardest and longest part of this entire setup was just getting the Oracle account approved and functional. Once the account is actually ready, the rest is easy. Almost any free AI service mixed with some Reddit posts can get you through the actual configuration in less than an hour.
This is even cheaper than building a custom server at home! It is $0 and I do not have to pay for the power bill. Since I am in a college dorm half the year, hosting from home would be a nightmare. I would have to deal with power outages, restricted router access, and the fact that I wouldn't even have physical access to the server on my desk for half the year. With Oracle, the uptime is perfect and I can access it from anywhere regardless of where I am living.
I highly recommend trying to claim a server without the Pay-As-You-Go tier first just to see if you can get lucky. However, if you are in a high-demand area like the San Jose region (as I am), Pay-As-You-Go was pretty much the only way for me to actually claim a VM because the free slots are always taken. I think it is worth the risk to be able to get a high-performance free server. To make this work, keep a few things in mind. Oracle puts a temporary $100 hold on your account to verify your payment method. You get it back, but you need that balance in your bank to start. You also need a real credit card and a bank account that matches your Oracle account region and info exactly. While it is a paid tier, Oracle lets you set up budget alerts. I set mine to notify me if any charge is forecasted, so you can make sure you stay under the Always Free limits of 4 OCPU and 24GB RAM. I have not been charged a single cent since starting. If you want an mc beta server for free, this is definitely the best option!!
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