Jonathan Madeley - ServerFlex Blog

BattleCrate becomes ServerFlex!

If you've been using our platform in the recent days, you'll have noticed a few changes taking place. We have just finished a complete platform rebrand after advice from our community and business networks. After a very successful 2020 we want to take our

New servers available in the USA!

Continuing our rapid expansion in 2021, we are happy to announce that servers are now available in Phoenix, AZ and Ashburn, VA - these two locations will give us great reach in the US and we hope to add even more locations inside America

Getting Started

Pay Hourly Minecraft Servers

Pay per hour Minecraft servers - it's that simple! Fed up of paying for an entire month of Minecraft server hosting when you only want to play for a few hours? Yeah - we were too, that's why we made ServerFlex! We accept EUR, USD or GBP.

Company

Hallo Deutschland!

We're excited to announce that our Germany servers are now available!

End of 2020 Update: Now accepting USD and EUR!

Hi there, welcome to the final BattleCrate update of the year - and what are year it has been! So much has happened with BattleCrate this year and after a short break for Christmas all our team will be right back at full speed to continue providing the best game server hosting in the world.

Spigot, Forge, PaperMC now supported!

We have been pretty busy at ServerFlex! We have been updating our platform to add out-of-the-box support for non-vanilla Minecraft. Many of our users requested Spigot, Forge and PaperMC (just to name a few) - and after a couple of weeks in development we

Feature

Unified FTP Access - What's that?

Almost every hosting provider on market offers FTP access to your server - but with ServerFlex we've taken that one step further. Read more about why ServerFlex offers the simplest, most secure and reliable FTP service in the world.

Getting Started

Minecraft Java vs Minecraft Bedrock Edition - What's the difference?

If you're not familiar with Minecraft you might be confused by terms like Minecraft Java or Minecraft Bedrock Edition - it's important to understand the differences between the two. In this article we're going to discuss the differences and what they mean for you.

Review

Is Minecraft Realms worth it?

Minecraft Realms is a paid service that allows you to play Minecraft with up to ten friends - we'll be reviewing Realms to help you make an informed decision when purchasing your Minecraft server hosting.

Getting Started

What is Hourly Game Hosting?

Only pay for the time you're actually using your game server - short term game server hosting is finally a reality, with BattleCrate.

Company

EU Region available on Monday 16th! (Accepting Euros!)

We are expanding! New servers will be available for all users on Monday 16th November 2020. This first EU server will be located in Helsinki to cover users in the Norther Europe. Combined with our London servers, customers all over Europe can now start

Compare Factorio Server Hosting in 2020

Factorio can be played either as a single player or online with friends with Factorio server hosting via a third party hosting company. The market for game hosting in 2020 is huge, with so many companies to choose from how do you pick? In

Company

The Best MCProHosting Alternative.

So, you're looking to host your own Minecraft Server? You first head over to Google and see literally thousands of generic Minecraft Server Hosting companies all reselling the same technology. You're probably overwhelmed and not too thrilled to pick any of them. MCProHosting have

Development

BattleCrate & RavenDB - A perfect fit.

Our cloud has a lot of moving parts - choosing the right database technology is key in making sure you have the best chance of success. Read about why we chose RavenDB.

Company

August Update

Our platform is growing every single day - August heralded some major challenges but also some incredible strides.

Free trials: Play before you pay!

As consumers ourselves we understand you don't want to part with your hard earned cash before you're satisfied with the product. For this reason we are excited to announce that we offer free trials to all new accounts. New accounts can trial each game

PayPal now supported!

Since the beginning of BattleCrate's public beta, the one question we've been asked more than any other is when PayPal will be a supported payment method. The answer? Now! Starting today, PayPal can be used to top up your account in as little as

Game hosting - how it should be.

For far too long the game hosting industry has been at a stand-still, no company has been willing to make the investment in their technology and from a business prospective you can see why, "if no-one else is innovating then why should we?" is

How To

Create a CS:GO server in under 10 seconds!

Running your own CS:GO server has never been easier - BattleCrate allows you to setup a quick 5v5 scrimmage or a retake server running year round. First head over

How To

Create a Factorio server in under 10 seconds!

Running your own Factorio server has never been this simple - BattleCrate can get you playing with your friends in a matter of seconds! First head over to our Web

How To

Create a Minecraft server in under 10 seconds!

Starting a new Minecraft server has never been easier - using BattleCrate, you will be up and running in under 10 seconds. First head over to our Web App and

Company

Public Beta Launch!

Things are really starting to pick up the pace now. BattleCrate may not have launched in April like we initially intended and admittedly, there have been (several) delays since then however, that’s all about to change... BattleCrate is now available for public beta

Development

API: Deploy and manage your game servers programmatically!

We’re excited to announce that the BattleCrate open API, one of our most game changing, if you’ll pardon the pun, features will be publicly available commencing Wednesday 15th July! Come Wednesday, BattleCrate will be the only game hosting platform in the world

Development

Hyperloop: A better way to access your files via FTP.

Ever wondered why the feature sets of most game hosting companies are identical? It’s because they use the same software. Same software, same features, same bugs, same niggles... You get the picture. This is yet another advantage of the BattleCrate platform. We’ve

Development

Alpha Launch!

Hello again! After 6 months of full-time development, we have finally reached the point where we’re happy to begin alpha testing. At first launch, Minecraft will be our only supported game however, we aim to expand this line-up to include Counter Strike: Global