North American Minecraft hosting from Dallas
Dallas is RecoilHost's North American server location. It gives players across the United States and Canada a US-based option instead of sending every connection across the Pacific to Sydney.
You do not have to run Minecraft from your own PC or set up port forwarding. The server runs with RecoilHost, while you control it from the browser panel.
The Dallas free plan includes 3 GB RAM, 2 CPU cores and 10 GB storage. No credit card is required.
Who should choose the Dallas Minecraft location?
Choose Dallas when most of the people joining your server are in North America. It is the straightforward RecoilHost option for US and Canadian friend groups, SMPs and small communities.
- Players across the United States
- US-based SMPs and communities
- Players in Canada
- Groups that want a US-hosted server
If your group is mainly in Australia or New Zealand, use the Sydney Minecraft hosting location instead. Server location does not change the free plan, so pick based on where your players are.
What the free Dallas Minecraft server includes
The free server is usable as soon as it is provisioned. You get the resources needed for a normal Minecraft server without paying just to get online.
A solid starting point for survival, plugins and smaller modpacks.
Two CPU cores are included with the free plan.
Storage for worlds, server files, plugins and mods.
Share a recoilhost.com server address instead of an IP and port.
Run Java, Bedrock, plugins or mods
The Dallas location is not a cut-down hosting option. You can run Minecraft Java, supported Bedrock server software, plugins and supported modded setups through the same RecoilHost panel.
Java servers can start with Paper for plugins. You can manage server files in the browser or connect with SFTP when you want direct file access.
Need players on different editions? See the Minecraft Bedrock support guide for RecoilHost cross-play information.
Dallas vs Sydney: choose for the group, not the owner
If you are in one country but most of your players are somewhere else, choose for the players. A server owner in Australia with a mostly US community may still be better served by Dallas, and the reverse is true for an American owner with an Australian group.
Dallas is the RecoilHost location for North America. Sydney is the RecoilHost location for Australia and nearby Oceania. ISP routing can vary, so no location can guarantee the same latency for every player.
Dallas Minecraft hosting questions
Is RecoilHost Minecraft hosting in Dallas free?+
Yes. The Dallas location offers the free plan with 3 GB RAM, 2 CPU cores and 10 GB storage. No credit card is required.
Who should choose the Dallas Minecraft server location?+
Dallas is the RecoilHost location for groups based mainly in the United States and Canada.
Does Dallas support Minecraft Java and Bedrock?+
Yes. RecoilHost supports Minecraft Java and Bedrock hosting in Dallas, along with supported plugins and mods.
Can Canadian players use the Dallas location?+
Yes. Players can connect from anywhere, and Dallas is the RecoilHost location intended for North American groups, including Canada.
Does Dallas have the same free plan as Sydney?+
Yes. Both locations include the same 3 GB RAM, 2 CPU cores and 10 GB storage on the free plan.