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Europe · London, United Kingdom
Minecraft & Game Server Hosting in London
Host your Minecraft server, or any of our other games, in London for the lowest ping anywhere in the UK and Ireland. From Cornwall to the Highlands and across the Irish Sea, your players get a short trip to a server on home soil.
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Test your ping to London
Run a live test from your browser right now. Under 50 ms is great for any game, and most of the UK and Ireland will see well under 20 ms.
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- Other Nodecraft locations nearbyLatency (ms)
- Paris, France 340 km
- Amsterdam, Netherlands 360 km
- Copenhagen, Denmark 950 km
Who gets the best ping on London servers?
Ping depends on your internet provider and how your connection is routed, but this is what players typically see on a wired connection to our London location.
| Where you play from | Typical ping to London | Good fit? |
|---|---|---|
| London and the Home Counties | 1 to 6 ms | Ideal |
| Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff | 4 to 10 ms | Ideal |
| Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool | 6 to 12 ms | Ideal |
| Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh | 9 to 16 ms | Ideal |
| Dublin, Belfast | 9 to 16 ms | Ideal |
| Amsterdam, Brussels | 6 to 12 ms | Great, or use Amsterdam |
| Paris | 7 to 13 ms | Great, or use Paris |
| Frankfurt, Copenhagen | 14 to 24 ms | Great |
| New York, Boston | 70 to 85 ms | Good, or use Boston |
Playing from somewhere else? See every Nodecraft server location and test your ping to all of them.
Home turf for UK and Irish players
A server in London keeps your whole group on the same side of the Channel. Evening sessions after school or work stay smooth, and nobody in Glasgow or Dublin is left lagging behind.
Move your server anytime
Started out on a server in the US or mainland Europe? Move it to London with the one-click location wizard in your dashboard. Your files come with it.
Same location, any game
Swap your London server between Minecraft, Rust, DayZ and more at no extra cost. Your saves stay put for when you swap back.
Popular with UK and Irish players
Every game runs in London, with low ping from Penzance to Belfast.
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UK and the continent
London or Amsterdam?
They are only a few milliseconds apart. The right one depends on how many of your players live outside the UK.
Choose Amsterdam
Your ping to Amsterdam
Groups split between the UK and mainland Europe
Players in the Benelux, Germany and Scandinavia
Mixed group? Run the ping test above for each player and go with whichever is lowest for most of you.
London server hosting FAQ
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Where is the Nodecraft London server location?
Our London servers are hosted in a data centre in London, United Kingdom. It is one of eight Nodecraft locations in Europe, alongside Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, Copenhagen, Prague, Zagreb and Bucharest.
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Can I host a Minecraft server in London?
Yes. Java and Bedrock Edition servers can both be hosted in London, with one-click modpacks, plugins and full file access. See our Minecraft server hosting page for plans.
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Is London good for players in Ireland?
Yes. Dublin and Belfast are well connected to London, so Irish players usually see around 9 to 16 ms, which feels local in any game.
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Can players in the US join a London server?
They can. East coast players usually see around 70 to 85 ms, which is fine for co-op and building games. If most of your group is in North America, a US east coast location such as Boston or Washington, D.C. will suit them better.
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Can I move my existing server to London?
Yes. Open the location wizard from your server in the dashboard, pick London and we move it for you in one click, files and all.
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Are London servers protected from DDoS attacks?
Yes. London is on the same protected network as every other Nodecraft location, so attacks are filtered before they reach your server.