Homestead Server: RAM & Price

Ready for your server: Homestead has versions for Fabric. Create your world with Fabric and Minecraft 1.20.1, the combo its latest release is built for.

What is Homestead?

Welcome to Homestead, a hand-crafted world brimming with quests to embark on, vibrant landscapes and endless building possibilities. Settle in, explore, and create the cozy life you've always dreamed of!
Description by Tokimi on Modrinth.

Author: Tokimi
Categories: adventure, multiplayer and quests
Loaders: Fabric
Minecraft versions: 1.20.1
Latest version: Homestead 1.3.7 (Fabric, May 19, 2026, 113 MB)
Mods included: 375 from Modrinth (the pack may bundle more inside)
Downloads: 773,937
Where it installs: Players: required · Server: required
Link: Homestead on Modrinth

Which Minecraft version and loader to play it on

Every world has its own Minecraft version and loader (vanilla, Fabric, Forge or NeoForge); you pick them when you create it.

For Homestead, choose Fabric and Minecraft 1.20.1: that's what its latest release uses. Here are all the combos available:

Loaders and Minecraft versions you can play Homestead
Loader	Newest	Minecraft versions
Fabric	1.20.1	1.20.1

How much RAM Homestead needs

Large (16 GB). Its latest version ships at least 375 mods from Modrinth. Heavy modpacks or lots of players.

Want the full rule of thumb? It's in the modded server guide.

What a Homestead server costs

You only pay while the server is on, and it shuts itself off after 6 minutes with no players. Here's your month based on how many hours you play each week, storage included.

All the details are on the pricing page. Prices in Mexican pesos (MXN).

Monthly cost in MXN for Homestead
Size	5 h/week	10 h/week	20 h/week
Small (4 GB)	$78.75	$117.10	$193.80
Medium (8 GB)	$122.53	$195.33	$340.93
Large (16 GB) · recommended	$203.64	$345.13	$628.09

How to set up your Homestead server

Create your account, top up your balance and create a Large server.
Create the world with Fabric as the loader and Minecraft 1.20.1 as the version.
In "Mods", add Homestead's mods from the Modrinth catalog (the list is in the dependencies tab of its Modrinth page). The catalog only shows what works with your world, and the panel installs the right version of each mod along with its libraries.
Start the server. The first boot takes a bit longer because it downloads and installs the mods.
Your friends download the .mrpack modpack from the panel in one click and import it in the Modrinth App or Prism Launcher.
Share the server address and you're in: they join through Multiplayer.

First time? The guide to making a Minecraft server takes you step by step.

Frequently asked questions

Which Minecraft version does Homestead need?

Homestead has versions for Fabric: 1.20.1. The newest is "Homestead 1.3.7" (May 19, 2026). Create your world with Fabric and Minecraft 1.20.1: that's the combo its latest release is built for.

Can I change the server's Minecraft version later?

Yes, upward: when Homestead ships a newer version, you update and the panel backs up your world first. Going back down isn't possible, because Minecraft can't open worlds saved on a newer version; to play an older one, create another world.

How much RAM does a Homestead server need?

We recommend a Large server with 16 GB. Its latest version ships at least 375 mods from Modrinth. If lots of people play at once or you explore a ton, size up from the panel without losing your world.

Do my friends have to install Homestead to join?

Yes: every player needs Homestead in their Minecraft, on the same versions as the server. The easiest way is to import the modpack in the Modrinth App or Prism Launcher. If you build the server from the panel's catalog, the .mrpack they download has exactly the same mods.

How much does a Homestead server cost?

With a Large server and 10 hours of play a week, about $345.13 MXN a month, storage included. With 5 hours, about $203.64 MXN. You only pay while the server is on; if nobody's playing, it shuts itself off.

Can I play Homestead on an offline-mode (non-premium) server?

Yes. Offline mode is a server setting, not a modpack one: you turn it on in the panel's "Access" tab. Use it with the whitelist on and no operators, because in that mode the server doesn't verify who each player is.