Revelation Hosting

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Overview Revelation Hosting combines game servers, dedicated servers, and shared community storage in one web dashboard. It suits groups that want to manage a server and its players from one panel, especially Minecraft communities that value configurable loaders and included DDoS mitigation. Its free tier is a useful starting point, but Storage Accounts have important limits and the entry-level paid game-server plan begins at $16 per month. Key features The dashboard handles starting, stopping, modifying, and monitoring game servers, dedicated servers, and storage accounts. That breadth is convenient for communities managing several kinds of hosting, though it does not make storage a server-mounted drive: Storage Accounts are standalone FTP folders and cannot attach to game or dedicated servers. Storage supports multiple FTP users with dashboard-managed permission flags, useful for sharing files with contributors without giving everyone the same access. It lacks cross-region replication, however, and resizing requires more than a self-service control. Communities that need storage tied directly to a server or replicated between regions should look elsewhere. Game servers run in separate virtual machines with CPU, memory, and disk boundaries enforced at the hypervisor. Network-edge DDoS mitigation comes with every game-server tier and carries no per-incident billing, a meaningful baseline for public communities. Paid game servers also include scheduled cold-storage backups; retention varies by backup plan, so buyers should match the plan to how far back they need to recover. Minecraft supports Paper, Fabric, NeoForge, and Vanilla. Support for mods in other games varies by title, and the overall mod-support classification is manual, so heavily modded non-Minecraft servers may need more setup. Paid plans include engineer-led onboarding for mod installation, configuration, and migration assistance. Support is available through Discord, live chat, and tickets; Premium Support adds 24/7 coverage and a two-hour ticket response SLA. The service lists Tennessee and Washington as its live US regions, with 1 Gbps uplinks per host. A public REST API is planned, but its timing is TBD; teams that need API-based automation should not treat it as a current capability. Pricing The free plan costs nothing, billed FREE forever, and provides 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage, and unlimited players. It is the lowest-risk way to start, but the modest memory and storage leave little room for demanding or heavily modded setups. There is no free trial; the free plan is the ongoing no-cost option. The Standard VM plans are Small at $5.00 /mo (2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB storage), Medium at $10.00 /mo (4 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage), Large at $16.00 /mo (6 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB storage), X-Large at $22.00 /mo (8 vCPU, 12 GB RAM, 160 GB storage), and XX-Large at $26.00 /mo (8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB storage). Each includes unlimited players. Small and Medium are lower-cost steps up from free, while Large is the first paid tier at the stated $16/mo starting price. The larger Standard options add memory and storage for persistent or more demanding communities. Premium VM SSD plans trade the Standard lineup’s storage for SSD storage and more memory at comparable sizes: Medium SSD is $20.00 /mo (4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB SSD), Large SSD is $32.00 /mo (6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 180 GB SSD), X-Large SSD is $46.00 /mo (8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 260 GB SSD), and XX-Large SSD is $64.00 /mo (8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 400 GB SSD). All have unlimited players. These suit buyers prioritizing SSD storage and higher memory; the corresponding Standard tiers cost less but provide standard storage. No seat cap is given in these plan details, though the general player-slots classification is 8 players, so groups should confirm the slot arrangement before choosing. Platforms The service is web-based. Its server-location choices span the two live US regions, Tennessee and Washington. The 1 Gbps per-host uplink and DDoS mitigation apply across the game-server offering, but the listed regions make it a US-focused choice. Who it's for Revelation Hosting fits friend groups starting on a free server, growing communities moving into paid capacity, and established groups that want onboarding, scheduled backups, and DDoS mitigation bundled with hosting. The maker describes tiers for heavily modded setups and persistent communities with 100 or more players; the unlimited-player plan labels do not guarantee performance for a particular population, so memory and workload should guide tier choice. It is less suitable for teams that need Storage Accounts mounted to servers, cross-region file replication, self-service storage resizing, or a live public API. Groups outside the two listed US regions may also prefer a host with a region closer to their players. Pros and cons Pros: A permanent free plan gives groups a no-cost starting point with unlimited players, though only 1 GB RAM and 10 GB storage. Pros: DDoS mitigation is included on every game-server tier without per-incident billing, making protection a baseline rather than an extra. Pros: Paid game servers include scheduled backups, and paid plans include engineer-led onboarding for mods, configuration, and migration. Cons: Storage Accounts cannot attach to servers, replicate across regions, or be resized through self-service, limiting their usefulness for integrated or distributed workflows. Cons: Live regions are limited to Tennessee and Washington, which may be inconvenient for communities elsewhere. Cons: Mod support varies by game, while the public REST API remains planned with timing TBD. Alternatives For a game-specific comparison, see the Project Zomboid server hosts list. Pick Citadel Servers Team Fortress 2 Hosting when per-slot billing suits a small Team Fortress 2 server: its plan starts at $0.43 per slot/player, and it has Linux, web, and Windows platforms. RespawnHost Core Keeper Server Hosting is the game-specific alternative for Core Keeper; its 2GB plan is €4.83 a month for 2GB RAM, unlimited slots, a Ryzen 9 9950X, NVMe SSD, and DDoS protection. 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Apex Hosting Counter-Strike 2 Server Hosting is the Counter-Strike 2-specific alternative, with a 1 GB RAM plan at $2.99 for the first month and a recurring price of $3.99 monthly. Verdict Choose Revelation Hosting if you want game-server controls, included DDoS mitigation, and community file sharing in one web dashboard, with a free tier to start and onboarding on paid plans. Its strongest case is for communities that value those bundled operational features and can use the listed US regions. Look elsewhere if storage must attach to servers or replicate across regions, or if your players need a location beyond Tennessee and Washington.