Our Story

Built by Gamers,
For Gamers

CraftNodes was founded by a team of game server administrators who were tired of overpriced, underperforming hosting. We set out to build the infrastructure we always wished existed.

10,000+
Active Servers
50,000+
Happy Customers
DE
Frankfurt, Germany
99.9%
Uptime Achieved

Our Mission

We believe every gamer deserves access to enterprise-grade hosting without enterprise-grade prices. From a small Minecraft server for your friend group to a large Discord bot serving thousands of users, CraftNodes delivers consistent, reliable performance for all.

We operate our own hardware in owned and leased datacenters, which means no cloud markup, no overcrowded nodes, and no surprises on your bill. When you pay for a plan, you get exactly what we advertise.

Our support team is made up of gamers and server admins, not generic helpdesk agents. We understand the difference between a TPS spike and a DDoS attack, and we'll always give you real answers — not copy-paste responses.

Owned Hardware
DDoS Protected
Gamer Support
Quality Guaranteed

Our Core Values

The principles that guide everything we build and every decision we make

Performance First

We never overcrowd our nodes. Resource limits are real, hardware is enterprise-grade, and your server gets the resources you paid for — always.

Radical Transparency

No hidden fees, no misleading specs, no bait-and-switch promotions. What you see on the pricing page is exactly what you pay, with no surprises.

Community Driven

Our product roadmap is shaped by our Discord community. Feature requests, bug reports, and feedback directly influence what we build next.

Continuous Improvement

We're always upgrading hardware, expanding locations, and improving our control panel. CraftNodes today is better than it was yesterday, and worse than it will be tomorrow.

Security by Default

DDoS protection, isolated containers, encrypted backups, and proactive monitoring are included by default — not sold as add-ons.

People Over Profit

We'd rather grow slowly with happy customers than scale fast with unhappy ones. Support quality matters more to us than ticket volume.

Meet the Team

The people behind CraftNodes

JH
James Harrison
Founder & CEO

Former data centre engineer with 10+ years building game server infrastructure. Has run Minecraft servers since alpha.

SK
Sarah Kim
Head of Infrastructure

Network architect who designed CraftNodes' global PoP network. Loves ARK clusters and distributed systems in equal measure.

MA
Marcus Alvarez
Lead Developer

Built our control panel from the ground up. Active FiveM developer with several public resources used by thousands of servers.

LP
Lisa Park
Head of Support

Managed support for a top-10 Rust server before joining CraftNodes. Our 5-minute average response time is her personal standard.

Join Our Community

Be part of 10,000+ server admins. Get help, share feedback, and help shape the future of CraftNodes.

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