Better MC [FORGE] BMC4 Server Hosting
By Justin, founder of Alpenglow Hosting · Pack facts checked on CurseForge, 2026-10-06
What Better MC is
A vanilla-plus pack on Forge 1.20.1: better world generation, more structures and creatures, quality-of-life changes, without turning the game into something else.
Best for: Groups coming from vanilla who want more to see without learning a tech tree.
Source: Better MC [FORGE] BMC4 on CurseForge, read on 2026-10-06.
How much RAM a Better MC server needs
LunaPixelStudios publishes no server RAM figure. Paying groups on Alpenglow run Better MC at 6 to 10 GB.
You can change the RAM at any time in the panel. If the console shows the server running out of memory or tick times climbing, go one step up. More on sizing in how much RAM a Minecraft server needs.
What a Better MC server costs
One credit is one hour of 1 GB RAM, so a 6 GB server uses 6 credits an hour. A credit costs one cent at the base price and about 0.77 cents in the largest pack. Hours while nobody is online cost nothing, because the server sleeps.
A flat monthly plan with 6 GB costs the same whether you play 13 hours or 300. Pay-per-hour wins until a server runs more than roughly eight hours every day. The full comparison is in the Minecraft server cost guide.
How to start a Better MC server on Alpenglow
- 1Create an accountEmail and password, or sign in with Google. No card. You start with 50 free credits.
- 2Click New Server and search for the packType "Better MC [FORGE] BMC4" in the modpack search. The right loader, Forge, and Minecraft 1.20.1 are set for you.
- 3Set the RAMMove the slider to 6 GB. You can change it later.
- 4Start the serverThe pack is small to download, under 100 MB, so it installs quickly. World generation is the heavy part because of the added structures and biomes.
- 5Share the addressEvery server gets its own address. When a friend joins, a sleeping server wakes up on its own; the first join attempt times out while it starts, so reconnect once it is up.
Good to know
- Better MC comes in Forge and Fabric editions. This page is about the Forge edition for 1.20.1; pick the edition your friends have installed.
If the pack crashes on start, the server console explains the cause in plain language. The most common reasons for modded packs are too little RAM and a mod that only belongs on the client. The free crash log analyzer reads any log, and our guide on why modpack servers keep crashing covers the rest.
Try Better MC on Alpenglow for free
50 free credits are about 8 hours on a 6 GB server. Enough for an evening with your friends before you spend anything.
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Common questions
How much RAM does a Better MC server need?
6 GB is the right start for a group of friends, 5 GB the minimum for two or three players, and 8 GB once the group grows or the world gets large. These are the sizes paying groups on Alpenglow use; the authors publish no server figure.
How much does a Better MC server cost?
At 6 GB the server uses 6 credits an hour, 6 cents at the base price. Three evenings a week of about three hours each, roughly 39 hours a month, come to about €2.30, or about €1.80 with the largest credit pack. The server sleeps and costs nothing while nobody plays.
Which Better MC edition should we pick?
The one your friends installed. The Forge edition for 1.20.1, BMC4, is the most downloaded. Alpenglow also runs the Fabric edition; search for the exact name when creating the server.
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