Aug 2021
Senior Hosting begins
Our team starts building the platform that would eventually become Lilypad, with the goal of providing a truly premium Minecraft server hosting experience for large communities
Providing affordable, high-performance
Minecraft servers to customers around the world
We know keeping your players happy all the time is difficult — trust us, our team has worked with some of the largest servers out there. That's why each and every feature in our control panel is carefully thought out to provide you with the smoothest and easiest experience.
Our latest-gen Ryzen hardware, optimised specifically for Minecraft servers, has been deployed in optimal locations around the globe to keep your players' lag complaints at bay. Paired with the industry's leading DDoS protection along with our friendly and experienced support team, this is the way Minecraft servers were meant to be.
Over time, Minecraft has become more and more taxing on server performance. Back on 1.8 (that's 10+ years ago!), a server could run a few dozen players on only a couple GB of RAM. The server software back then was nowhere near as complex as it is now, and that means on modern versions of Minecraft, the recommended amount of RAM is at least 4GB, even if it's just a server for you and a few friends.
But RAM is definitely not the only factor to consider. Minecraft has also become more intensive on the CPU, meaning the hardware some hosts use, like the ones on our homepage, has become outdated by many years. We're able to offer the most recently available hardware at a much lower price point than competitors do for even half as performant hardware! If you're wanting to run a server with only the best performance, even if it is just a small server and you don't want to risk facing issues, Lilypad is the way to go.
Our story
Lilypad has grown to become a leading modded server hosting provider around one simple idea: hosting should feel fast, intuitive, and fun to use, from the moment you create your server
Aug 2021
Our team starts building the platform that would eventually become Lilypad, with the goal of providing a truly premium Minecraft server hosting experience for large communities
Jan 2022
The browser Opera GX launches their community Minecraft server, hosted on our platform — they trusted us to provide the best experience for their players, and we delivered
Jun 2023
Senior Hosting rebrands to Lilypad and becomes its own independent company, with a new website and renewed focus on providing the best experience for modded Minecraft server owners
Jul 2023
Lilypad hosts the server for the official LEGO Minecraft building competition, seeing over 100,000 players from around the world join over the course of a month
Summer 2024
Our team launches new locations in California, Florida, Singapore and Australia, bringing our renowned Minecraft hosting experience to even more players around the world
Feb 2025
Lilypad partners with content creator Tubbo to provide free servers to the Minecraft community, with Lilypad positioned as the premium option for players seeking more performance
2026
We keep improving the platform as Minecraft evolves, with better hardware, an increasingly easy-to-use panel interface, and truly premium support
Our values
Honesty & transparency
We work to be honest and transparent about our services, so you have all the information you need to start your server, attract players or diagnose an issue
Customer focused
We really mean it — you're our top priority and we want to work with you as much as possible to find out how Lilypad can benefit you and your playerbase
Constantly innovating
We're always implementing the latest technologies, improving your experience regardless of whether you're a beginner or an experienced Minecraft server owner