Why free exists
Most "free Minecraft DDoS protection" is either a stripped demo or a Discord bot pretending to be infrastructure. Ours is neither, for a boring economic reason: on an anycast network with 500+ Tbps of absorption capacity, a 15-player server costs us next to nothing to protect. Charging for it would cost more in friction than it earns. We'd rather you start free, grow, and pay us when your player count — not our marketing — says you should.
Arvoris is the budget brand of Papyrus, which protects some of the largest Minecraft networks running. The free tier rides the exact same network (AS216013 behind Cloudflare Spectrum) and the exact same mitigation pipeline.
What the free plan includes
| Players | 15 concurrent |
| Networks / backends | 1 network, 1 backend, unlimited hostnames |
| Mitigation | Full L4/L7 pipeline, strict profile |
| Real client IPs | PROXY protocol included |
| AntiVPN | 1,000 queries / month |
| Firewall | 3 rules + preset risk lists |
| Analytics | 24h retention · 3-day attack history |
| Support | Community (Discord) |
When you outgrow it
The only hard limit that matters is the player cap. Past 15 concurrent players, Budget at $10/mo raises you to 60 and unlocks the tunable antibot, captcha verification, webhook alerts and custom offline messages. Nothing about your setup changes — same endpoint, same DNS record, one click in the panel.
Free plan questions
Is it really free, or a trial?+
Really free, forever, for up to 15 concurrent players. It never expires, never asks for a card, and never downgrades your mitigation. It's the full pipeline sized for a small server.
What's the catch?+
The honest catch: we hope your server grows. When it passes 15 concurrent players you'll need Budget at $10/mo. Until then, a small server costs us almost nothing to protect on an anycast network this size — so we don't charge for it.
Is the free tier's protection weaker?+
No. Free runs the same anycast absorption, the same Cryo Layer-7 filtering, and the strictest mitigation profile. Paid plans unlock tunability and features (custom messages, webhooks, verification levels) — not stronger filtering.
Do I get real player IPs on the free plan?+
Yes — PROXY protocol is included on every plan, including Free. Your bans, alt-detection and per-IP plugins keep working exactly as before.
How long does setup take?+
About five minutes: register, create a network, point one DNS record (CNAME or SRV) at your assigned endpoint, and enable PROXY protocol on your proxy or server.
Create your free network now — you'll be behind the edge before your coffee cools.