TRUSTPILOT: 2.0/5 STARS — 512 REVIEWS — "POOR" FRANCE & AUSTRALIA GEO-BANNED — VPN REQUIRED GAMERSAFER OWNERSHIP: OPTIONAL FACE SCANS ADDED FREE TIER: 4 HOURS DAILY — WAS 8 HOURS 3 OWNERS IN 3 YEARS — QUALITY DECLINING $200-$500 LEGACY RANKS NOW HAVE NO BENEFITS ADS INCREASED: 4/MONTH → 10/MONTH DEC 2025: "DAILY RESTART TAKES 2 HOURS" TRUSTPILOT: 2.0/5 STARS — 512 REVIEWS — "POOR" FRANCE & AUSTRALIA GEO-BANNED — VPN REQUIRED GAMERSAFER OWNERSHIP: OPTIONAL FACE SCANS ADDED FREE TIER: 4 HOURS DAILY — WAS 8 HOURS 3 OWNERS IN 3 YEARS — QUALITY DECLINING $200-$500 LEGACY RANKS NOW HAVE NO BENEFITS ADS INCREASED: 4/MONTH → 10/MONTH DEC 2025: "DAILY RESTART TAKES 2 HOURS"

Minehut Memorial — Documenting the Decline

CRITICAL SYSTEM FAILURE — JAN 2026
Total Decline
−84.7%
Peak Players
30,669
Current Players
4,688
Active Servers
244
Players Lost
25,981

From 30,669 players to geo-bans, crashes & collapse

The Void

Where memories of Minehut float before they fade forever

External Server Sunset

The slow death of proxy server support

In 2025, Minehut discontinued External Servers — a server plan that let you connect your Minehut server name to an external proxy like Velocity or BungeeCord hosted outside of Minehut, or connect directly to a non-Minehut server. Minehut stopped selling them and began deleting inactive external servers, causing them to slowly fade away as communities are forced to migrate or shut down.

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Online Servers
Currently active
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External Servers
Slowly fading
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Standard
Regular servers
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External Lost
Since peak
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External vs Standard Servers

External Servers
Standard Servers

Impact of External Server Discontinuation

  • 🚫 External Server plan no longer available for purchase
  • 🗑️ Inactive external servers being deleted by Minehut
  • 🔗 Can no longer link Minehut names to external proxies (Velocity/BungeeCord)
  • 📉 External server count declining as communities migrate away

The Decline

A visual chronicle of Minehut's fall

Player & Server Activity Over Time

Players
Servers
FEB 2021

PEAK ALTITUDE

30,669 concurrent players. Community thriving. 8-hour daily limits. Free hosting that actually worked. The golden age.

2022-2023

OWNERSHIP CHANGES

Multiple ownership transfers. Legacy ranks converted to subscriptions. $200-500 lifetime purchases stripped of benefits. First signs of decline.

FEB 2024

GAMERSAFER ERA

GamerSafer acquires Minehut. Daily time cut 8→4 hours. Ads increased 4→10/month. AFK rewards removed. Optional face scans added.

JAN 2026

CRITICAL DECLINE

2.0/5 Trustpilot (512 reviews). Countries geo-banned. Connection issues. External servers discontinued. Mass exodus to Falix, Apex.

ESTIMATED TERMINATION
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January 1st, 2027 • 00:00:00 UTC
The final countdown to silence