# AetherRuin

> High-performance game server hosting control plane deployed directly on your own AWS cloud account with zero platform fees during Early Access.

AetherRuin operates on a Bring-Your-Own-Cloud (BYOC) architecture. Instead of renting overpriced, shared-tenant game servers with noisy neighbors, AetherRuin provisions dedicated cloud instances (such as Amazon EC2) inside your own AWS account using a securely scoped AWS CloudFormation IAM role. You maintain 100% ownership of your servers, data, and saves.

## Core Capabilities

- **1-Click AWS Integration**: Connect your AWS account securely in under 3 minutes via a pre-scoped CloudFormation stack. No long-lived secret access keys are ever shared.
- **Dedicated Performance**: Full allocation of dedicated vCPU and RAM with zero throttling or artificial player slot limits.
- **Automated Backups**: Scheduled and on-demand world saves streamed directly to Amazon S3 storage in your chosen region.
- **Live Terminal & RCON**: Web-based live console with command injection, real-time player telemetry, and server health metrics.
- **Mod & Plugin Installer**: Built-in 1-click Modrinth catalog installer for plugins, mods, and complete modpacks.
- **Cost Guardrails & Auto-Shutdown**: Automatic idle detection and scheduled sleep to ensure you only pay for cloud resources when you and your friends are actively playing.

## Supported Games & Server Engines

- **Minecraft Java Edition**: Paper, Purpur, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Vanilla.
- **Minecraft Bedrock Edition & Crossplay**: GeyserMC integration for seamless Java + Bedrock crossplay.
- **Upcoming Games**: Palworld, Terraria, Valheim, Rust, Don't Starve Together.

## Supported Cloud Regions

AetherRuin supports 7 global AWS regions with low-latency routing:
- **US East**: N. Virginia (`us-east-1`), Ohio (`us-east-2`)
- **US West**: N. California (`us-west-1`), Oregon (`us-west-2`)
- **Europe**: Ireland (`eu-west-1`)
- **Asia Pacific**: Singapore (`ap-southeast-1`), Mumbai (`ap-south-1`)

## Pricing & Early Access

- **Platform Fee**: $0 / month during Early Access (all core features unlocked).
- **Cloud Infrastructure Costs**: You pay raw cloud infrastructure costs directly to AWS (typically $0.02 - $0.08 / hour for modern EC2 compute instances, or $0 with AWS New Account Free Tier credits).
- **Commitment**: No contracts, no lock-in, and no credit card required to register on AetherRuin.

## Technical Guides & Documentation

- [Lowest Ping Game Server Hosting & Geo Guide](https://aetherruin.com/blog/lowest-ping-game-server-hosting-geo-guide): Latency routing, datacenter proximity, and regional AWS placement guide.
- [Best JVM Flags for Minecraft Servers](https://aetherruin.com/blog/best-jvm-flags-minecraft-server): Aikar's flags tuning, G1GC garbage collection, and Java memory management.
- [Paper vs Purpur vs Fabric](https://aetherruin.com/blog/paper-vs-purpur-vs-fabric-guide): Comprehensive architectural comparison of modern Minecraft server software.
- [How to Fix Minecraft Server Lag](https://aetherruin.com/blog/how-to-fix-minecraft-server-lag): Diagnosing tick loop lag, entity stacking, and chunk generation bottlenecks.
- [Best Cheap Minecraft Server Hosting 2026](https://aetherruin.com/blog/best-cheap-minecraft-server-hosting-2026): Cost and performance analysis of self-hosting vs commercial server hosts.
- [The Truth About Free Minecraft Server Hosting](https://aetherruin.com/blog/free-minecraft-server-hosting-truth): Comparing queue-based free hosts against cloud free-tier compute.

## Legal & Compliance

- [Privacy Policy](https://aetherruin.com/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://aetherruin.com/terms)
- [Cookie Policy](https://aetherruin.com/cookies)
- [Acceptable Use Policy](https://aetherruin.com/acceptable-use)