// partners

Partner program for modpack creators and server communities

Your players already ask where they should host your pack. Send them to a host that only does modded Minecraft, and get 15% of everything they pay us, every month they stay.

Free to join  ·  15% recurring  ·  Paid monthly by PayPal

• 15%of every payment from customers you refer, for as long as they stay a customer.
• $25balance before a payout. Anything less rolls over to next month.
• $0to join. No fees, no sales targets, no contract.

How it works

1. You apply by email. Send a link to your modpack, Discord or channel. We take a look and reply, usually within a few days.
2. You get a partner code. Usually your pack or community name, like YOURPACK.
3. Your players send us your code. If the checkout page has a "Partner code" box, they type it there. If it doesn't, or they forget, they email the code to hello@dsnservers.com within 7 days of ordering, from the address they ordered with. Either way, that customer is linked to you.
4. You earn on every payment they make. 15% of the first payment and every one after it, until they cancel. If they upgrade, your cut goes up with it.
5. We pay you once a month. In the first week of each month you get a short statement for the month before, and we pay your balance by PayPal once it reaches $25.

There are no tracking links or cookies to break when someone switches device. The one thing to tell your players: send the code within 7 days of ordering. We can't add a code after that.

What it's worth

Your players pay the normal price. The code costs them nothing; it only tells us who sent them.

Example: if 10 of your players run Premium servers, that's $45 a month to you for as long as they keep them.

To be straight with you: most packs start smaller than that. A few dollars a month at first is normal. It adds up because it repeats.

What you get

• Your own partner code to share wherever your players already are.
• A "recommended host" link for your pack description, Discord or video description. It points to your pack's page if you have one, or to our plans if you don't.
• An optional page for your pack on our site, with the RAM it needs, setup steps and your code. You see it before it goes live. Browse the existing modpack pages for examples.
• A person to talk to. You deal with the owner directly, by email. So do your players when they need help with their server.
• A crash fixer for your support channel. When someone posts a crash, point them at the free crash log analyzer. It works for any server, hosted with us or not.

What your players get

You're putting your name next to ours, so here is exactly what that means:

• Hardware picked for single-core speed, which modded servers depend on (here's why). Our first servers had a Ryzen 7 5800X and NVMe storage. The relaunch hardware isn't final yet, and we'll name the CPU, storage and location before ordering opens.
• The Pelican control panel: live console, file manager, SFTP, scheduled tasks, and one-click installers for Forge, NeoForge, Fabric and CurseForge/Modrinth modpacks.
• Nightly off-site backups with monthly restore verification, plus 5 on-demand backups.
• A yourname.dsnservers.com subdomain for every server. DDoS protection gets confirmed along with the new hardware.
• Free migration from another host, and a 7-day refund window.
• Planned launch prices from $16 to $42 a month (see all plans). Ordering is closed until then, and your players can join the launch list to hear when it opens.

DSN Servers is a one-person company. Your players get help from the person who runs the hardware. It also means we only take on as many servers as the hardware can run well.

Who it's for

• Modpack developers on CurseForge or Modrinth whose players run servers. Small and mid-size packs are welcome. You don't need a big download count.
• Discord server owners who run modded Minecraft communities.
• YouTubers and streamers who play modded Minecraft and get asked "what host do you use?"

We only host modded Java Edition servers (Forge, NeoForge, Fabric and Quilt), so the program only makes sense for modded communities.

The rules

• No spam. Share your code where it's on-topic: your pack page, your Discord, your videos. No unsolicited DMs, no comment spam, and no posting in other people's communities without their permission.
• No misleading claims. Only say what's true about our service. Don't promise things we don't offer, and don't present yourself as DSN staff.
• Say you're a partner. Wherever you share your code or recommend us, say that you earn from it, next to the code or link, where people see it before they buy. A short "I get a cut if you use my code" is enough. It's honest, and in the US and many other places it's also the law.
• No self-referrals. Your code doesn't earn commission on your own servers or on accounts you control.

If a partner breaks these rules, we'll talk first. If it keeps happening, we end the partnership. Commission already earned on genuine referrals still gets paid.

Payouts

• What counts. 15% of what your referred customers pay for their plans, not counting any sales tax, for as long as they keep them.
• When you're paid. In the first week of each month we email you a statement for the month before. If your balance is $25 or more, we pay all of it by PayPal at the same time. A smaller balance rolls over to the next month.
• Refunds and chargebacks. Refunded or disputed payments don't earn commission. New customers can ask for a refund within 7 days, so a payment from the end of a month is sometimes refunded after we've paid you for it. When that happens, we take that commission off your next statement. We never ask you to send money back.
• Where the money goes. To a PayPal account in your name. PayPal accounts are for adults, so if you're under 18, payouts go to your parent or guardian's PayPal account.
• Taxes. You're responsible for any tax on what you earn. If we need tax details from you before we can pay you (for example, a W-9 form in the US), we'll ask.
• If the partnership ends. Either of us can end it at any time by email. We pay your remaining balance with the next monthly payout, even if it's under $25.

How to apply

Email hello@dsnservers.com with the subject Partner application, and include:

• a link to your modpack, Discord server or channel;
• roughly how many players, members or subscribers you have;
• the partner code you'd like, if you have one in mind.

The button at the bottom of this page opens an email with all of that ready to fill in. We read every application and reply within a few days.

You need to be at least 13 to join. If you're under 18, a parent or guardian has to agree to the program terms on this page, and payouts go to their PayPal account. Please copy them in on your application email.

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