Which region should I choose for players in Maroua?

Spain for the lowest ping. If your friends are spread across continents, pick the region in the middle of the group; Frankfurt is the next closest to Maroua at an estimated 75 ms.

Is the free server available from Cameroon?

Yes. The free tier is available worldwide and runs on the United States and Spain nodes, subject to capacity. It has 3.5 GB RAM, sleeps after 15 idle minutes and wakes when a player joins. No card is needed.

Can I pay in Central African CFA Franc?

Plans are charged in US dollars. Any Visa, Mastercard or American Express card from Cameroon works, and your bank converts at its own rate. The Central African CFA Franc prices on this page are estimates to help you compare.

Can my friends on phones and consoles join from Maroua?

Yes. Create a Bedrock server, or run a Java server with Geyser so both editions join the same world. Bedrock uses UDP port 19132, which the panel assigns for you.

Does Enzonic have a data centre in Maroua?

No. Enzonic runs its own hardware in the United States and Spain and rents capacity in London, Frankfurt, Bengaluru and Singapore. This page is here to tell you honestly which of those is closest to Maroua and what to expect.

Server locations

Minecraft server hosting in Maroua

Maroua (Far North, Cameroon) is about 3,776 km from Enzonic's Spain region in Canary Islands, Spain. Over a normal home connection that is an estimated 65 ms, low enough for smooth Java and Bedrock play. Here is what hosting from Maroua looks like.

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Nearest region and estimated ping

Great-circle distance from Maroua to each Enzonic region, with a ping estimate. Real latency depends on your ISP's route; test it from the panel before you pick.

Region	Distance	Estimated ping	Runs
SpainCanary Islands, SpainNearest	3,776 km	~65 ms	Free Minecraft · Paid plans
FrankfurtFrankfurt, Germany	4,425 km	~75 ms	Free bots and apps · Paid plans
LondonLondon, United Kingdom	4,735 km	~80 ms	Free bots and apps · Paid plans
BengaluruBengaluru, India	6,876 km	~115 ms	Paid plans
SingaporeSingapore	9,926 km	~160 ms	Free bots and apps · Paid plans
US EastKentucky, United States	10,143 km	~165 ms	Free Minecraft · Free bots and apps · Paid plans

Estimates assume fibre at about 200,000 km/s with routes 1.5 times the straight line, plus a few milliseconds for the last mile. Under 60 ms feels instant in Minecraft; under 120 ms is still comfortable.

Free Minecraft servers run in the United States and Spain. From Maroua the closer of the two is Spain, an estimated 65 ms.

Local details for Maroua

Language: The panel and this site are available in Français; support answers in English and Spanish.
Currency: Plans are priced and charged in US dollars; your bank converts to Central African CFA Franc at its own rate.
Local time: Maroua is on Africa/Douala (UTC+01). Scheduled restarts and backups in the panel use your own time zone.
Payment methods: Visa, Mastercard and American Express from any country, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay in browsers that support them. Checkout runs on Stripe, which shows any extra local methods it supports in Cameroon. You can also pay with a gift card, and the free tier needs no card at all.
Population: About 310,000 people live in Maroua (GeoNames). Nearby cities with their own pages are listed below.

Plans with prices in Central African CFA Franc

Live US dollar prices from the panel, with an approximate Central African CFA Franc figure next to each one. The first month is cheaper while a sale runs.

Plan	RAM	Per month (USD)
Free tier3.5 GB RAM, wakes when a player joins, no card.	3.5 GB	$0.00
Dirt	512 MB	$0.99$0.69 first month
Wood	4 GB	$3.79$2.65 first month
Stone	6 GB	$5.49$3.84 first month
Iron	8 GB	$6.99$4.89 first month
Gold	10 GB	$8.99$6.29 first month
Diamond	12 GB	$10.69$7.48 first month
Obsidian	16 GB	$13.99$9.79 first month
Obsidian Pro	16 GB	$16.99$11.89 first month
Modpack XL 20	20 GB	$16.99$11.89 first month
Modpack XL 24	24 GB	$19.99$13.99 first month
Modpack XL 32	32 GB	$26.99$18.89 first month

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Java or Bedrock from Maroua?

Both editions run on the same regions. Java Edition is the PC version with mods, plugins and most public servers. Bedrock Edition is what phones, consoles and Windows 10/11 play; its servers use UDP port 19132. Not sure who is joining? Start a Java server and add Geyser so Bedrock players can join it too.

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Nearby cities

Other cities with their own page, nearest first.

Maiduguri, Nigeria188 km away
Gombe, Nigeria346 km away
Ngaoundere372 km away
Bauchi, Nigeria490 km away
Jos, Nigeria598 km away
Kano, Nigeria651 km away
Bamenda690 km away
Bafoussam712 km away

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Nearby countries

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Questions from Maroua

Our estimate is about 65 ms to the Spain region, based on the 3,776 km distance. Your ISP's route can add or remove 10 to 20 ms. The panel's region picker runs a live latency test from your browser, so check it before you create the server.

Start a server for Maroua

Free in about a minute, no card. Pick Spain as the region and invite your friends.

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Distances use great-circle maths from city coordinates and Enzonic's published region locations. City names, coordinates, populations and time zones come from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Exchange rates: European Central Bank via frankfurter.dev, 2026-11-10. No reviews or customer counts are shown on this page because we do not publish per-city figures.

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