How Game Server Credits Work on GamezServers

Credits are how a GamezServers server ends up costing less, or nothing. Every account has a share link, the link earns credits, and credits pay your bills. This page explains exactly how they are earned, how they are spent and the rules around them.

The two ways to earn credits

There are exactly two ways to earn credits, both from your share link:

That is the whole program. A few details that matter:

• Anyone counts. A person is anyone who clicks your link: strangers from a post, a video, a Discord server or a Facebook group. They do not need to be your friend or follow you anywhere.
• Clicks count once a day per person. The same person opening your link ten times in a day earns 5 cents, not 50. Your own clicks do not count, and neither do bots and link previews.
• The 10 USD is paid once. You earn it when the person starts their first subscription and pays. It is not paid again every month.

You copy your share link from your dashboard in one click. There is no application and no promo code.

What credits are

Credits are money that can only be spent with GamezServers. One credit dollar pays one dollar of a GamezServers bill. Think of them as points at a shop that happen to be counted in dollars.

So the 10 USD is 10 USD in credits, not 10 USD off. It buys servers: 10 USD in credits pays for about two months of a 4.99 USD server, or a month of a 9.99 USD one.

You can see your credits in your dashboard, next to your share link.

The math

• 10 people who click your link and subscribe earn you 100 USD in credits.
• 100 clicks earn you 5 USD in credits, which covers a month of a 4.99 USD server.

How credits come off your bill

You do not have to do anything to spend credits. They come off automatically:

• Subscriptions: credits are taken off your next renewal before your card is charged for the rest.
• Prepaid servers: credits come off at checkout. If they cover the whole price, no card is needed.

With 10 USD in credits and a 20 USD server, you pay 10 USD. With 20 USD or more in credits, you pay nothing and the rest stays for next time.

Can credits pay for a whole server?

Yes. Credits are spendable right away. As soon as they cover a few days of a small server, you can get it with credits alone: no card and no payment. As more credits come in, keep adding time with them.

If your credits only cover part of a prepaid payment, the rest is a small card charge of at least 50 cents.

What credits cannot do

• They have no cash value. You cannot withdraw them, cash them out or transfer them to another account.
• They only pay GamezServers bills. Subscriptions, renewals and prepaid rentals.
• Refunds take them back. If someone you referred gets a refund or disputes their payment, the credits you earned from it are removed.

Credits never expire while the program runs. Like any program, the details can change, and the affiliate terms have the full rules.

Partners: cash instead of credits

Hand picked creators can become partners. Partners are paid in real cash at their own agreed rate instead of credits. If you run a channel, a big Discord or a community that hosts servers, email support@gamezservers.com and tell us about it. Everyone else earns credits.

Getting started

1. Make an account and copy your share link from the dashboard.
2. Share it anywhere people play: your Discord, your videos, a post or a group.
3. When your credits cover a server, pick a game and get it with credits.

For the bigger picture, including how this compares with free hosts and self hosting, read how to get a free game server or see our free game servers page.