Minecraft guides and articles, page 4
463 Minecraft articles, newest first. This page lists articles 145 to 192, published from May 5, 2026 to Jul 5, 2026.
Protect your Minecraft world with smart backup timing, offsite copies, restore testing, and simple rules your staff can follow.
Learn why Minecraft servers crash with watchdog errors, how max tick time works, and how to fix the real lag source.
OptiFine does not work with NeoForge past 1.20.1. Version table, the crash you get, and which shader loader to use on NeoForge 1.21.1 to 26.3 instead.
Quilt vs Fabric for Minecraft 26.3: Quilt retired its own API mods, so Fabric is the default. Where Quilt still fits, which mods break and how to switch.
9950X vs 9600X vs 9950X3D for a Minecraft server, on AMD's own specs: which figures matter for TPS, why no CPU has a player count, and when 16 cores help.
Yes. Steam, Epic, Microsoft Store, Xbox Series X|S and PS5 players can play together. How crossplay works on official and private servers, with fixes.
Which performance mods have Minecraft 26.3 builds, with versions and dates: Sodium, Lithium, FerriteCore and more, the OptiFine alternative and mod lists.
How to pick Minecraft server hosting in Australia: public ping data from Sydney and Singapore, RAM for your world, AUD costs and support hours in your city.
The best types of Minecraft servers to play in 2026. Covers survival, skyblock, factions, prison, SMP, creative, anarchy, and how to find and join quality...
GDLauncher vs Prism Launcher compared for 2026: modpack management, CurseForge and Modrinth support, performance, open source status, and Java management.
The simplest guide to creating your own Minecraft server in 2026. Covers Java and Bedrock, port forwarding, server software choices, and getting friends...
How entity activation range and mob caps work in Minecraft servers. Configure Paper and Spigot settings to reduce lag from mobs without breaking gameplay.
Hamachi still works for Minecraft LAN worlds in 2026, free for 5 computers. Compare it with the free limits of ZeroTier, Tailscale, playit.gg and Radmin VPN.
How to host a Minecraft modpack server: RAM requirements by modpack, server setup, mod loader installation, and choosing the right hosting plan.
How to download and run the Minecraft server JAR in 2026, covering Java setup, the start command, eula and server properties, and choosing vanilla or modded.
Paper vs Purpur vs Arclight compared: Arclight runs both Forge/Fabric mods and Bukkit plugins, while Paper and Purpur run plugins only. Which to choose.
Is Prism Launcher safe? Yes, if you get it from prismlauncher.org and keep it updated. Its full security record, and why Malwarebytes flags TLauncher.
Aternos vs Minehut, checked on their own pages: RAM, player slots, storage, sleep and queue rules, mods, plugins, Bedrock, ads and Minehut's paid plan prices.
Best Minecraft modpacks in 2026 ranked for singleplayer and servers: ATM10, Better MC, Cobblemon, Vault Hunters, Create, and more with RAM requirements and...
Singapore Minecraft hosting on shared Ryzen 9 5950X, with published monthly prices in EUR, nearby-country connection checks and the details to confirm...
How to set up DiscordSRV to connect Minecraft chat to Discord, sync roles, send death messages, and link accounts between your server and Discord.
Fabric or NeoForge in 2026? Fabric is the light loader for Sodium and Cobblemon packs, NeoForge runs ATM10 and Create. Performance, mods, Java 25 and Forge.
Yes, as of 31 October 2026, if files come from curseforge.com or the app. What CurseForge scans, where malware still gets in and how to check a server's mods.
Simulation distance is how many chunks around each player the server keeps running. What value to use (default 10, 8 for farms) and how to set it on a server.
How to pre-generate your Minecraft world with Chunky to prevent chunk loading lag, reduce TPS drops, and improve server performance.
ATM10 needs Java 21, the Java of Minecraft 1.21.1. Java 25 is for Minecraft 26.1 and newer, such as ATM11. How to check, install and pick Java 21 on a server.
All The Mods 10 requirements for your own PC: the RAM the pack recommends, how to allocate it in CurseForge or Prism, and the CPU, GPU and storage to plan.
Shader packs that run on integrated graphics and older GPUs, all updated for recent Minecraft on Iris and OptiFine, plus the settings that save the most frames.
Most realistic Minecraft shaders in 2026 ranked for lighting, water, reflections, volumetric clouds, high-end GPUs, Iris, and cinematic screenshots.
Space-Node runs a Minecraft node in Canada: Standard on a Ryzen 9 3900X-class CPU from €2.70 a month, with DDoS protection on every plan. Canada Premium...
Check ATM11 0.13.0-beta, its NeoForge version and matching dedicated-server files before choosing hosting or updating a world.
Prominence II, Vault Hunters 3rd Edition, DawnCraft, and more. We rank the most demanding adventure RPG modpacks of 2026 and explain exactly how much RAM...
The definitive quick-reference for Minecraft server commands. From killing all mobs without affecting players to managing permissions, bans, and world...
Set up a Minecraft lobby network on Velocity 4.3.1 and Java 25: a download command that works, velocity.toml, Paper forwarding and the upgrade from 3.x.
Stop your server from crashing during Elytra flights. We explain the science of world pre-generation using Chunky, and why processing a 5,000-block radius...
Use this practical ATM10 RAM calculator approach for 2026: base memory, per-player overhead, automation factor, and safe headroom for stable TPS.
Minecraft hosting in the Netherlands for players across Europe, from €2.70 a month for 3 GB, DDoS protection on every plan, plus Germany and Poland.
Purpur vs Paper: Purpur is Paper plus purpur.yml, same plugins and same speed until you change its options. When Purpur is worth it and where Spigot fits.
Fix 7 Days to Die server lag with better blood moon planning, view distance, entity cleanup, world settings, RAM, CPU, and restart strategy.
A clear look at Palworld crossplay between Steam and Xbox, which platforms can play together, and how dedicated servers fit in for a stable 32-player world.
Valheim 1.0 has crossplay across PC, Xbox, PS5 and Switch 2, in hosted worlds and on dedicated servers started with -crossplay. What works, and what it...
Simple migration guide for moving a Minecraft server from Oracle Cloud Free Tier to a paid Linux VPS without losing worlds, plugins or configs.
Fix 'Can't keep up!' errors on an ATM10 server: Generational ZGC on Java 21, the watchdog setting, RAM by player count, pre-generation and the...
The definitive guide to installing the Better on Bedrock add-on on a Minecraft Bedrock Dedicated Server. We walk you through behavior packs, resource packs...
A 10-player Cobblemon server needs 6 to 8 GB RAM, 10 to 12 GB with addons, a high-clock CPU, NVMe storage and Java 21. Specs from 2 players to public servers.
What a 10 player Minecraft server needs: 6 to 8 GB RAM for vanilla or Paper, one fast CPU core, NVMe storage and Java 25 for 26.x, plus modded sizes and JVM...
Pixelmon vs Cobblemon in 2026: both run on Minecraft 1.21.1. Cobblemon is open source on Fabric and NeoForge; Pixelmon runs on NeoForge with all 9 generations.
Use spark to diagnose Minecraft TPS drops: health reports, tickmonitor, profiler, only-ticks-over, heap summaries, GC checks, and what to fix after reading...