Minecraft guides and articles, page 7
413 Minecraft articles, newest first. This page lists articles 289 to 336, published from Feb 6, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026.
Complete guide to optimizing your Minecraft server performance with memory management, plugin configuration, and world optimization.
A complete beginner's roadmap to understanding Minecraft mod loaders, choosing your first modpack, and hosting it correctly.
Paper has dozens of performance configuration options that aren't mentioned in any wiki. These are the settings that actually move the needle on TPS for...
Beyond Paper, two forks offer additional performance and feature benefits. We tested both on real server workloads to give you a definitive comparison.
Can you actually maintain 20 TPS on a busy modded server? We ran the benchmarks to find out what hardware, what pack, and what configuration makes it possible.
Discover how AMD's Zen 5 architecture and high boost clocks directly solve Minecraft's TPS problems and why core count alone is a lie sold to uninformed...
Flat-file storage breaks under load. Here's why MySQL and MariaDB are non-negotiable for any Minecraft hub over 30 players, and how to configure them.
Crash reports look intimidating but follow predictable patterns. This guide teaches you to read them in 5 minutes and find the cause of almost any crash.
Vault Hunters 3rd Edition is one of the most demanding modpacks in existence. Here's exactly what hardware you need and how to configure it for stable...
White-label hosting means selling under your brand while Space-Node provides the infrastructure. Here's how to create a branded hosting experience your...
Stop reading hardware manuals. We explain Minecraft server requirements in 2026 by translating dense technical jargon into tangible gameplay experiences...
Your custom Bedrock skin looks perfect in singleplayer. On a Geyser crossplay server, you show up as default Steve or Alex. Here is why this happens and...
EssentialsX, LuckPerms, CoreProtect, Vault, WorldEdit, Spark, Geyser and Chunky: the free Minecraft plugins most servers actually need.
BlueMap renders beautiful 3D web maps, but it eats 5GB or more of disk space for a basic world. Here is how to control rendering, exclude regions, and keep...
You try to join a server and get 'Connection Lost: Internal Exception: io.netty.handler.codec.DecoderException.' Here is what causes it and every known fix.
Players log out in the End and respawn at the same coordinates in the Overworld, stuck inside blocks. This bug affects Paper 1.21.x servers running Geyser...
Restart the server from Discord. Check player count without joining. Get crash alerts at 3 AM. Here is how to build or set up a Discord bot that manages...
A complete guide to linking your Minecraft server chat to a Discord channel. DiscordSRV handles chat syncing, join/leave messages, death messages, and even...
NeoForge for modern Forge-style packs, Fabric for performance mods, Forge for legacy packs. Clear mod loader verdict for 2026.
4 GB? 8 GB? 16 GB? Every hosting site recommends something different. Here is exactly how Minecraft uses RAM and how to figure out what your server needs...
You found a plugin you want. Now what? Here is exactly how to download, install, configure, and troubleshoot Minecraft server plugins step by step.
Want to play Minecraft with friends on your own server? This guide walks you through every step from choosing a host to configuring your first plugins. No...
Between free hosting, Realms, and paid servers, is it actually worth spending money and time to run your own Minecraft server? Here is an honest breakdown...
One selector clears mobs and items without killing players. The safer versions keep villagers, pets, armor stands and item frames, plus timed cleanup.
Vanilla sets no Mace limit, so you enforce it: a scoreboard count in command blocks, a datapack that rewrites vault loot, or an item limit plugin on Paper.
Skip the bloated plugin packs. These lightweight additions fix real problems that vanilla survival does not: instanced loot, gravity leaf decay, sitting on...
You load your world and immediately start taking suffocation damage. Your inventory shows items with red zero stack counts. Your bed is obstructed even...
A map maker tutorial: remove a regular crafted item from a player's inventory and replace it with a version that has custom enchantments, lore text, and NBT...
Your server runs fine during the week. Saturday afternoon hits and TPS drops from 20 to 12. Here is what happens when 100 players log in at once and how to...
Your server works perfectly in the morning, then players lose connection every afternoon. This isnt random. Here is exactly what causes time-based...
A plugin update broke your server. You changed the config yesterday but cannot remember what. Here is how to use Git to track every YAML change, roll back...
Set up a real-time monitoring dashboard for your Minecraft server. Track player counts, TPS, CPU usage, RAM, and online time per player using Prometheus and...
Your server is lagging. Blocks break slowly, mobs freeze, and players complain. Here is what TPS means, which server settings cause the most lag, and how to...
Host a Minecraft Education world for one class with a join code, or turn on Dedicated Servers for your school. Plus a Java server for clubs.
You updated a plugin on your live server. It broke everything. Players lost progress. Here is how to create a test server in your panel, duplicate your...
Server location affects latency for every connected player. Here is how to decide between a Netherlands datacenter and a US datacenter based on where your...
Major Minecraft updates break plugins and change world generation. Here is how to prepare your server for 1.22 and 1.23 so the update day does not become a...
Shared hosting is cheap but limited. VPS gives you more control. Dedicated gives you everything. Here is what each tier actually means and which one makes...
Simple Voice Chat says disconnected after everyone installed the mod. Check the panel allocation, bind_address, the client build, then test the port.
Your TPS dropped to 15 and you do not know why. Spark tells you exactly where the server is spending its time. Here is how to read a Spark report and turn...
Crash logs look like noise but they follow a clear structure. Learn how to read a Minecraft crash report, parse a Java stack trace, and identify which mod...
Schools and youth clubs use Minecraft as a learning tool, but the wrong hosting setup creates security risks and instability. Learn what you actually need...
Your server lags but the hardware looks fine. Spark is the diagnostic tool that shows exactly which plugin, mod, or system call is eating your tick budget...
Paper is still right for most Minecraft servers. Folia only wins for spread-out high-player workloads with compatible plugins and enough CPU cores.
NeoForge is a fork of Forge, not the same loader. Whether Forge mods run on NeoForge, why mixing them crashes a server, and which to pick for your pack.
Complete vergelijking tussen Minecraft Forge en NeoForge voor 1.21+. Leer over de split, compatibiliteit, performance verschillen, en welke modloader je...
Connect Bedrock (Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, Mobile) players to your Java Minecraft server. Complete Geyser and Floodgate installation tutorial with UDP port...
Check /tps and /mspt to name the problem, then fix it: Purpur, Aikar or ZGC flags, lower simulation distance, entity limits and Chunky pre-generation.