Minecraft guides and articles, page 8
463 Minecraft articles, newest first. This page lists articles 337 to 384, published from Feb 6, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026.
If you're building a multi-server network, the proxy you choose shapes how it grows. How BungeeCord and Velocity compare in 2026 on performance design...
Generic DDoS protection lets Minecraft exploit packets through. See why game-aware mitigation is the only effective protection for Minecraft servers.
Step-by-step guide to installing GeyserMC and Floodgate on a Paper server so Bedrock players on mobile, Windows and consoles can join your Java world...
From Notch's first test server to the Ryzen 9 9950X era, here's how game server hosting evolved alongside Minecraft's growth.
The 1.21 update brings trial chambers, the mace weapon, and armadillo-sourced armour. Here's what server admins need to do before, during, and after upgrading.
Minecraft's EULA is often misunderstood. This guide explains what you can and cannot sell, and how to build a legitimate donation store that Mojang won't...
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 options that most admins never open. These are the ones worth checking, with their current key names and defaults, what...
Beyond Paper, two forks add extra configuration or extra performance patches. What each one really changes, which Minecraft versions they support in 2026...
Can a busy modded server hold 20 TPS? Only a test on your own pack and world can tell you. How to run a repeatable load test with spark, what to write down...
What L3 cache does for a Minecraft server tick, how the 128 MB on the Ryzen 9 7950X3D compares with the 64 MB on the 9950X, 7950X, 5950X and 3900X, and how...
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...
Minecraft server specs for 5 to 100 players: RAM, CPU, NVMe storage and Java 21 or 25, plus modpack RAM targets and why single-thread CPU speed matters.
Bedrock players show up as Steve or Alex on your Geyser server? How Floodgate skin upload works, what to check first, and where SkinsRestorer fits in.
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...
Connection Lost: Internal Exception? Minecraft's network code hit an error and dropped you. What DecoderException and login_finished mean, with the fixes.
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...
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 /kill selector removes all entities except players: mobs, items and XP orbs. Safer versions keep villagers, pets, armor stands and item frames.
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...
Make a Minecraft Education server: host a world with a join code or run a Dedicated Server, join it from the Servers menu, or run Java for a club.
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...
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 voice chat not connected but Minecraft works? Give voice its own UDP port, set it in voicechat-server.properties, restart and test.
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.