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Tutorials, guides, and news about Minecraft servers. Learn how to get the most out of your server.

Voxel Paper server receiving connected plugin modules
Tutorial

How to Install Plugins on a Paper Minecraft Server

Learn how to install plugins on a Paper Minecraft server, verify that they loaded, and fix version, dependency, and permission errors.

Two Minecraft server paths comparing stable Paper and configurable Purpur
Comparative

Paper vs Purpur: What to Use for a Minecraft Server With Friends

Paper and Purpur are not enemies. Choose based on whether you want a simple stable base or more configuration control.

Minecraft SMP players using proximity voice chat inside the server world
Mods

Simple Voice Chat on a Minecraft SMP Server

Simple Voice Chat adds proximity voice to an SMP, but it needs the client mod and a UDP port. Here is the practical setup.

Minecraft world map pre-generating chunks around spawn to reduce exploration lag
Tutorial

Chunky for Minecraft: Pre-Generate Chunks to Reduce Lag

Chunky can reduce exploration stutter by generating chunks before players arrive. Here is how to use it carefully.

European Minecraft servers compare day rental with hourly usage
Comparative

GPORTAL vs Mineando: European Minecraft Hosting Compared

GPORTAL rents Minecraft servers by days or months in Europe; Mineando focuses on hourly credits and automatic stop.

Minecraft server panel compares managed monthly hosting with hourly usage
Comparative

Apex Hosting vs Mineando: Which Minecraft Host Fits?

Apex Hosting is strong for always-online managed servers; Mineando is built for groups that pay around real playtime.

Two Minecraft hosting panels compare monthly rental and hourly server usage
Comparative

Shockbyte vs Mineando: Monthly or Hourly Minecraft Hosting

Compare Shockbyte and Mineando by pricing model, mods, backups, support, and real cost for friend groups that play in sessions.

Admin using CoreProtect to inspect and restore damaged blocks on a Minecraft server
Tutorial

CoreProtect for Minecraft: Safe Rollback After Griefing

A practical CoreProtect guide for checking broken blocks, previewing rollback, and recovering from griefing without damaging more.

Minecraft server panel comparing players, RAM, view distance, and world load
Comparative

How Many Players Can a Minecraft Server Handle?

Minecraft server capacity is not just RAM. Learn how to estimate real player count from world load, plugins, mods, and play style.

Minecraft world backup prepared before installing plugins and opening a server
Tutorial

Minecraft Server Backups Before Mods, Plugins, or Launch

A practical backup checklist before updating mods, installing plugins, migrating a world, or inviting players to a Minecraft server.

Server owner reviewing whitelist and roles before opening a Minecraft server to friends
Tutorial

Minecraft Whitelist and Permissions Before Inviting Friends

Prepare whitelist, roles, and permissions before inviting friends to your Minecraft server without making everyone an operator.

Minecraft event arena with community players moderators and a prepared server
Tutorial

Minecraft Event Server Guide for Creators and Communities

Plan a Minecraft server for events, tournaments, streams, or communities: player peaks, spawn, rules, plugins, performance, backups, and support.

Server owner reviewing a checklist before inviting friends to a Minecraft server
Tutorial

Minecraft Server Checklist Before Inviting Friends

Check the world, permissions, performance, connection details, backups, and rules before sharing your Minecraft server IP with friends.

Survival SMP village with plugin modules for permissions protection and backups
Survival

Best Paper Plugins for a Survival SMP With Friends

A practical Paper plugin base for a survival SMP: permissions, protection, rollback, quality of life, performance, and backups without plugin bloat.

Minecraft server lab with plugin modules and glowing RAM bars
Comparative

How Much RAM Does a Minecraft Server With Plugins Need?

Learn how much RAM a Minecraft server with plugins needs based on Paper, players, view distance, heavy plugins, and real server use.

Friends choosing between different Minecraft server hosting options
Comparative

Minecraft Server for Friends: Realms, Aternos, or Hourly Hosting

Compare Realms, Aternos, and hourly Minecraft hosting for friend groups by cost, control, plugins, crossplay, performance, and real playtime.

Minecraft server routing separate Java address and Bedrock port paths for GeyserMC
Tutorial

GeyserMC Port Guide: Java Address, Bedrock Port, and Fixes

Understand which port GeyserMC uses, why Bedrock needs its own entry point, and how to avoid common address and firewall mistakes.

Bedrock and Java players joining the same Minecraft server through crossplay
Tutorial

Can Bedrock Join a Java Server? Clear Guide for Players

Learn when Minecraft Bedrock can join a Java server, what the server needs, and which connection details each player should use.

Minecraft server lab with connected modules for preparing a modpack
Mods

Modpack Server Checklist: RAM, Forge, NeoForge, and Lag

Before opening a modpack server, check the version, loader, RAM, world, backups, and performance so you avoid lag and launch-day errors.

Minecraft server configuration panel with performance controls and players
Tutorial

server.properties in Minecraft: Key Settings for Your Server

Learn which server.properties options to review before opening a Minecraft server: game mode, difficulty, whitelist, view distance, and more.