Minecraft Server Guides
Straight answers to the things that actually break servers: lag, RAM, world generation, crossplay and modpacks. Written by the people who run them.
How to Use Chunky to Pregenerate a Minecraft World
Chunky pregenerates your Minecraft world so exploring stops causing lag. Every command explained, the radius to pick, how long it takes and the mistakes to avoid.
Jul 30, 2026 · 7 min read
How Much RAM Does a Minecraft Server Need?
From 4 GB for a few friends to 16 GB for heavy modpacks: how much RAM a Minecraft server needs by player count and mods, and the signs you are actually short.
Jul 30, 2026 · 6 min read
How to Fix Minecraft Server Lag
View distance, simulation distance, Paper, pregeneration and entity limits: the checklist that gets a Minecraft server back to a stable 20 TPS, in order of impact.
Jul 30, 2026 · 6 min read
How to Make a Java and Bedrock Crossplay Server
Yes, Java and Bedrock can play together. Add Geyser and Floodgate to a Paper server, open UDP port 19132, and Bedrock players join your Java world. Step by step.
Jul 30, 2026 · 5 min read
How to Install a Modpack on a Minecraft Server
The trick is using the server pack from CurseForge or Modrinth. Installing a modpack is four steps, plus the RAM each kind of pack needs, from 8 to 16 GB.
Jul 30, 2026 · 5 min read
How to Set Up a Velocity Minecraft Network (Lobby, Game Servers, Mods and Bedrock)
Build a Minecraft server network with Velocity: full velocity.toml and paper-global.yml examples, modern forwarding, locking down backends, Geyser on the proxy, Forge and Fabric backends, ViaVersion and the errors you will actually see. Verified against the official docs (October 2026).
Oct 17, 2026 · 14 min read
How to Migrate a Minecraft Server to a New Host Without Losing Anything
Move a Minecraft server between hosts (Multicraft to Pterodactyl included) and keep the world, plugin data, mods and players: what to copy, in what order, DNS and SRV switch-over, modpack server packs and the mistakes that lose data. With a checklist.
Oct 17, 2026 · 9 min read
VPS vs Minecraft Server Hosting: Which One Should You Pick? (Real Costs, 2026)
What a VPS gives you that Minecraft hosting does not, what it quietly leaves out (DDoS, backups, a panel, support), what each really costs once your time is counted, and the point where a VPS or dedicated server actually pays off.
Oct 17, 2026 · 8 min read
Minecraft Server Connection Errors Explained: Java and Bedrock, Every Message and Its Fix
Connection refused, connection timed out, Outdated server, Failed to verify username, Invalid session, Took too long to log in, Unable to connect to world on Bedrock: what each one means according to the official docs, what to check, and why non-standard ports and SRV records cause half of them.
Oct 17, 2026 · 11 min read
Which Minecraft Server Location Should You Choose? Ping by Region (US, Mexico, Latin America, Europe)
How to pick a server location by where your players actually are: what ping to expect from each region to Miami, Los Angeles, Canada and France, why the closest node to you is often the wrong pick for a spread-out community, and how to measure before you pay.
Oct 17, 2026 · 8 min read
How to Set Up a NeoForge Minecraft Server (Java Versions, Packs, Client-Only Mods, Errors)
Step-by-step NeoForge server setup: how it differs from Forge, which Java each Minecraft version needs, installing a pack or your own mod list, which mods to keep off the server, RAM and CPU, and what the common startup errors mean.
Oct 17, 2026 · 9 min read
How to Find What Is Lagging Your Minecraft Server with Spark (2026)
Spark is the profiler built into Paper. How to run a profile, read the results, tell a lagging plugin or mod from a terrain-generation problem, check memory and TPS, and what to change, on vanilla, Paper and modded servers.
Oct 17, 2026 · 9 min read