Minecraft server guides

Run it at home or on a host: software, Java, EULA, ports, settings and inviting friends.

Sizes for 5, 10, 20 and 50 players, plugins and modpacks, and how many players 4 GB handles.

Plugins vs mods, performance and which software fits an SMP, modpack or friends server.

Who can join, plugins vs add-ons, consoles, crossplay with Geyser and which to host.

Install Paper/Spigot plugins safely, the essentials every server needs, and fixing load errors.

Fabric or Forge, installing the loader, server-side vs client mods, RAM and crash fixes.

What's in a .mrpack, manual and one-click server installs, client-only mods and updates.

Server lag vs ping, TPS and MSPT, spark profiling, pre-generation and the settings that matter.

Software, RAM, whitelist, anti-grief plugins, pre-generation, rules and backups for an SMP.

Which folders to copy, clean backups with save-off, schedules, off-site copies and restoring.

Move from another host or your PC: what to copy, matching versions, SFTP upload and testing.

Recommended RAM for your players, plugins or mods, and how many players fit in each size.

A tuned start.bat or start.sh with Aikar's flags, the right memory and the Java version you need.

Presets, a live MOTD colour preview and a ready-to-download server.properties file.