Minecraft

Change your server version

Move between Vanilla, Paper, Forge, Fabric and any Minecraft version without losing your world.

2 min

Install a CurseForge or Modrinth modpack

Install any pack from either catalogue, and how to bring in one that isn't listed.

3 min

Install and configure plugins

Add plugins on Paper, Purpur or Spigot, and what to check when one refuses to load.

3 min

Edit server.properties

What each setting actually does, and the ones worth changing on day one.

3 min

Fix low TPS and lag

Find what is actually eating your ticks instead of guessing, then fix it.

4 min

Let Bedrock players join with Geyser

Run one Java server that console, mobile and Windows players can also join.

3 min

Set up your free subdomain

Swap an IP and port for a name people can remember, or point your own domain.

2 min

Upload an existing world

Move a singleplayer or old-host world onto your server without losing anything.

3 min

Whitelist, operators and bans

Control who gets in and who can run commands.

2 min

Back up and restore your world

Automatic backups, manual ones before risky changes, and how to roll back.

2 min

Connect over SFTP

Use FileZilla or WinSCP when the browser file manager is not enough.

2 min

Server will not start: reading the console

The four errors behind almost every failed boot, and what each one means.

4 min