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Getting started with your Minecraft server
Your first Minecraft server, address and setup.
Minecraft connection & access
Joining, permissions and Minecraft connection errors.
Minecraft mods & plugins
Install, update and troubleshoot mods, plugins and modpacks.
Minecraft worlds & backups
Upload Minecraft worlds, save copies and restore.
Minecraft server performance
RAM, lag and Minecraft server crashes.
Billing & account
Payments, invoices and account settings for your Minecraft server.
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Can't connect to your Minecraft server?
- Check that your Minecraft server is running.
- Copy the server address from your control panel.
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Getting started with your Minecraft server
Minecraft connection & access
- Can't connect to your Minecraft server? Check these in order
- Java and Bedrock crossplay on one Minecraft server
- Minecraft whitelist and operator levels explained
- Set up Minecraft server permissions with LuckPerms
- How to join a modded Minecraft server
- Search the chat history of your Minecraft server
- See when your Minecraft players are online and who plays most
- How to change your Minecraft server address
- Fix "Outdated server" and "Outdated client" on a Minecraft server
- Fix "Failed to verify username" on a Minecraft server
- Is my Minecraft server down? How to check in two minutes
Minecraft mods & plugins
- How to install plugins on a Minecraft server
- How to install a Minecraft modpack on your server
- Paper, Purpur or Spigot: which Minecraft plugin server?
- Fabric, Forge or NeoForge: which Minecraft mod loader?
- Link your Minecraft chat to Discord
- Build a Minecraft server network with a lobby
- How to change your Minecraft server type without losing the world
- Get Minecraft server alerts in Discord with a webhook
- Set up EssentialsX on your Minecraft server: homes, warps, kits and /tpa
- Run multiple worlds on one Minecraft server with Multiverse
Minecraft worlds & backups
- Move your Minecraft world or server to a new host
- Pre-generate your Minecraft world to stop exploration lag
- How to stop griefing on your Minecraft server
- How to back up and restore your Minecraft server
- Reset your Minecraft world or the whole server
- Download your Minecraft server world and play it in single player
- Set a world border on your Minecraft server
Minecraft server performance
- How much RAM does a Minecraft server need?
- How to reduce lag on a Minecraft server
- Which Java version does your Minecraft server need?
- Minecraft server keeps crashing: find the cause and stop it
- Minecraft server won't start: how to find the cause and fix it
- See what changed on your Minecraft server and undo it
- How to read Minecraft server logs and find the first error
- Auto restart your Minecraft server after a crash
- Fix "java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space" on a Minecraft server
- Find the cause of Minecraft server lag with spark
- Minecraft server TPS and MSPT explained
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Most Minecraft server problems are solved in a few minutes with the guides above. If yours is not, reach us in one of these ways.
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