Minecraft
All articles about Minecraft: guides, explainers and honest comparisons.
Building a Minecraft Server Network with Velocity
With a Velocity proxy you connect multiple Minecraft servers behind a single address: lobby, survival and minigames without logging in again. Here's how to set it up, including the forwarding secret that keeps your network safe.
17 Aug 2026
Paper or Purpur for your Minecraft server?
Paper is the standard for Minecraft servers with plugins; Purpur builds on it with hundreds of extra settings. We compare performance, options and compatibility, with honest advice per server type.
17 Aug 2026
Securing your Minecraft server: whitelist, permissions, DDoS
A wrecked spawn or a leaked op account happens fast, but the most important security work takes an evening at most. From whitelist and LuckPerms to backups and the DDoS protection that's included by default at MC-Node.
17 Aug 2026
A backup strategy for your Minecraft server that really works
A crash, a botched plugin update or griefing can wipe out months of building. With panel backups, a smart schedule, off-server copies and a tested restore, you're back online within fifteen minutes.
17 Aug 2026
Setting up a modpack server: Forge, NeoForge and Fabric
You rarely pick the mod loader yourself: the modpack determines whether you run Forge, NeoForge or Fabric. Here's how to install a server pack, give it enough RAM and quickly track down the culprit after a crash.
17 Aug 2026
Setting up an economy server: the right plugins and settings
An economy gives your Minecraft server purpose and cohesion, but a skewed balance wrecks it just as fast. From Vault and shops to Jobs and ranks: here's how to build an economy that's still fun three months in.
17 Aug 2026
Java and Bedrock on one server: crossplay with Geyser
Want friends on phone or console to join your Java server? With Geyser and Floodgate they can, without your Java players noticing a thing.
17 Aug 2026
Pre-generating chunks for a smoother Minecraft server
Generating new chunks is one of the heaviest jobs your Minecraft server does, and players notice it as lag spikes. With a world border and the Chunky plugin you generate those chunks in advance — as long as you choose your radius and storage wisely.
17 Aug 2026
WorldEdit and WorldGuard: Build and Protect on Your Server
WorldEdit edits thousands of blocks at once, WorldGuard enforces rules inside a region: how to use them together to protect a spawn without stalling your server.
4 Aug 2026
ViaVersion: Let Players Join on Different Minecraft Versions
ViaVersion lets newer clients onto an older server, ViaBackwards does the reverse. How protocol translation works, and where it runs out of road.
4 Aug 2026
Velocity vs BungeeCord: Building a Minecraft Server Network
A proxy lets players hop between lobby, survival and minigames without reconnecting. Velocity or BungeeCord, and how to lock your backend servers down safely.
4 Aug 2026
Hosting a Vault Hunters 3rd Edition Server: RAM and Setup
How the Vault Hunters 3rd Edition vault loop loads your server, what it does to world size and backups, and how much RAM you actually need.
4 Aug 2026