Minecraft
All articles about Minecraft: guides, explainers and honest comparisons.
Installing a Modpack on Your Server: CurseForge to Running
From downloading the server pack to a running server: the right Java version, enough RAM and the five mistakes that wreck modpack servers most often.
4 Aug 2026
Minecraft Versions in 2026: From 1.21 to 26.1, 26.2 and 26.3
Minecraft Java has counted by year since 2026: 26.1, 26.2 and, since 15 September, 26.3. What that means for your server, your plugins and your mods.
4 Aug 2026
LuckPerms: Setting Up Ranks and Permissions Properly
Groups, permission nodes, inheritance, tracks and contexts explained, with a complete five-rank example setup and how to debug permissions.
4 Aug 2026
How Much RAM Does Your Modpack Server Need?
Vanilla runs on 1-2 GB, a light pack on 4 GB and a kitchen-sink pack like ATM10 on 10-12 GB: how much RAM your modpack server really needs.
4 Aug 2026
GriefPrevention: Let Players Claim Their Own Land
How players protect their builds with a golden shovel, what claim blocks cost and which settings are worth changing on a survival server.
4 Aug 2026
Geyser and Floodgate: Bedrock Players on Your Java Server
How Geyser and Floodgate enable crossplay on a Java server: installation, UDP port 19132, username prefixes, permissions and what does not translate.
4 Aug 2026
Forge, NeoForge, Fabric or Quilt: Which Modloader to Choose?
Your modpack usually picks the loader for you: NeoForge carries the big content packs, Fabric is light and fast, Forge keeps the classics running, Quilt stays niche.
4 Aug 2026
Folia: Multithreaded Minecraft, and Why It Is Not for You Yet
Folia spreads the world tick across multiple threads, but it breaks most plugins and only helps when your players are scattered across the map.
4 Aug 2026
EssentialsX Explained: the Backbone of Every Minecraft Server
EssentialsX gives your server commands like /home, /tpa and /warp: which modules you need, how to set cooldowns and homes per rank, and which plugins clash with it.
4 Aug 2026
How to Build Your Own Modpack and Run It on Your Server
A step-by-step guide to building your own modpack: version and loader first, then core mods, dependencies, performance mods and sharing it with players.
4 Aug 2026
Dynmap vs BlueMap: A Live Web Map of Your World
Dynmap or BlueMap: how a live web map works, what the first render costs your server, and how to avoid handing out the location of every player base.
4 Aug 2026
DiscordSRV: Link Your Minecraft Server to Discord
Bridge chat, console and ranks between your Minecraft server and Discord with DiscordSRV, including the two mistakes that go wrong most often.
4 Aug 2026