Game & server hosting guides
Honest comparisons, server explainers and hosting guides — written by the team behind 10,000+ servers.
Sodium, Lithium and FPS: which performance mod goes where?
FPS is your PC, TPS is the server: Sodium and Iris only help you, while Lithium, Canary and FerriteCore make the server itself faster.
4 Aug 2026
Paper, Spigot, Purpur or vanilla: which server software?
Paper is the default choice for most servers; vanilla, Spigot, Purpur and Pufferfish compared on performance, plugin support and vanilla accuracy.
4 Aug 2026
Update a modpack without losing your world
An update within the same Minecraft version is usually safe; a jump to a new version is not. Here's how to update your modpack without losing your world.
4 Aug 2026
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