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How to Upload Your Own World to Your Server

Maybe you built something great in singleplayer and want your friends in it. Maybe you downloaded an adventure map. This is the process to get your world to your server. You replace the world folder your server generated with the one you actually want.

September 14, 2026
Campfire Servers Are Now Available in Europe

Campfire now runs servers in a European region. When you create a new server, you can choose to host it much closer to your players in the UK and EU instead of routing every action across an ocean.

August 25, 2026
Newest Minecraft Update: The Copper Age has Been Announced

The next big chapter in Minecraft has just been announced: The Copper Age. This update promises to bring fresh mechanics, creative building opportunities, and a brand new way to play. One of the most exciting additions is the arrival of Copper Golems. These helpful little companions are more than just eye candy. Players can build…

September 10, 2025
How to find and upload your Minecraft Client Logs

Minecraft logs are invaluable for troubleshooting issues, spotting mod conflicts, or identifying connection issues. Knowing where to find these logs on your computer is the first step. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to locate the Minecraft client logs on Windows and macOS. Understanding Minecraft Logs Minecraft logs capture a wide range of…

March 17, 2025
How to start a NeoForge Server and Install Mods: Complete Guide

Want to set up your own NeoForge server and add mods to it? Look no further than this guide, where we will walk through all the steps necessary, from starting the NeoForge server to browsing and installing mods. NeoForge is the newer successor of the Minecraft Forge mod platform. It offers numerous advantages over Forge…

January 27, 2025
How to manually install Curseforge Modpacks to a Minecraft server

Minecraft modpacks can dramatically change gameplay experience by introducing new features, mechanics, and challenges. Whether you’re looking to dive into a magic-themed world, make the game more difficult, or anything else that suits your needs, CurseForge offers an extensive library of modpacks to suit any playstyle. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the step-by-step…

December 2, 2024
How to Improve Performance on a Minecraft Server

There are many different ways to help improve Minecraft server performance and a lag-free, responsive server is important for the best Minecraft experience. Luckily there are many options for Minecraft servers that can improve lag, chunk loading/generation, loading times, and stability. 1. Switching from Vanilla Minecraft Minecraft has a few different modding platforms with some…

June 26, 2024
How to: Backup Your Minecraft Server’s World

Backing up your Minecraft world can be important if you want to protect against data loss due to crashes, corruption, or other unforeseen issues. This guide will cover the importance of backups and methods for creating them. Unexpected server crashes, hardware failures, and software bugs can lead to data corruption or loss. Regular backups ensure…

June 26, 2024
How to use Spark to diagnose Minecraft server lag

Hello everyone! This will be a quick tutorial on how to install, run, and provide logs for the Minecraft performance profiler mod Spark. Spark is a performance profiler, made up of three main components: Profiler Memory Inspection Health Reporting Spark can help to diagnose performance issues and bottlenecks with its built-in profiler, along with memory…

March 25, 2024
How To Start a Minecraft Forge Server and Install Mods

This tutorial will focus on installing, setting up, and adding mods to a Minecraft Forge server. Forge is a very popular Minecraft framework that allows some of the most popular Minecraft mods to function. Forge and Minecraft modpacks can significantly overhaul the game, adding new items, blocks, and mechanics. This guide is for Forge, for…

February 19, 2024
How to Make Yourself an Admin/OP in a Minecraft Server and Other Server Commands

One of the cool things about having your own Minecraft server is the power of commands. You have total control over your server! This post will go over how to make someone an OP/Operator on a Minecraft server. Granting the Power of an OP ‘OP’ stands for ‘operator’, and giving someone OP status is like…

August 9, 2023
How to start a PaperMC Server and Add Plugins: Step-by-Step Guide

Paper MC is a server-side Minecraft modification that allows the server to run Plugins along with various improvements and fixes. It enables the use of server plugins such as ViaVersion / ViaRewind and etc. From their website, “Paper is a Minecraft game server based on Spigot, designed to greatly improve performance and offer more advanced…

August 8, 2023
How to Install Minecraft Mods for a Fabric Server: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Diving into the world of modded Minecraft opens up endless possibilities. Today, we’re focusing on the Fabric mod loader, known for its lightweight nature and compatibility with the newest Minecraft updates. Let’s get started on how to install Minecraft mods on a Fabric server! 1. How to Install Fabric First, you will need to install…

August 8, 2023
Connecting to a Minecraft SFTP server

There are many SFTP clients that can be used to connect to your SFTP server. This tutorial will walk through using the FileZilla FTP client to connect. FileZilla has clients for Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux. Start by downloading and installing FileZilla from its website filezilla-project.org for your operating system (Windows) (Mac OSX) (Linux) Open…

August 8, 2023

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