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 Adjusting View Distance and Simulation Distance on Your Minecraft Server

View Distance and Simulation Distance are configuration options for Minecraft servers. View...

 Change the Level Type of Your Java Edition Minecraft Server

Level Type refers to the type of map or world that your server generates. By default, there are...

 Changing Your Minecraft Game Mode

Minecraft servers have 5 game modes to choose from: Survival, Creative, Hardcore, and...

 Configure or Disable Spawn Protection for Your Server

We have a video tutorial to configure spawn protection for your server: Spawn protection...

 Creating Custom Commands with Multicraft

Creating custom commands is a feature that is available in the Multicraft panel. Custom commands...

 Disable Online Mode for Your Minecraft Server (Allow Cracked Clients to Join)

We have a video tutorial for enabling offline mode for your server:   Online mode is a server...

 Getting Started with The Nether Update (Minecraft)

This page contains resources to help you get started with and update to the 1.16 Nether Update....

 Giving Operator (OP) to a Player

Operators (OPs) have access to a range of commands that are used to help moderate a server. A few...

 How to Allow Bedrock Breaking, TNT Duping, and Other Exploits in PaperMC Servers

PaperMC fixes many exploits in Vanilla Minecraft such as TNT duping, bedrock breaking, and...

 How to Automatically Backup Your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial for configuring automatic backups:   It is important to frequently...

 How to Automatically Restart Your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial for configuring automatic restarts:   When your Minecraft server has...

 How to Ban and Unban a Player on Your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial for banning and unbanning players on your server:   Banning...

 How to Change the Difficulty of Your Minecraft Server

Minecraft servers have 4 levels of difficulty you can choose from Peaceful, Easy, Normal, and...

 How to Change the Java Version on Your Minecraft Server

Some custom server types may require you to to change the version of Java that is running on your...

 How to Change Your MC Server's Player Slots

Every Minecraft server has adjustable slots, allowing server owners to set the number of players...

 How to Configure Autosaving of Your Minecraft World

Minecraft servers have the ability to automatically save world data periodically. By default,...

 How to Configure Your Minecraft Server (server.properties)

We have a video tutorial on how to configure your Minecraft server:   The server.properties...

 How to Create a Flat World for Your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial for creating a flat world:   A flat or superflat world in Minecraft...

 How to Disable Chat Reporting on Your Minecraft Server

The release of Minecraft 1.19.1 introduced chat reporting, a new feature to help moderate...

 How to Disable Player Advancement Announcements

Advancement is a feature available exclusively on Minecraft Java Edition wherein players can...

 How to Disable the End on Your Minecraft Server

If you are running a Bukkit server (or one of its derivatives, such as Spigot), you are able to...

 How to Disable TNT and Creeper Explosions in Minecraft

We have a video tutorial on how to disable TNT and creeper explosions in Minecraft:...

 How to Download & Use Your Realms World

When setting up your Shockbyte server, you may want to use your existing Realms world. This guide...

 How to Download Your Minecraft Server World

We have a video tutorial on downloading your Minecraft server world: If you want to use your...

 How to Enable Command Blocks on Your Minecraft Server

By default, Command Blocks are disabled by Minecraft to stop players from abusing them. As such,...

 How to Enable Hardcore Mode for your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial on how to enable hardcore mode on your server:   Hardcore mode is a...

 How to Hide Autosave Messages

We have a video tutorial on how to disable world saved messages on your  Minecraft server:...

 How to Install a Custom JAR (Custom Server Type)

A server type allows you to select the JAR file that your server will run on startup, for...

 How to Install Behavior Packs on Your Minecraft Server

The Behavior pack (Add-On) system is a feature For Minecraft Bedrock Edition that allows you to...

 How to Install Data Packs on Your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial on how to install a data pack on your Minecraft server:   Data packs...

 How to Link a Custom Domain To Dynmap

Having your own custom domain linked to Dynmap allows you to hide your IP address, whilst having...

 How to Modify Bukkit Configuration (bukkit.yml)

The Bukkit Config file has many options and settings that can be modified to change the behavior...

 How to Modify Paper Configuration (paper-global.yml)

If you are running a PaperMC Minecraft server, there are a variety of options in the...

 How to Modify Spigot Configuration (spigot.yml)

The Spigot Config file has many options and settings that can be modified to change the behavior...

 How to Play an Experimental Minecraft 1.20 Server

Minecraft 1.20 is scheduled to release late in 2023, which means there is still some time before...

 How to Pre-Generate Your Minecraft World (Using the WorldBorder Plugin)

NOTE: This article is specifically for Minecraft Java Edition 1.13.x - 1.16.x servers, and...

 How to Reset a Player's Data

In some cases, a player's inventory may be corrupted or they may be stuck in a corrupted chunk....

 How to Reset The End on Your Minecraft Server

Whether you’ve explored all of the End Cities or are struggling to find another End Ship,...

 How to Reset The Nether on Your Minecraft Server

With the drastic change to the nether in the latest 1.16 update, many players may want to reset...

 How to Reset Your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial for resetting your Minecraft server: If you want to start over with a...

 How to Reset Your Minecraft World

If you want to start over with a brand new world for your Minecraft server, you can easily do...

 How to Restore Server Backups

We have a video tutorial on How to Restore Server Backups: Your Minecraft server can encounter...

 How to Set a Resource Pack to Your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial for setting a resource pack to your server:   Resource packs allow...

 How to Set Up a World Border

We have a video tutorial on how to set up a world border:   A world border is a boundary or...

 How to Set Your Minecraft Server Spawn

The spawn (spawn point) is a location in a Minecraft world where a player or entity is generated....

 How to Setup and Manage Whitelisting

Whitelisting is a feature that allows you to limit the players who can access your Minecraft...

 How to Setup RCON on Your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial on how to setup RCON:   RCON is a tool that can be used to remotely...

 How to Stop /list Spam in Console

Whenever you order a new server from us, it's set up and managed through the Multicraft panel....

 How to Trim Your Minecraft World (Using WorldBorder Plugin)

NOTE: This article is specifically for Minecraft Java Edition servers, and depends on Spigot or...

 How to Trim Your World Without the Use of Plugins

You are able to trim chunks from your Minecraft world outside of a predefined border without...

 How to Uninstall Plugins on Your Minecraft Server

This guide explains how to uninstall plugins on your Minecraft server (with the Craftbukkit,...

 How to Update Your Minecraft Server

Updating Your Server Before Updating: If you're switching from Paper, or any other Spigot...

 How to Use a Custom World Seed for Your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial on using a custom world seed for your server: WHAT IS A SEED? A seed...

 How to Use a MySQL Database on Your Minecraft Server

MySQL Databases are one of the many ways to store server data, commonly available for plugins....

 How to Use Game Rules in Minecraft

We have a video tutorial on how to use game rules in Minecraft:   Game rules allow you to...

 How to Use NBTExplorer to Edit Minecraft World Data

NBTExplorer is a powerful, easy-to-use editor that allows you to view and edit any attribute of...

 Upload and Use a Custom World on Your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial to upload and use a custom world for your Minecraft server: If you...