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 Adjusting View Distance on Your Minecraft Server

View Distance is a configuration option for Minecraft servers that sets the number of chunks...

 Connection refused: no further information

Note: This tutorial applies to Windows users only. The...

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

We have a video tutorial for creating a custom server IP for your server:   Online mode is a...

 How much RAM do I need for my Minecraft server?

  This guide provides some suggestions on how to determine how much RAM you need for your...

 How to Access Your Server Control Panel

We have a video tutorial on how to access your server panel:   If you have just...

 How to Access Your Server Directory

We have a video tutorial on how to access your server directory:   Once your game...

 How to Allocate More Memory to your Minecraft Client

When you are running a large variety of plugins or mods on your server, sometimes your client...

 How to Automatically Backup Your Minecraft Server

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

 How to Ban and Unban a Player

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

 How to Change the Difficulty of Your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial for changing your server difficulty:   Minecraft servers have 4...

 How to Configure Autosaving of Your Minecraft World

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

 How to Convert Worlds from Spigot to Vanilla

This guide is for converting worlds from Spigot to Vanilla. If you're looking to convert your...

 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 Player Advancement Announcements

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

 How to Download & Use Your Realms World

When setting up your Shockbyte server, you may want to use your own Realms world, on your server....

 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 Import a World Using Multiverse-Core

We have a video tutorial on how to import a world into your Minecraft server:...

 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 pack...

 How to Install Sponge on a Forge Server

You may learn more about SpongeForge and the Sponge project by visiting the official Sponge...

 How to Join a Minecraft Server (PC / Java Edition)

We have a video tutorial on how to connect to your Minecraft server: If you would like to join...

 How to Manually Backup Your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial for creating a manual backup:   Backups can be used to recover your...

 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.yml)

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

 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 order a Minecraft Server with Shockbyte

Minecraft servers are a fun way to play Minecraft with your friends and other players all over...

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

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

 How to Restore Server Backups

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

 How to Set / Change Your Server Type

We have a video tutorial on how to set and change your Minecraft server type Set Your Server...

 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

We have a video tutorial to set spawn location in Minecraft: The spawn (spawn point) is a...

 How to Setup RCON on Your Minecraft Server

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

 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 Uninstall Plugins on your Minecraft Server

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

 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...

 Optimize paper.yml to Reduce Lag

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

 Optimizing bukkit.yml to Reduce Lag

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

 Optimizing spigot.yml to Reduce Lag

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

 Unable to Place Command Blocks

Sometimes, Minecraft servers don't generate their files properly when you start your server for...

 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...

 Using Plugins to Reduce Lag on Your Minecraft Server

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

 What are the different types of Minecraft Server lag?

There are a few different types of lag that can occur on your Minecraft server. Reasons for this...