Knowledgebase

 Adjusting View Distance on Your Minecraft Server

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

 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...

 Configure or Disable Spawn Protection for Your Server

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

 Connection refused: no further information

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

 Customize Your Server Icon

We have a video tutorial on how to add an icon to your server:   A server icon is an image...

 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...

 Failed to Bind Port Error

We have a video tutorial on Failed to Bind Port errors:   In rare occasions, a server is...

 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 Advertise your Minecraft Server

Minecraft servers are best when you get to play and enjoy the game with more players. For new...

 How to Automatically Restart your Minecraft Server

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

 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 Configure Your Minecraft Server (server.properties)

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

 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 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 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 Import and Export MySQL Database

MySQL Databases are one of the many ways to store server data, commonly used by plugins. Your...

 How to Join a Minecraft Pocket/Bedrock Edition Server

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

 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 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 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 Your Minecraft Server

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

 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 Your Minecraft Server Spawn

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

 How to Setup and Manage Whitelisting

We have a video tutorial for setting up whitelist: Whitelisting is a feature that allows you...

 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 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...

 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...