Knowledgebase

 Change Your Server Location

We have a video tutorial on how to change your game server location: Here at Shockbyte, you...

 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...

 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 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

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

 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 Disable Player Advancement Announcements

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

 How to Enable 2-Factor Authentication in Your Shockbyte Account

2-Factor Authentication (2FA) adds an extra layer of security to your account adding an...

 How to Fix Corrupted Minecraft Worlds

A world corruption can cause a server to crash, not start at all or prevent a world from loading....

 How to Install a Custom JAR (Custom Server Type)

We have a video tutorial available which explains the process to install a custom jar: It is...

 How to Install Minecraft Bedrock Dedicated Server (BDS)

We have a video tutorial on how to install Bedrock Dedicated Server:   Bedrock Dedicated...

 How to install Minecraft Forge onto your server

We have a video tutorial for installing Minecraft Forge:   This guide explains how to install...

 How to install Plugins on your Minecraft Server

We have a video tutorial for installing Plugins:   This guide explains how to install any...

 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 Reset your Multicraft Password

We have a video tutorial available which explains the process: The Multicraft Password is what...

 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...

 How to use FileZilla for FTP (File Management)

We have a video tutorial on how to manage your server files with FileZilla:   FileZilla is an...

 MalformedJSONException: Resolving JSON Parsing Errors

An invalid .json configuration file can cause your server to crash or plugins/mods to not load....

 Minecraft Server Types

We have a video guide on how to pick your Minecraft server type Note: All server types are...

 Modpack / Any Server Type Installation Guides

This article contains a compilation of guides that explain how to install any server type you...

 Troubleshooting every Minecraft server issue

Minecraft server errors are almost always caused by software - meaning: the plugins, mods or...

 Unable to Place Command Blocks

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

 Which server location should I choose?

  We recommend picking the location that is geographically closest to you. If you're not sure...