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How to Disable Chat Reporting on Your Minecraft Server
Since the release of Minecraft 1.19.1, chat reporting was introduced, a new feature to help moderate multiplayer chats. While chat reporting helps keep server chats safe, being reported can result in suspension or permanent bans from all Minecraft servers and Realms. Chat reporting was introduced in Minecraft 1.19.1, meaning it only applies to servers running 1.19.1 or higher. However, you can easily disable chat reporting through the use of mods and plugins. --- How to Disable Chat Reporting using Mods There is a popular Forge mod that disables chat reporting by removing the message signatures that link messages sent to your Minecraft account. These messages can not be reported, and thus effectively disable chat reporting. 1. Access your Control Panel and Shut Down your server. 2. Download the No Chat Reports mod. You can find and download the No Chat Reports mod on CurseForge. 3. Install the mod on your PC. Drag the mod into your local installation's mod folder. We have a guide to assist you with this in more detail here: How to Install Minecraft Forge Mods on Your Computer. 4. Install the mod on your server. Navigate to the Files Tab in your control panel, and upload the mod into your server's mods folder. We have a guide to assist you with this in more detail here: How to Install Forge Mods on Your Minecraft Server. Chat reporting should now be disabled on your server! If you’d like to re-enable it in the future, you can follow our guide on How to Uninstall Mods on Your Minecraft Server.
How to Create / Import and Export MultiMC Modpacks
MultiMC allows you to create as many modpack instances as you would like on any modloader or Minecraft version. Following these steps will help you create a new instance in MultiMC. --- How to Create a Custom MultiMC Instance 1. Open the MultiMC application. 2. On the top left section of the window, click Add Instance. 3. Give the modpack a name and select the version you would like to install mods for, then press OK. 4. Select the newly-created instance and press Edit Instance. 5. Install the modloader of your choice by pressing the Install Forge or Install Fabric button. 6. To install mods, press the Open .minecraft button in order to find your /mods folder. 7. Move any mod you’d like for your modpack to the mods folder. You can find Minecraft mods on websites such as CurseForge. 8. Launch the modpack and enjoy! --- How to Export any MultiMC Modpack You may want to share the newly-created modpack with your friends. 1. Select the modpack. 2. Press the Export Instance button. 3. Select all the folders that you would like to export and press OK. ::ProseNote{title="Note" description="Make sure that you’re not including any confidential files you might not want to export. If you’re using a mod such as AuthMe, make sure you are not exporting your account information." appearance="danger"} :: 4. Save the .zip file containing the modpack to any location you'd like. 5. Share this file with your friends and enjoy! You can use a file-sharing service such as Dropbox or Google Drive to distribute the modpack. --- How to Import Any MultiMC Modpack 1. Open the MultiMC application. 2. Press the Add Instance button. 3. Select Import from zip and press the Browse button. 4. Find the .zip file for the modpack you’d like to import, then press OK. 5. Launch the modpack and enjoy! That’s it! You’ve now learned how to create a MultiMC instance to export for your friends, and how to import new modpacks. MultiMC is an extremely useful tool for managing multiple Minecraft instances and modpacks in a clean manner. It’s an extremely powerful tool with a lot of features as an alternative Minecraft launcher.
How to Create Holograms with DecentHolograms on your Minecraft Server
Holograms/floating text have become one of the most popular ways to mark locations, give players direction, or provide information boards on many Spigot/Bukkit Minecraft servers. Although there are a few different options to choose from when it comes to picking a plugin that provides hologram support, the most popular and most compatible plugin is DecentHolograms. Thanks to DecentHolograms, server owners can easily create any number of holograms with the use of a few commands. --- Installing DecentHolograms Before you can install the DecentHolograms plugin, make sure your server is running a server type that supports Bukkit plugins. Spigot, Bukkit, and Paper are examples of server types which support plugins. 1. Download the Decent Holograms plugin. You can find the plugin's SpigotMC page by clicking here. 2. Access your Control Panel and Shut Down your server. 3. Navigate to the Files Tab. 4. Open the plugins folder. 5. Upload the DecentHolograms jarfile that you downloaded in Step 1. 6. Start your server. --- Creating your First Hologram There are plenty of variations in holograms that can be created. For this example, we make a simple text-based hologram. We highly recommend you visit the DecentHolograms wiki for more information regarding the types of holograms that you can create. After the DecentHolograms plugin loads on the server, you will be able to use in-game commands to create holograms if you have the required permissions or are an opped player. 1. In-game, position yourself where you'd like to create the hologram, then type /dh create (name). 2. Enter "/dh line help" to see how you can edit your new hologram. 3. Enter the command "/dh line set (name) (page) (line) (text)" to override a specific line of text on your new hologram. 4. To add another line, you can type "/dh line add (name) (page) (text)". --- Configuring DecentHolograms If you would like to change common settings like the space between text lines, you can do so in the config.yml file. For more information about configuring the Holographic Displays plugin, please refer to this wiki page. 1. Access your Control Panel and Shut Down your server. 2. Navigate to the Files Tab. 3. Navigate to the plugins/DecentHolograms folder. 4. Click on to edit the file. 5. Configure the plugin to your preferences. 6. Click Save and Start your server. That's it! You've learned just about all there is to learn about DecentHolograms. For further information, we recommend consulting the wiki linked above.
How to Create and Switch Worlds on a Minecraft Server
Without the use of plugins like Multiverse Core, your server can only run one world at a time. Thankfully, it is a fairly quick process to create a new world and use it. If you would like to upload an existing world instead, please refer to this guide on using existing worlds. --- Changing your Active World To change what world your Minecraft server uses, you have to change the world name configured in your server.properties file. If you change the world name to the name of a world folder that your server already has, then it will load that existing world. On the other hand, if the name you choose does not have an existing world folder, your server will generate an entirely new world using that name. 1. Access your server's control panel and navigate to the Files tab. 2. Find the server.properties file, and click its name to edit it 3. Modify the field to the name of your desired world ::ProseNote{title="Note" description="If you want to create a new world rather than switch your active world, set \ to a new name that hasn't been used on your server. When the server restarts, it will instead generate a new world with the name you specified." appearance="discovery"} :: 4. Save the file, then start or restart your server That's it! When your server boots up, your active world will be changed to the name you have specified.
How to Create a Flat World for Your Minecraft Server
A flat or superflat world in Minecraft is a world with no features on its terrain, such as trees, hills, and bodies of water. By default, a flat/superflat world consists of a layer of bedrock, two layers of dirt, and one layer of grass. Villages and mobs will also spawn in this world. Spawning of other structures and terrain features can be included through custom configuration for the world generation. ::ProseNote{title="Important Reminder" description="Changes to your level type will only work for a newly generated world. Before getting started with the tutorial, be sure to create a backup of your server world if you intend to use this world later on!" appearance="danger"} :: Java Edition 1. Access your Control Panel and Shut Down your server. 2. Navigate to the Files Tab. 3. Open up . 4. Locate the level-type option and change it to . 5. Save your changes at the bottom of the page. 6. Reset your server's world. You will need to reset your world to ensure a new flat world is generated by following this guide: How to Reset your Minecraft World. --- Bedrock Edition For Bedrock, there is no server setting to use a flat world, so you will need to do it a different way. 1. In Single-player, create a new flat world. 2. Upload the newly created world to your server. After creating a new world in single-player, you will need to upload it to your server. We have a guide on this here: How to Export and Upload a Custom World to Your Minecraft Bedrock Server. That's it! You have successfully changed your Minecraft server world over to a flat world.
How to Convert a Minecraft World from Bedrock to Java Edition
By default, worlds generated in the Bedrock version of Minecraft are not compatible with Java Edition. If you want to play the Java Edition of Minecraft with a world that was created in the Bedrock edition of the game, you will need to convert it before importing it to your server. ::ProseNote{title="Disclaimer" description="Chunker is a new software that is currently in an experimental state; therefore, we recommend always backing up files before you attempt to use the software, as behaviour can be unpredictable. There is a low file size limit of around 500MB, so we suggest against using it for worlds that have been played for a long period of time." appearance="danger"} :: Downloading your Server's World If your Bedrock world is currently hosted on a Shockbyte server, you will first need to download it to your PC. 1. Access your server's Control Panel and navigate to the Files tab. 2. Select the folder, then click ZIP. 3. Download the file --- Exporting a Single-Player World It's also possible to export a single-player world generated with the Bedrock edition of Minecraft. 1. Launch Minecraft Bedrock Edition. 2. Click Play. 3. Click the Edit button next to your desired world. 4. Click Export World at the bottom of the Game Settings page. --- Converting your World Once you have exported your world, you will need to convert it. We recommend doing this using the Chunker website. 1. Navigate to the Chunker website. 2. Click the Upload archive button. 3. Select your desired or file to upload 4. Click the Start Upload button. 5. Select your desired version of Java Minecraft, then click Convert & Download. 6. When the world finishes converting, click the Download button. Once you've downloaded your world's conversion, you can upload the file to your server's root directory and set it as your active world by following our guide here.
How to Configure Your Minecraft Server (server.properties)
The server.properties file is where your server's configurations and settings are stored. While the default configuration of a new Minecraft server works for most situations, you may wish to customize your server by tweaking a few of the configuration options, and this will require you to modify the server.properties file. Doing this is made easy with the Shockbyte Control Panel, so you won't have to manually edit the file directly from your server directory. All Minecraft servers from Shockbyte come with access to our in-house control panel so that you can configure and set up your new Minecraft server easily. --- Accessing Your Server Settings Please note that any changes made to your server settings while the server is online require the server to be restarted in order to take effect. We recommend editing your server settings while the server is offline and starting it when you are finished. 1. Open up your Shockbyte Control Panel and navigate to the Config tab. 2. Select your Server Properties. Configuring Your Server Settings Now that you have accessed your server settings, you may modify them to your preference. The table below describes some of the more useful and frequently customized server settings options available in your server control panel. | Name | Default Value | Description | |-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Difficulty | Normal | Controls the difficulty level for the server. Acceptable values are Peaceful, Easy, Normal, or Hard. | | Whitelist | Disabled | Controls whether or not whitelisting is enabled and used. | | Message of the day | A Minecraft Server | Sets the message that is shown for your server in the server list. | | Level name | world | Sets the world name to be used by the server. | | Level seed | 0 | Sets a seed that will be used to generate the server's world. If zero, it will be randomized. | | Enable command blocks | Disabled | Controls whether command blocks can be used on the server or not. | | Enable RCON | Disabled | Enables RCON for your server, which allows you to access your server console remotely. | | RCON Password | 0 | If RCON is enabled, this password will be used to access it. | | Allow Nether | Enabled | Controls whether players have access to teleport into the Nether dimension. | | Allow Flight | Disabled | Determines whether players have the ability to fly in survival mode. | | Spawn Animals | Enabled | Controls whether animals should be spawned in the world or not. | | Spawn Monsters | Enabled | Controls whether monsters should spawn in the world or not. | | Spawn NPC | Enabled | Controls whether villagers can spawn in the world or not. | | Generate Structures | Enabled | Controls whether structures will generate in the world, like villages, strongholds, or dungeons. | | PVP | Enabled | Sets whether player versus player combat is enabled on the server. | | Online Mode | Enabled | Configures whether the server will authenticate players with Mojang servers or not. | | View Distance | 10 | Sets the maximum amount of chunks that will be viewable by players on the server. This setting can be very taxing on performance at high values. | | Max Players | 20 | Dictates the maximum number of players that can join your server at one time. | | Max Build Height | 0 | Determines the maximum height at which blocks can be placed within the world. | Please note that the table above may not reflect the options available for your server, or the order in which they are listed. This is due to differences between versions of Minecraft. Additionally, niche and technical options were not included in the table. If you’d like to learn more about the different server settings you can configure, check out this Minecraft Wiki page.