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How to Configure Auto-saving on a Minecraft Server
While you can manually save your world using admin commands, vanilla Minecraft servers don't have the ability to automatically save the world. However, vanilla Minecraft server type forks like Paper and Spigot have built-in support for world auto-saving. --- Configuring Auto-saving with Bukkit and Bukkit/Spigot Forks If your server runs Spigot, Bukkit, or a similar fork, you can configure your server's auto-save settings in the Bukkit configuration file. 1. Access your server's Control Panel and navigate to the Files tab. 2. Click the bukkit.yml file to edit it. 3. Modify the ticks-per autosave field to your desired value. By default, a bukkit-forked server will have its autosave interval set to 6000 ticks, or 5 minutes, as there are 20 ticks in 1 second. This means that every 5 minutes, the server will automatically save all of its world data. You can change this value to any numerical value; however, it is not recommended to set this to anything lower than 5 minutes, as it could cause server strain or even crashes! 4. Save the file, then restart your server. --- Configuring Auto-saving with PaperMC and Paper Forks If your server runs Paper or a Paper fork like Purpur, you can configure your server's auto-save settings in the Paper global configuration file. Using the Paper auto-save method will allow you to define different auto-save intervals for different worlds, along with some additional config options. By default, Paper servers will use the auto-save options in the Bukkit.yml configuration file; however, these Bukkit settings will be overridden if you enable and configure the auto-save options in the Paper global config. 1. Access your server's Control Panel and navigate to the Files tab. 2. Open your active world's folder by clicking it. If you haven't changed your server's default Paper auto-save settings before, you will need to configure the default world settings before you can modify the auto-save functionality on each world individually. If you've already enabled the Paper auto-save features and created the world you'd like the modify the auto-save settings on, simply select it's respective world folder and edit the paper-world.yml settings associated with it. 3. Click the paper-world-defaults.yml file to edit it. 4. Modify the chunks auto-save-interval field to your desired value. As mentioned previously, if you leave the auto-save-interval field set to the value of Default, your server will use the auto-save settings defined in your Bukkit.yml config file. This option takes any numerical value as seconds, so changing this field to , for example, will result in your worlds auto-saving every 2 minutes by default. You can find more information regarding the paper world configuration settings on this wiki page. 5. Save the file, then restart your server. That's it! You have now learned how to configure auto-saves on your Minecraft server.
How to Change Your Minecraft Skin
Changing your Minecraft skin is a fun way to breathe a little life into your Minecraft experience and give your character a personal touch, and it's super easy to do. There are many websites you can use to find already-made skins (such as Skindex), or you can make your own. ::ProseNote{title="Note" description="This guide is for Minecraft Java Edition players. Bedrock/Pocket Edition players are able to change their skin through in-game menus." appearance="discovery"} :: Changing Your Skin Through the Minecraft Launcher Uploading a Minecraft skin using the launcher is the easiest method, as you can upload multiple skins at once and browse between them. 1. Locate a skin you wish to use and download the image to your PC. 2. Open the Minecraft Launcher and navigate to the Skins tab. 3. Click New Skin and upload the image file. 4. Select the Classic or Slim model size. Usually, the place you download your skin from will tell you which skin style it is (Classic or Slim). If you are unsure, just check the width of the skin's arms: if they are 3 pixels wide, it is a slim skin, while 4 pixels wide arms are a classic skin. 5. Click Save and Use. --- Changing Your Skin Through the Minecraft Website You can easily upload a skin through the Minecraft website, but it is not the best method. It only changes the skin you are currently using, and does not allow you to browse your previous skins. 1. Login to your Minecraft account. The login page can be found at https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/login 2. Under Minecraft: Java Edition, click Change Skin. 3. Select the Classic or Slim character model. Usually, the place you download your skin from will tell you which skin style it is (Classic or Slim). If you are unsure, just check the width of the skin's arms: if they are 3 pixels wide, it is a slim skin, while 4 pixels wide arms are a classic skin. 4. Upload the image file of the skin you wish to use. 5. Click the Upload button at the bottom. That’s it! You will now be using your newly uploaded skin when you play Minecraft next. Are you still looking for a Minecraft skin that suits you? Check out our list of the best skins around, with over 150 awesome Minecraft skins to choose from!
How to Change your Minecraft Servers Player Slots
Every Minecraft server has adjustable slots, allowing server owners to set the number of players allowed to connect at one time. Too many online players can cause lag on your server, so having a reasonable player limit can be very beneficial to keeping lag down. --- Changing Player Slots You can edit players' slots directly on your control panel; however, the value cannot exceed your purchased plan's maximum. 1. Access your Control Panel and Shut Down your server. 2. Click players online, under your server name. 3. Set the maximum players you would like, then click update. 4. Start your server to apply the changes.
How to Change your Minecraft Server Type With a New Instance
Server types allow you to set your Minecraft server to the version you would like to play, this includes Forge, Paper, Craftbukkit, Fabric and more. Using the Shockbyte Panel, you can easily create a new Server Instance with a different server type. As a result, you can easily swap between your custom Server Instances depending on what you'd like your server to be used for at the time. ::ProseNote{title="Please Note" description="Creating a new instance will not override your current server data. However, if you would like to completely reset your current server instance, you can find our guide on how to do so here." appearance="default"} :: Creating a New Server Instance If you would like to create a new server profile with a new server type, you will need to create a new Server Instance. Please keep in mind that by default, you can only have up to 2 server instances at a time. However, you can purchase more server instance slots by going to and editing your Server Addons. 1. Open your server's Control Panel. 2. Click the Instances tab on the left-hand sidebar. 3. Click the button. 4. Configure your desired Server Type and Version settings. 5. Give your new Server Instance a Name and Short Description. 6. Review your new Server Instance, then click Finish. --- Swapping Server Instances After creating a new Server Instance with your desired server type installed, you will need to change your active instance in order to use it. 1. Open your server's Control Panel. 2. Click the Instances tab on the left-hand sidebar. 3. Click the Switch button next to your desired Server Instance to begin the transition. 4. Confirm the switch over to the new Server Instance, then wait for the process to complete. That's it! Once your server is back up, it will be running on your new instance.
How to Change your Minecraft Gamemode
There are a handful of different gamemodes available when playing Minecraft. As a server owner, you can change what the default gamemode should be for your server, and you can also adjust your gamemode on the fly with commands. --- Available Gamemodes (Default) - In this mode, players have to gather all their materials to build, craft items and tools and gain experience points. Players also have a health and hunger bar that they have to manage, creating a true survival experience. - The player has access to an infinite amount of almost all blocks and items available, and can destroy them instantly. Players are invulnerable and can also fly. - Players can interact with objects such as levers and buttons, and can interact with mobs. However, they can break blocks only with tools having a data tag, and place blocks only if the block they are holding has a data tag, making this mode good for adventure maps. (Java Only) - In this mode, which plays in the same way as Survival mode, the difficulty level is permanently set to "Hard", and when the player dies, they are sent permanently into spectator mode. Enabling this for your players is a slightly different process, and a related article on how to do that can be found here. - When in spectator mode, players can clip through blocks, enter the perspective of other entities by left-clicking on them, and are invisible to all players and mobs except for other spectators. The player can't interact with blocks, entities or their inventory. When in third-person mode, they look like a transparent, floating head with no body. The player can use the scroll wheel to adjust the speed at which they are flying, unlike flying in Creative mode. --- Changing the Default Gamemode By default, new players will be in survival mode when they join the server; however, you can change which gamemode will be applied in your server settings. 1. Access your server's Control Panel and navigate to the Config tab. 2. Click the file. 3. Locate and use the dropdown to change to your desired gamemode. 4. Save the file, then Restart your server --- Changing Gamemode Using a Command If you are a server operator, or you are running the command through console, you can change the gamemode of yourself or another player using one of the following commands: | Command | Example | Description | | ----- | ----- | ----- | | | | Changes the gamemode of the command sender. If you're running this command through the console, it won't work. | | | | Changes the gamemode of the specified player. You can change an in-game player's gamemodes through the console using this command. |
How to Change Your Minecraft Client Version on Java Edition
Whether your game has been updated to a version that you don't want to play yet, or you want to check out what Minecraft was like 10 years ago, there are lots of reasons for wanting to change your Minecraft version, and this guide will show you how! --- Changing your Minecraft Client Version 1. Open your launcher and navigate to the Installations tab. 2. Click New Installation. 3. Select the version that you would like to play, fill out the details, then click Create. 4. Select the Version List in the bottom left and choose the version of your choice. You're now good to go! You can go ahead and press Play and load into the version of Minecraft you had just selected.
How to Change the Spawn Protection on a Minecraft Server
Spawn protection protects the area where players initially join your Minecraft server's world, preventing block destruction. If your server has operators, or "ops," only they can break blocks in the protected zone. --- Configuring your Server's Spawn Protection You may wish to change the default spawn protection behaviour for your Minecraft server. You can decrease, increase, or effectively disable the protected area using your server's configuration options. 1. Access your server's Control Panel and navigate to the Config tab. 2. Click the file. 3. Modify the spawn-protection field to your desired value. You can change the spawn protection to any number value. Setting the spawn-protection field to will effectively disable spawn protection entirely, although one singular block will remain protected. 4. Save the file, and restart your server. That's it! You have successfully set for your Minecraft server.