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How to Switch Your Minecraft Server to PaperMC/PaperSpigot

Reducing Lag

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Dec 21, 2024

Switching your instance to PaperMC is one of the best choices when optimizing to get the most performance out of your Minecraft server.

The PaperMC project was started to implement many improvements and optimizations to Spigot. It implements many new config options, API improvements, and scripts to enhance a server's performance. PaperMC also features the next version of Timings, allowing server owners to quickly find out what's slowing down their server.


Creating a New Instance

You can simply set up a new Minecraft instance in your control panel. This keeps your old server files while allowing you to start fresh and switch between instances easily.

1:

Access your control panel and Shut Down your server.

shutting down a Minecraft server
2:

Navigate to Instances.

server instances
3:

Click Create New Instance.

creating a new instance
4:

Navigate through the Instance setup wizard by selecting Paper server type, desired version and a name & description. Once done, click Finish.

5:

Set the active instance by clicking Switch.

switching active instance
6:

Restart your server.


Updating an Existing Instance

If you wish to keep your current server files but switch over to a Paper server, you can edit an existing instance in your server control panel.

1:

Access your control panel and Shut Down your server.

2:

Navigate to the Server Type menu.

3:

Click on the Paper server type and click Next Step.

Locating the Paper server type on a Minecraft Shockbyte server

4:

Select a version and then click on Next Step.

Selecting a server type version on a Minecraft Shockbyte server

5:

Click on Finish and then Restart your server.


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Jay Miller

Game Experience Engineer @ Shockbyte