Guides

Running a Minecraft server, explained.

Straight answers to the questions that come up when you are sizing, configuring and growing a server.

How much RAM does a Minecraft server need?

Concrete figures by player count, plugin load and modpack size, plus why more RAM is not always the fix.

Paper vs Fabric vs vanilla: which server software?

How the server software options differ in performance, plugins and mods, and which to pick.