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Minecraft server guides
Everything you need to run a Minecraft server with friends: setting it up, getting everyone in, configs, mods, backups and fixes for common errors. Written by the Wilderack team and checked against Mojang Studios / Microsoft’s own documentation.
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The same seven guides for every game, in the order most people need them.
- Getting started
How to make a Minecraft server for Java or Bedrock
Create your own Minecraft server for Java or Bedrock, pick a server type and plan, start it, make yourself admin and invite your friends.
- How to connect
How to join your Minecraft server on any device
Join your Minecraft server on Java with the address alone, or on Bedrock with the address and port, on PC, phones and consoles.
- Config reference
Minecraft server config reference for server.properties
Every important server.properties setting for Minecraft Java and Bedrock, with defaults, plain meanings, game rules and the admin files.
- Mods and plugins
Minecraft server mods, plugins and add-ons
Add plugins, mods or Bedrock add-ons to your Minecraft server in one tap or by hand, and learn what your friends need to install.
- Backups and your world
Minecraft server backups and uploading your world
Back up, restore and download your Minecraft world, find single-player saves on any device, and move a world to your server.
- Performance tips
Minecraft server performance and lag fixes
Pick the right RAM for your Minecraft server, tune the settings that cause lag, read the graphs on Overview and find what slows it down.
- Common errors
Fix common Minecraft server errors
What the most common Minecraft Java and Bedrock join errors mean, from whitelist and version errors to mod mismatches, and how to fix each one.
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Minecraft server types: Paper, Fabric, NeoForge and more
Compare Vanilla, Paper, Purpur, Fabric, NeoForge and Forge, learn plugins versus mods, and switch your Minecraft server type safely.
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How to run a Minecraft modpack server
Start a Minecraft modpack server from the modpack directory, pick enough RAM, help friends install the same pack and update it safely.
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Let Bedrock players join your Java Minecraft server
Turn on the Bedrock addition so phone, console and Windows players join your Java server with Geyser and Floodgate, and see what works.
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Minecraft ops, whitelist and bans: make yourself admin
Make yourself operator on your Minecraft server, set op levels, run a whitelist or allowlist, and ban or kick players on Java and Bedrock.
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