Server Software
Java or Bedrock, Paper or Fabric, Forge or NeoForge: which server software fits your server.
Bedrock or Java: What to Choose for Your Next Server
Java or Bedrock for your Minecraft server? Compare devices, crossplay, mods, redstone, server software, ports and the Ge...
Vanilla, Paper, Fabric or Forge: Which Should You Choose?
Plugins or mods? Compare Vanilla, Paper, Fabric and Forge: what each adds, what players must install, performance, hybri...
What's the Best Minecraft Version for Your Server?
Vanilla, Paper, Purpur, Folia, Fabric, Quilt, Forge, NeoForge, Velocity, BDS, PocketMine-MP or PowerNukkitX? What each i...
Paper vs Purpur vs Folia: Which One Fits Your Server?
Paper, Purpur or Folia? What Paper optimizes, what Purpur adds in purpur.yml, how Folia's regions work, why most plugins...
How to Let Bedrock Players Join Your Java Server (Geyser and Floodgate)
Set up Geyser and Floodgate so phone, console and Windows Bedrock players can join your Java server, including the new N...
Forge vs NeoForge: What Changed and Which to Use
Why Forge split in 2023, who maintains Forge and NeoForge now, which versions each supports, how many mods each has, and...
What Is Velocity? Minecraft Proxies and Networks Explained
Learn what a Minecraft proxy does, why Velocity replaced Waterfall, how modern forwarding keeps impostors out, and how t...
Fabric vs Quilt: Do You Need Quilt?
Fabric or Quilt for your modded server? What Quilt added, how well it runs Fabric mods, what happened to QSL and QFAPI i...
Bedrock Server Software: BDS vs PocketMine-MP vs PowerNukkitX
Compare Mojang's Bedrock Dedicated Server, PocketMine-MP and PowerNukkitX: plugins, vanilla features, update speed and w...
Should Your Server Run the Latest Minecraft Release?
When to update your Minecraft server and when to wait: the new 26.x version numbers, plugin and mod lag, safe backups, V...
Which Java Version Does Your Minecraft Server Need?
The exact Java version for every Minecraft version, from Java 8 to Java 25 for 26.x, plus how to fix UnsupportedClassVer...