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Getting Started
Get to Know the Game PanelSign in, your server list, and what every page in the server menu doesStart, Stop and Use the ConsolePower buttons, console commands, the EULA and reading the logConnect to Your Minecraft ServerYour join address, adding the server in Minecraft, and connection errorsJoin CrashCrafts ChatCreate your chat account, set up the Element app on phone or computer, and join the CrashCrafts spaceNew Minecraft Server Setup ChecklistEvery step from a fresh server to opening day, in the right order, with the settings we recommendMinecraft
server.properties ExplainedThe Minecraft settings you will actually change, with good valuesInstall PluginsPaper and Purpur plugins from Modrinth, CurseForge or your own jarInstall Mods and ModpacksFabric and NeoForge mods, one-click modpacks, and fixing mod errorsChange Your Minecraft Version or Server TypeUpdate safely, pick the right Java, and switch server typesManage Players: Whitelist, Ops and BansThe Players page, whitelist, operators, kicks and bansBetter Pre-generated WorldsFrom empty server to a finished world: pick terrain and a seed, size the border with real maths, run Chunky in every dimension from the panel, plan disk, build far-view data for Distant Horizons, trim and upgrade safelyVelocity Networks: Setup and Best PracticesA lobby and several servers behind one address: Velocity, secure forwarding for Paper, Fabric, Forge and NeoForge back-ends, and running it wellLet Bedrock Players Join (Geyser)Geyser and Floodgate for phone and console players, done rightSet Up Simple Voice ChatProximity voice chat, the extra UDP port, and Velocity networksHost a Server Resource PackSend players your textures, sounds and models automatically when they join, with the right URL, checksum and promptCombine Resource Packs CorrectlyMerge several packs into one server pack without broken textures, lost models or missing soundsCreate a Database and Connect PluginsMake a MySQL/MariaDB database in the panel and connect LuckPerms, CoreProtect and other plugins to itMinecraft Server Best PracticesPick the right server type, then a checklist for a fast, safe, well-backed-up serverPaper and Purpur Servers: Setup and Best PracticesSet up a fast plugin server: memory, flags, the settings that matter, plugins, updates and securityFabric Servers: Setup and Best PracticesSet up a Fabric server: Fabric API, performance mods, client-only mods to avoid, keeping versions matched, and modpacksForge Servers: Setup and Best PracticesWhen to choose Forge, server packs, memory, client-only mods, configs, restarts and running Forge behind VelocityNeoForge Servers: Setup and Best PracticesThe modern loader for Minecraft 1.20.2+: modpacks, memory, configs, performance mods, restarts and VelocityMinecraft Game Modes
Choose a Game Mode and Plan Your ServersCompare every Minecraft game mode we have a guide for: what players do, what it costs in memory, CPU and admin time, when you need a network, and the order to build it inRun Several Game Modes as One NetworkLobby, Skyblock, OneBlock and Chunklock behind one address, step by step: planning, Velocity and modern forwarding, Paper back-ends, a lobby with NPCs and menus, shared LuckPerms, backups, restarts and troubleshootingSkyblock Servers: Setup and Best PracticesBuild a complete Skyblock server with BentoBox and BSkyBlock: island sizes, a custom starter island, challenges, levels, generators, upgrades, limits, shops, LuckPerms ranks, protection flags, performance, backups and seasonsOneBlock Servers: Setup and Best PracticesBuild a complete OneBlock server with BentoBox AOneBlock: install, phases and weights, custom phases and chests, requirements, commands, ranks, generators, limits, performance, backups and seasonsChunklock Servers: Setup and Best PracticesStart in one chunk and unlock the world: choosing between the Chunklock plugin, the datapack and BentoBox ChunkBlock, world size and pre-generation, unlock costs, teams, permissions, performance, backups and running it in a networkMinigame Servers and NetworksFrom an empty server to launch day: choosing maintained minigame plugins, a full BedWars arena setup, map resets, a lobby with NPCs and queues, stats in MySQL, permissions, anti-cheat, performance and scalingBuild an Advanced SMP ServerThe full walkthrough from an empty server to a production survival community: Paper or Purpur, custom terrain, a vetted plugin stack, LuckPerms ranks with exact commands, claims, economy, skills, anti-xray, anti-cheat, Bedrock, voice, Discord, maps, tuned configs, backups, launch and long-term operationBuild a Better Creative ServerFrom an empty server to a smooth public build server: plots or free-build, PlotSquared worlds and roads, FastAsyncWorldEdit with per-rank limits, brushes, schematics, LuckPerms ranks, lag limits, build competitions and backupsPrison Servers: Setup and Best PracticesBuild a Prison server from an empty box: the Prison plugin, mines A to Z, rank-up and prestige ladders, LuckPerms tracks, a worked economy, sell shops, enchants, cells and lag-free mine resetsFactions Servers: Setup and Best PracticesRun a Factions server from scratch: choosing FactionsUUID or SaberFactions, power and claims, safezones and warzones, a pre-generated map, TNT cannon performance, economy, outposts, raid rules, anti-cheat, CoreProtect investigations and seasonsLifesteal SMP ServersRun a Lifesteal SMP from scratch with LifeStealZ: heart rules, withdrawing and crafting hearts, revive beacons, eliminations that don't lock players out forever, combat logging, alts, PvP balance, world border and seasonsTowny and Earth ServersBuild a towns-and-nations server from scratch: Towny, economy, TownyChat, live claim maps, war add-ons, and installing and running a giant Earth mapPvP Servers: KitPvP, Duels and UHCBuild a PvP server from scratch: choosing 1.8 or modern combat, kits, duels and practice, arenas, anti-cheat, combat logging, leaderboards, low-latency settings and UHC eventsAnarchy ServersNo rules, but not no care: exploit and crash protection, lag-machine limits, book and chunk bans, illegal items, world growth, disk and backups for huge worlds, attacks and queuesCobblemon ServersPokémon in Minecraft from scratch: the official modpack or a manual install, giving players the same mods, main.json settings, add-ons, permissions, performance, pre-generation and backupsPalworld
Set Up and Join Your Palworld ServerFirst start, the settings in the panel, connecting from Steam and Xbox, and claiming adminPalworld Settings and Admin CommandsEdit PalWorldSettings.ini safely, the settings worth changing, and every admin commandPalworld Server Best PracticesMemory, restarts every few hours, settings that cost performance, saves, security and updates for a healthy Palworld serverTerraria
Set Up and Join Your Terraria ServerTShock first start, choosing the world, joining from Steam, and claiming the owner accountTerraria (TShock) Settings, Admins and Pluginsconfig.json, groups and permissions, staff accounts, the commands you'll use, and adding TShock pluginsTerraria Server Best PracticesSizing, accounts, TShock's own backups, griefing protection, updates and modded (tModLoader) servers
Valheim
Set Up and Join Your Valheim ServerServer name, world and password, crossplay with Xbox and PC Game Pass, joining by address or join code, and adminsValheim Mods (BepInEx) and World ModifiersInstall BepInEx mods from Thunderstore, keep every player's mods in sync, and set world modifiersValheim Server Best PracticesMemory, passwords, admins and whitelists, Valheim's own backups, ports, restarts and updates
Hytale
Set Up and Join Your Hytale ServerFirst start, signing the server in to your Hytale account, joining, and becoming an operatorHytale Settings, Whitelist and ModsConfig files, whitelist and bans, and installing plugins and packs from CurseForge on a Hytale serverHytale Server Best PracticesMemory and view distance, staying signed in, operators and whitelists, backups, versions and patchlines, and mods
