Getting startedFrom the setup email to your friends standing in your world.- Finding your server address and port
- Starting your server for the first time
- Accepting the Minecraft EULA
- Giving yourself operator permissions
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Getting startedFrom the setup email to your friends standing in your world.
Panel & filesFiles, SFTP, databases, schedules and everything else the control panel does.- A tour of the panel: what each tab is for
- Using the console without breaking anything
- Editing config files without corrupting them
- Connecting with SFTP, and when to bother
Performance & lagWhy the server stutters, how to find the cause and what actually fixes it.- TPS or FPS: telling server lag from client lag
- View distance and simulation distance
- Finding what is actually causing lag
- Too many entities: mob farms and dropped items
Plugins & modsServer software, plugins, mods and the conflicts they cause.- Vanilla, Paper, Fabric or Forge: which to run
- Why you cannot mix plugins and mods
- Installing plugins
- Installing mods
Worlds & backupsBackups, restores, resets and moving worlds in and out.- Making a backup and getting it off the server
- Restoring a backup
- Which folders are actually your world
- Uploading a single-player world to your server
Networking & proxiesPorts, proxies, splitters, DNS and Bedrock crossplay.- You do not need to forward ports
- Pointing your own domain at your server
- Your DNS change has not taken effect yet
- What a proxy network is, and whether you need one
Discord botsHosting a Discord bot: uploads, tokens, dependencies and staying online.- Getting your bot online for the first time
- Keeping your bot token out of trouble
- Dependencies: package.json and requirements.txt
- Your bot shows offline in Discord
Errors & fixesExact error messages, what they mean and the steps that clear them.- «Failed to bind to port»
- «Outdated client» or «Outdated server»
- «Internal Exception: io.netty…»
- «java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space»
Security & DDoSDDoS protection, account safety and the rules that keep the node clean.- Securing the account everything else hangs off
- Deciding who gets power, and taking it back safely
- The first hour after a grief
- Checking a plugin before you install it
Billing & accountInvoices, refunds, suspensions and who is allowed to open a ticket.- Upgrading your plan, and how the price is worked out
- The timeline from invoice to permanent deletion
- Cancelling a service without losing your world
- A payment did not go through: what to check