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Over the past year, numerous forks of Paper have popped up. The question, though, is should you use a fork of Paper over Paper itself?

You may have heard rumblings in the community about a Paper 'hard fork'. This article covers what it is and what it means for Paper and the wider Minecraft server community.

Back in Minecraft 1.13, Mojang added a feature to Minecraft called Data Packs. These are becoming increasingly popular over time, but should you use them over plugins for your Minecraft server?

Mob or entity stackers are a new craze in the Minecraft server administration space, with claims to massively improve performance. Is this true, though?

Premium plugins are incredibly popular amongst Minecraft servers today, but should you use them instead of free ones?

The Minecraft server plugin ecosystem has changed a lot over the years. This article is an always up to date list of the most useful plugins to have on your Minecraft server.

There are two separate versions of Minecraft, Java Edition and Bedrock Edition. If you're thinking of starting a Minecraft server, this choice can be a daunting one.

The Minecraft server community has many misconceptions floating around about using MySQL or other databases with plugins, some of which cause servers to perform significantly worse.

There has been a fair amount of talk about how upcoming versions of Java will improve Minecraft. What's coming and how will it change things?

Quite often we get support requests from users where their server host is at fault. Find out common problems with server hosts, and how to solve them.

Running a Minecraft Server can be a daunting task. In this article you'll find answers to questions, guides for various systems, and advice on server administration.

Server admins often ask what is the best version of Minecraft for their server to run. This article goes over everything you should consider when choosing.