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 Accessing and using the console

Minecraft servers are console or text-based applications. This means they don't present a visual...

 Adding a server icon

1. Make an icon/ image that is 64x64 pixels. 2. Save it as server-icon.png.3. Upload it to the...

 Banning players

If you are running these commands from the console, do not include the forward slash. You can...

 Configuring plugins to use MySQL

IntroductionPlugins that use a lot of data can use a MySQL database to store their data. Each...

 Configuring server.properties

All the settings that can be configured for a Minecraft server can be found in the...

 How many plugins can I use?

There is no set limit to the number of plugins you can install on your server.However, due to the...

 Making world backups with Multicraft

Multicraft can make regular backups of your entire world save. If anything disastrous happens to...

 Operators

An operator is a player able to use administrative commands on a Minecraft server. Due to the...

 Protecting your server with rollback plugins

There are a number of rollback plugins you can install, if you are using Bukkit or Spigot. These...

 Understanding CPU usage

At HostHorde, we allocate two CPU cores to each Minecraft servers and use some of the best CPUs...

 Understanding memory usage

Due to the way that Java handles memory usage, there can be a number of different figures you can...

 Whitelisting

With a whitelist enabled, only users on the whitelist will be able to connect. Designed for use...