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Minecraft Server Hosting Guides

Our comprehensive Minecraft server hosting guides cover everything from setting up a vanilla server to installing modpacks, optimizing performance with Aikar’s flags, and configuring essential plugins like Dynmap and Geyser. Whether you’re running a small SMP for friends or managing a large public server, these step-by-step tutorials will help you create the perfect Minecraft server experience. berrybyte provides powerful, budget-friendly Minecraft server hosting with instant setup, NVMe SSD storage, and enterprise-grade DDoS protection for servers of all sizes.

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Setup & Installation

Get your Minecraft server up and running with these essential setup guides:

Join Your Server

Connect to your Minecraft server and invite friends

Upload World Files

Import existing worlds to your server

Convert Bedrock to Java

Transfer worlds between Minecraft editions

Convert World Formats

Convert between different world file formats

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Mods & Plugins

Enhance your server with mods, plugins, and modpacks:

Installing Modpacks

Set up popular modpacks like RLCraft and ATM8

Installing Mods

Add individual mods to your server

Dynmap Plugin

Create interactive web maps of your world

Geyser Plugin

Allow Bedrock players to join Java servers

Chunky Plugin

Pre-generate world chunks for better performance

Votifier Plugin

Set up server voting rewards

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Configuration & Optimization

Optimize your server performance and customize settings:

Aikar's Flags

Optimize JVM settings for better performance

Changing Versions

Switch between Minecraft server versions

Updating Server JARs

Keep your server software up to date

Setting Up RCON

Configure remote console access

Resource Packs

Add custom textures and resources

Server Icon

Customize your server’s appearance

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Troubleshooting & FAQs

Resolve common issues and server problems:

Connection Timed Out

Fix connection timeout errors

Server Tick Loop Exception

Resolve server tick loop crashes

Session Lock Failed

Fix session lock check failures

Kicked for Flying

Resolve anti-cheat flying kicks
Looking for more server management help? Check out these related guides:

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Frequently Asked Questions

Our servers use the most powerful hardware on the market, solely using NVMe SSDs and a minimum of 1Gbps network port for every server.
  • CPU: Ryzen 9 5950X or better (Plus), Ryzen 9 7950X or better (Elder)
  • Gen 3 and 4 NVMe SSDs with RAID 1 configuration
  • DDR4 RAM (Plus), DDR5 ECC RAM (Elder)
  • 1Gbps Network Port (Plus), 10Gbps Network Port (Elder)
Servers are setup instantly, allowing you to create your Minecraft server within minutes.
Dallas, Texas (Central USA), Seattle, Washington (West USA),Ashburn, Virginia (East USA), London, United Kingdom (EU), Germany (EU), and Amsterdam (EU).
Yes! We offer free server migrations from your old host and help you get settled into berrybyte!
For sure! You are welcome to host whichever modpack you’d like, from RLCraft, ATM8, BetterMC, FTB, Enigmatica 2, and more! Make sure to select either Forge or Fabric during checkout.To upload and use mods, simply drag the mod into the /mods folder in the file manager and restart your server.
Absolutely! You can upgrade and downgrade plans at any time with a few click of a button! You can also migrate between lineups too! (e.g Minecraft Standard to Minecraft Elder and vice-versa)
We do! All of our Minecraft servers have 5 database slots included which can be raised for free! (as long as the databases are being appropriately used for Minecraft).
Protecting your servers against DDoS attacks and bad actors are our specialty! Terabit-scale game DDoS protection is included with every server at no extra cost.
Create your Minecraft server within minutes at berrybyte.net/minecraft-server-hosting.
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