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How To Change A Minecraft Servers View Distance
View Distance works the same as your client would. However, on a Multiplayer Server, you can limit how far the player can see. If you have a higher View Distance for an example, the server will need to process that harder than if the View Distance was set to a lower number.
What Is Minecraft Server TPS?
Minecraft Servers run on a clock known as TPS (Ticks Per Second). TPS or ticks per second is the clock Minecraft runs on. Everything in Minecraft will run on these ticks. In Minecraft, there should be 20 ticks per second, meaning the Server is not experiencing any performance issues.
How To Install Spark
Spark is a performance plugin/mod which provides a variety of tools to diagnose performance issues that your server could be facing.
How To Change A Minecraft Servers Simulation Distance
Simulation Distance was added in Minecraft 1.18. This allows people who manage servers to increase or decrease this feature. This is how far-away actions happen. So if you have the simulation distance set to 5, then spawn a creeper and walk 5 chunks away, that creeper will stop moving. It will lose its AI. This can help with server performance.
The Best Settings For A Minecraft Paper Server
Minecraft Servers that are running Spigot, Paper or Bukkit servers softwares will allow you to modify your server settings, this guide will be covering the best settings we recommend for these server types.
How To Change Minecraft Server Mob Spawn Rates
Minecraft Servers that are running Spigot, Paper or Bukkit servers softwares will allow you to change the spawn limits for the mobs that can spawn within a Minecraft Server.
How To Reduce Minecraft Server Memory Usuage
If a Minecraft Server is hitting out-of-memory errors, then there are a few steps you can take to reduce your memory usage saving you from needing to upgrade.
Can't Keep Up! Minecraft Server Message
Minecraft Servers can Display the following message "Can't Keep Up! Is the server overloaded". In some cases, this will happen when running a lot of mods on the server, but the server might not be experiencing lag. In other instances, this message can also display that the server is lagging. This guide will give some steps for you to know if a Minecraft Server is experiencing TPS Lag or not.
How To Enable The Aikar Startup Flags
Minecraft Servers have the ability to use the Aikar Startup Flags, which are the most optimized Startup Flags for Minecraft Servers.