Minecraft Server Guides
Setup tutorials, plugin walkthroughs, performance tuning and troubleshooting — written by the TickHosting team.
How to Make a Minecraft Server: The Complete Beginner Guide
Want your own Minecraft world that your friends can join whenever they like? Here is every method for setting up a Minecraft server, from a five-minute local test to a real 24/7 hosted server.
How to Make a Minecraft Server for Free
You do not need to spend a cent to get a real Minecraft server up and running. Here is a breakdown of every free method, and the tradeoffs of each.
How to Make a Minecraft Server With Friends
Playing Minecraft with friends is more fun on a dedicated server than a quick LAN game. Here is how to set one up so everyone can hop in whenever they like.
How to Join Your Minecraft Server
Once your server is running, the last step is actually getting into it. Here is how to join on both Java and Bedrock, plus fixes for common connection errors.