Minecraft Server Guides
Setup tutorials, plugin walkthroughs, performance tuning and troubleshooting — written by the TickHosting team.
Why Is My Minecraft Server Lagging?
"Lag" can mean a dozen different things under the hood. Here is how to actually figure out what is causing yours before trying random fixes.
How to Fix Minecraft Server Lag
Once you know something is wrong, here is the actual list of fixes worth trying, in the order that gives you the most improvement for the least effort.
Minecraft Server Low TPS: What It Means and How to Fix It
TPS is the number every server owner watches first, but it can also hide how bad things really are. Here is what it actually measures.
Minecraft Server High MSPT: What It Means and How to Fix It
MSPT is the more precise, more honest performance number, and it does not hide behind a rolling average the way TPS can. Here is how to read it.
Minecraft Server High CPU Usage: Causes and Fixes
Minecraft's main tick loop runs on a single thread, which makes "high CPU usage" a more nuanced problem than it first appears. Here is what to check.
Minecraft Server Using Too Much RAM: What to Check
More RAM is not automatically better for a Minecraft server, and over-allocating it can actually hurt performance. Here is how to size it correctly.
Minecraft Server Memory Leak: How to Find and Fix One
A memory leak looks different from normal RAM usage: it climbs steadily and never comes back down. Here is how to confirm one and actually find the cause.
Minecraft Server GC Lag: What It Is and How to Fix It
GC lag has a distinct signature: periodic freezes rather than constant slowness. Here is why it happens and how to tune it away.
Minecraft Server Chunk Lag: Causes and Fixes
Chunk lag shows up as stutters whenever someone explores new terrain. Here is why, and how pre-generating your world fixes it for good.
Minecraft Server Entity Lag: Causes and Fixes
Too many entities is the single biggest lever on most laggy servers. Here is where they come from and how to bring the count back under control.
Minecraft Server Tick Lag: What Actually Happens During a Tick
TPS and MSPT measure tick performance, but "tick lag" is about the mechanism itself, what a tick contains, and what happens when one runs too long.
How to Improve Minecraft Server TPS
If your server is stable but you want to push TPS higher before it becomes a problem, here is a ranked checklist of what actually helps.