so a while back i ran a towny server, had magic, jobs, skills, the whole rpg spin on survival. put a ton of time into it and it just never got off the ground. i tried a few things to get people in but nothing really stuck and eventually it just died off, which honestly sucked after how much work went into it.

anyway i started a new one recently, basically the same idea (towny, magic, jobs, skills system) but built way better this time around, fixed a lot of stuff that was broken/half baked on the old one. problem is i still don't actually know what works for getting people to find a server and stick around, and i really don't want to watch this one fade out the same way.

for anyone who's grown a server from nothing, what actually worked for you? and what did you waste time on that looked good but didn't do anything? server lists, reddit, tiktok, discord partner ads, whatever. just trying to not repeat the same mistakes twice.

any advice appreciated.

Hello , begginer here . How would one add a custom weapon to a paper minecraft server and what would be the best plugin to do so? Please inform me if it would be a better idea to switch to fabric as it would be easier .

This is kinda a last resort but does anyone know of any actual comparable mods to towny. I thought using sponge neo and finding an alternative through sponge api since I cant find any on fabric or forge. Also considering a hybrid api but I really didnt wanna have to do that. Im looking for nation claim mechanics with war, its for a geopolitical server. I looked at warring nations but its war system is not that good atleast not yet.

Hey all! Im wondering if anyone has had this issue and found the fix for it? Im currently running SaberFactions, and Im trying really hard to enable the visual layer for claims on my Dynmap. I already set the Factions conf file setting for displaying faction claims on dynmap, but its just not working.
Anyone know a fix?
thanks!

Hello there!

Our players and I are unable to place Eyes of Ender into End Portal Frames. Right clicking the frames simply doesn't insert the eye.

Do you know what could be causing this? Are there any common plugin conflicts or server settings that might prevent this from working?

As when I create a new world or go to another world it works fines only in the overworld its bugging.

Server Version: 1.21.8

Installed Plugins:

FancyHolograms
FancyNpcs
nightcore
SignedVelocity
ajLeaderboards
ajQueue
ChatControl
Chunky
CookieClicker
CoreProtect
CraftingStore
CustomRecipes
DeluxeMenus
DiscordSRV
Essentials
ExcellentCrates
floodgate
ForgetfulTrialVault
GSit
Hardcorelivesplugin
InventoryRollbackPlus
LibertyBans
LuckPerms
Multiverse-Core
OpenInv
PacketEvents
PlaceholderAPI
Plan
ProtocolLib
Quests
Rtag
Skript
Spawn
TAB
ViaVersion
Votifier
VotingPlugin
Vulcan
WorldEdit
WorldGuard

I'm considering getting Nexo but I'm unsure what makes it better than ItemsAdder, and I also can't get a discord invite to the Nexo discord server if anyone could post a link to it, that would be great. Thank you in advance

Hello I want to make these item background in the link, what is that called and can I make it with deluxemenus?

https://prnt.sc/M1qEz7blzOlj

I'm hosting a Minecraft server on the Oracle Cloud free tier, which is currently a 4 core, 8 thread ARM CPU, and 12GB of DDR5, and I'm wondering how much RAM and CPU threads BlueMap uses in comparison to Squaremap or Pl3xMap. My server is private with no more than 10 people online at a time. All the terrain is pre-generated, except for The End, because it could cause issues with Stellarity, an "End update" data pack. Stellarity is also probably the most demanding modification on my server. I use Paper on Minecraft 26.2.

Hello!

So we are trying to make a server (Fabric) and are trying to use mods CoreProtect and GriefPrevention. We are basing this off another server we saw that is using the exact same things as us: Fabric. We are wondering how in the world they got it to be compatible with each other.

Any advice would be helpful!

Hello, I've been working on an adventure map-like server that I plan to make into its own separate world file to publish online. However, I've been encountering TPS and MSPT issues that are really bothering me, as I want a smooth gameplay experience for future players. I ran a Spark profiler and clicked on the flame to see what might be up, but I can't translate the issues because I have limited experience with Java. I click on the flame icon in Spark, and the things that show up are always the same. https://spark.lucko.me/sRqqj8VtnQ . I think it's the amount of command blocks and clocks that is causing this, which would mean I would have to get a better CPU and stuff, which would suck. Any way I could optimize command blocks and/or clocks? Anything would help.

jeżeli złoże mini serwer z pod zespołami 24-32 gb ddr5 i7 11-12 generacja 1tb gen4-3 i kilka TB harddrive + po jakimś czasie będę chciał dodać jakąś karte graficzną najprawdopodobniej używke jak rtx 3050 low profile to będę mógł hostować serwery mc bez problemu?

I'm most familiar with debian, but im looking at possible alternatives.

I would want something with low power usage, and not much fluff / bloat.

I plan to run this server on a Lenovo 14w laptop, which worked well for my previous Bedrock server (much better than aternos at least)

whats the difference between Ubuntu and Debian for servers?

also would any bsd based os work for this? I've messed around with netbsd before and it looked like didn't have much unessesary fluff.

what are the pros and cons of each major os?

General Question do you have installed a horror plugin on your server? And if yes, how was it received by your players? And is it like a constant thing on your server or only like a one shot thing like a timed event?

My SMP is a forever world with Magic, Mypet, Warpstones, etc and I was thinking to maybe include a horror mod for halloween. Like Herobrine "hounting the server". But also have a hard time to identify a good plugin for that kind of thing.