Practical guides for choosing Minecraft software, website hosting resources, bot requirements and a region near your community.
Choose the software your world needs before choosing its hosting plan. A plugin-based survival server and a modpack can have different compatibility and resource requirements, even when the player count is the same.
Related hosting plansStart with the server software and workload, then compare memory alongside CPU resources. A player count alone cannot tell you how much RAM your world needs, and adding memory is not a fix for every kind of lag.
Related hosting plansA useful bot-hosting request describes how the project runs, what it depends on and how many processes it needs. Prepare those details before choosing resources, and keep bot tokens out of the request.
Related hosting plansStart with where people will connect from, then confirm which regions can host your chosen plan. A nearby country is a useful starting point, but it is not a measured latency result or a guarantee that every player will have the same connection.
Related hosting plansStart with what your website runs and stores. A small collection of static pages and a database-backed application have different hosting requirements, even when their monthly visitor totals look similar.
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