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Guides, tutorials, and the latest news about Minecraft servers and skins
Vane: Immersive Minecraft Without Abandoning Vanilla
Vane is a PaperMC plugin suite that adds lore-friendly enhancements like custom items, portals, and grief protection to vanilla Minecraft servers. Learn how to install and configure Vane for your survival server.
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Lazymc: How to Auto-Wake Your Minecraft Server
Lazymc automatically sleeps your Minecraft server when idle and wakes it the moment players connect - saving resources and hosting costs without extra effort. Perfect for modded or low-traffic servers.
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How to Build a Cohesive Minecraft Network with ValioBungee
ValioBungee is a Redis-based plugin for BungeeCord and Velocity that syncs player data across multiple proxy servers. Perfect for administrators running distributed Minecraft networks who need reliable player data synchronization.
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Running Multiple Minecraft Servers on One IP with mc-router
mc-router routes multiple Minecraft servers behind a single public IP address using hostname-based routing. Perfect for home setups, community servers, and anyone wanting to run multiple worlds without expensive hosting or additional IPs.
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AuraSkills: The RPG Skills Plugin Minecraft Servers Have Been Waiting For
AuraSkills is a flexible RPG skills plugin that turns Minecraft activities into progression systems with stats, abilities, and loot customization. It's built for servers that want RPG depth without hard-coded limitations.
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RenderDragon Shaders: Your Safe Shader Guide for Bedrock 2026
The RenderDragon Shader List is a curated GitHub repository of safe, community-verified shaders for Minecraft Bedrock Edition. It solves the critical problem of finding legitimate packs without malware risk, includes installation guides and utilities, and connects you with active creator communities. Essential for Bedrock players who want visual enhancements.
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Best Minecraft Storage Mods: Organize Like a Pro
Storage mods solve Minecraft's inventory nightmare. Applied Energistics 2 offers searchable networks, Sophisticated Storage provides upgradeable chests with sorting, and Iron Chests adds tiered options. Learn which storage solution fits your playstyle and base.
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Mc-datapack-map: Visualize Your Custom Minecraft Worlds
Mc-datapack-map is a free, browser-based tool for visualizing Minecraft worldgen datapacks before you build with them. It handles custom terrain generation rules and shows biome distributions at a glance - useful for server admins, datapack creators, and anyone curious about how different world generation packs shape terrain.
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ViaBedrock: Bridge Java and Bedrock Minecraft Editions
ViaBedrock is a ViaVersion addon that bridges Java and Bedrock Minecraft editions by translating protocols. Still in early development, it's useful for testing multi-edition compatibility but not ready for production servers.
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Phantom: Play on Custom Minecraft Servers From Your Console
Phantom is an open-source tool that makes custom Bedrock servers appear as LAN servers on your Xbox or PlayStation console, letting you play on remote servers without Realms. It's a proxy that tricks your console into thinking a remote server is local.
iceCustom Placeholders for Minecraft: MiniPlaceholders Guide
MiniPlaceholders is a Java library that lets Minecraft server administrators and plugin developers create dynamic text substitutions for their servers. Instead of hardcoding player names and statistics, you can define them once and reuse them across your entire server.
iceManaging Multiple Modpacks: X Minecraft Launcher Guide
X Minecraft Launcher is an open-source tool for managing multiple Minecraft instances and modpacks without wasting disk space. With a modern interface and smart file deduplication, it solves the storage nightmare of running multiple mod combinations. Discover how to install and use it effectively.
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