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bStats Metrics: Track Your Minecraft Server's Growth and Performance
bStats is a lightweight metrics collection system that helps Minecraft server admins track player counts, server versions, and plugin usage without slowing performance. Install via build tools or single-file copy-paste. Read how to set it up.
Alex Maftei
Building Your First Minecraft Castle: A Medieval Builder's Guide
Building a Minecraft castle requires planning your layout, selecting medieval materials like stone and deepslate, constructing thick walls and towers, and filling the interior with authentic details. Start with the core structure, then layer in crenellations, atmospheric lighting, and landscape context to make your fortress feel like a real medieval stronghold.
Alex Maftei
Building Minecraft Server Plugins With Spigradle
Spigradle is a Gradle plugin for developing Minecraft server plugins on Spigot, BungeeCord, and NukkitX. It auto-generates plugin.yml, simplifies dependencies, and provides IDE-integrated debugging - saving hours of setup work.
Alex Maftei
Exposure Minecraft Mod: The Complete Cinematography Guide
Exposure is a free Minecraft camera mod that lets you create cinematic shots and detailed build documentation. Install it on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, or Quilt and frame your builds professionally with smooth camera movement and adjustable focal lengths.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Education Edition 2026: What's New for Classrooms
Minecraft Education Edition receives significant classroom updates in 2026, including improved collaboration features, built-in assessment tools, and expanded chemistry support. Discover what's new for teachers and students learning together.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Pixel Art: Tips and Templates for Building
Master Minecraft pixel art with proven tips and templates. Learn block selection, scaling techniques, and design strategies for building impressive pixel art structures in 2026.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Biomes and Mobs We're Hoping to See in 2026
Minecraft players want volcanic biomes, expanded ocean content, new mobs, and deeper underground variety. These wishlist items have shaped community discussions for years. Here's what the community is hoping to see in 2026 and why these additions would change the game.
Alex Maftei
EasyUIBuilder: Creating Minecraft Bedrock UI Without Writing JSON
EasyUIBuilder is a PHP library that generates Minecraft Bedrock JSON UI files using a fluent API instead of hand-coding JSON. Useful for addon developers and resource pack creators who want cleaner, more maintainable UI code.
Alex Maftei
SimplixStorage: Better Data Storage for Minecraft Servers
SimplixStorage is a standalone Java library for storing Minecraft server data in JSON, YAML, or TOML formats without depending on Bukkit. And it provides Bukkit-like syntax with better independence for plugin developers and server admins.
Alex Maftei
Building Your First Automatic Farm in Minecraft
Learn how to build automatic farms in Minecraft with step-by-step instructions. From basic wheat farms to redstone collection systems, create farms that harvest while you explore.
Alex Maftei
LeviLamina: Bedrock Modding Essentials
LeviLamina is a C++ mod loader that removes barriers to deep Bedrock modding. With an event system and full API, it's the go-to tool for extending Minecraft Bedrock Edition gameplay at scale.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Sound Design: New Audio Added in 2026
Minecraft's 2026 audio overhaul brings layered biome ambience, reworked mob sounds, and improved audio parity between Java and Bedrock editions. New sound effects, music tracks, and granular customization options make the soundscape feel genuinely alive for the first time in years.
Alex Maftei