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Choosing the right server software is one of the biggest factors in Minecraft server hosting performance in 2026. A good choice keeps TPS stable, reduces lag spikes, and avoids plugin headaches as your server grows. Whether you are picking a new Minecraft host or moving an existing world, the big

Minecraft lag usually isn’t random. A Minecraft server almost always slows down for one of four reasons: too many chunks loaded, too many chunks ticking, too many entities (mobs/items/villagers), or a plugin/datapack task consuming too much tick time. This checklist walks you through the highest-impact settings

If you run a Hytale server, the most common way people apply plugin changes is still the classic method: Restart the whole server. It works, but it forces downtime, players get disconnected, the world pauses, and you lose momentum on active servers. The good news: in many cases, you can

If your Rust server feels smooth one day and then starts lagging during raids or peak hours the next, the problem is usually not “Rust being Rust.” In most cases, it comes down to server FPS dropping because the server is doing too much work every tick. That workload can

Hytale’s Update 3 landed on February 17, 2026, continuing the game’s Early Access cadence with a big bundle of features, balance changes, tools, and stability improvements. If you run a Hytale server, this patch is especially interesting because it improves navigation and UI, expands progression and exploration toys,

The Rust Deep Sea update introduced a large set of Deep Sea ConVars and Rust admin commands that directly help you manage a Rust server in a more flexible way. For Rust server hosting, these built-in settings are especially valuable because they let you fine-tune gameplay rules, event pacing, spawns,

Running a public server is one of the best ways to build a community around Hytale. But the moment your server starts getting attention, it also becomes a target. Downtime, lag spikes, and disconnect storms are often blamed on “bad performance,” when the real culprit is a malicious flood of

If you are building a fresh adventure world or a full multiplayer realm, exploration-focused mods are the quickest way to make Hytale feel bigger. The picks below add instanced dungeons, new fragments you can portal into, new biomes, ruins to stumble across, and progression targets that make roaming worth it.

Running a Hytale server with quality-of-life mods is one of the fastest ways to make gameplay smoother for everyone, especially when you’re building a community. Whether you’re testing solo tweaks or planning a full modpack, choosing the right setup for Hytale hosting matters. In this guide, we’ll

Running a long-term Minecraft server is not just about player count. As your world grows through exploration, builds, farms, and redstone systems, the workload on your Minecraft hosting increases too. That is why many communities notice performance getting worse over time, even if nothing “big” changed overnight. In this guide,

Choosing between a VPS and dedicated Hytale server hosting usually comes down to one thing: do you want general purpose compute you configure yourself, or a purpose built Hytale environment that is already tuned for hosting and management. Hytale’s server can run on modest specs, but real performance changes

Bedrock add-ons are one of the easiest ways to customize a Minecraft Bedrock server, from new mobs and items to gameplay mechanics, UI tweaks, and texture changes. If you’re using Minecraft Bedrock server hosting with Pine Hosting, you can install and enable packs directly through the panel’s File

Project Zomboid server hosting on Build 42 (B42) is exciting, but because it’s the unstable branch, getting a modded Project Zomboid Build 42 server running can be a little pickier than Build 41. If Workshop mods aren’t loading, you’re seeing mod mismatch, or everything looks installed but

When players talk about lag, rubberbanding, or random server crashes in Rust, the conversation usually jumps straight to hardware specs. But in reality, how players build and where they build often matters just as much as raw CPU power. Base density, map size, and player behavior all stack together to

Running a successful community Hytale server takes more than just good hardware. You need the right tools to manage players, keep things fair, automate moderation, and create a polished multiplayer experience. Mods make all of that possible. Below are 10 of the best Hytale mods for admins, covering permissions, protection,