Optimizing your server
- Paper also tends to fix bugs that come out after initial releases of Spigot for the latest versions of Minecraft. A good example would be the 0-tick farm bug that existed for a long time, and for the people who didn't want 0-tick farms in specific to be patched, they added it as an option in the
paper.ymlconfig! - Paper has better API support for plugin developers, which means it has more support for plugin creators and more features that can be utilized in their plugins.
- Another reason to get Paper is thanks to their asynchronous chunk loading and generation. This means fast traveling methods won't lag your server as hard and chunk loading becomes much faster in general!
Now we will start with getting the server optimized manually. It's relatively easy to learn!
We will start by configuring
server.properties - Keep in mind that this guide only covers certain options, it's encouraged to take a look at everything and customize it to your liking!broadcast-rcon-to-ops=true
view-distance=8
max-build-height=256
server-ip=0.0.0.0
rcon.port=25575
level-seed=
allow-nether=true
gamemode=survival
enable-command-block=true
server-port=25565
enable-rcon=false
server-name=ExampleName
enable-query=false
op-permission-level=5
prevent-proxy-connections=false
generator-settings=
resource-pack=
player-idle-timeout=0
level-name=world
rcon.password=
motd=Example Server Message of the Day
query.port=25565
force-gamemode=false
debug=false
hardcore=false
white-list=false
broadcast-console-to-ops=true
pvp=true
spawn-npcs=true
spawn-animals=true
generate-structures=true
snooper-enabled=true
difficulty=hard
function-permission-level=2
network-compression-threshold=256
level-type=default
max-tick-time=60000
spawn-monsters=true
enforce-whitelist=false
max-players=100
use-native-transport=true
spawn-protection=0
resource-pack-sha1=
online-mode=true
allow-flight=false
max-world-size=29999984
There are a lot of settings here, but we will only focus on the ones that matter the most for what type of server you plan on running.
view-distance is how far chunks will be loaded by players in your server. You will want this between 4 and 16, in multiples of two (I.E. 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16). Too little and you won't be to see very far, too much and the server will have performance issues. This generally depends on how many players you plan on having in your server, and how much RAM you have.- View distances 12 - 16 would be best for around one to five players. Like a small group of friends, or a very small server.
- View distances 8 - 10 are generally best for average sized servers (around ten or more players), although
view-distanceis set to 8 by default. It's usually best to keepview-distanceset to 8. - View distances 4 and 6 are best for very small worlds, like minigames. This way you can have a lot of players in the same general area, without taking up too many server resources.
level-seed is what you'll want to set when using a custom seed for your server's world, keep in mind that you'll need to generate a new world in order for this setting to work.motd is the text that shows up for your server in the in-game server list. You can make a custom MOTD with colors and formatting here.difficulty can be set to peaceful, easy, normal, or hard. Keep in mind that hard is best if you plan on having villager farms, as any other difficulty gives a chance for villagers to permanently die, rather than be converted into zombie villagers.max-players can be set to anything, like 9001, or 1337, or simply 100. This option is up to you, although it's best to set it according to how many players you expect to have.config-version: 12
settings:
log-villager-deaths: false
debug: false
sample-count: 12
player-shuffle: 0
user-cache-size: 1000
int-cache-limit: 1024
late-bind: false
item-dirty-ticks: 20
bungeecord: false
attribute:
maxHealth:
max: 2048.0
movementSpeed:
max: 2048.0
attackDamage:
max: 2048.0
netty-threads: 4
timeout-time: 60
restart-on-crash: false
restart-script: ./start.sh
filter-creative-items: true
moved-wrongly-threshold: 10
moved-too-quickly-multiplier: 10
save-user-cache-on-stop-only: false
commands:
send-namespaced: true
spam-exclusions:
- /skill
replace-commands:
- setblock
- summon
- testforblock
- tellraw
log: true
silent-commandblock-console: false
tab-complete: 0
messages:
restart: The server is restarting.
whitelist: You are not whitelisted.
unknown-command: Unknown command. Type "/help" for help.
server-full: The server is full!
outdated-client: Outdated client! Use version {0}
outdated-server: Outdated server! Currently using {0}
stats:
disable-saving: false
forced-stats: {}
advancements:
disable-saving: false
disabled:
- minecraft:story/disabled
world-settings:
default:
seed-endcity:
trident-despawn-rate: 900
view-distance: default
max-entity-collisions: 8
seed-desert:
seed-igloo:
seed-jungle:
seed-swamp:
seed-shipwreck:
seed-ocean:
seed-outpost:
verbose: false
item-despawn-rate: 24000
merge-radius:
item: 0
exp: 0
arrow-despawn-rate: 600
enable-zombie-pigmen-portal-spawns: true
wither-spawn-sound-radius: 0
hanging-tick-frequency: 100
entity-activation-range:
villagers: 32
flying-monsters: 32
villagers-work-immunity-after: 100
villagers-work-immunity-for: 20
villagers-active-for-panic: true
water: 16
raiders: 48
animals: 32
monsters: 32
misc: 16
tick-inactive-villagers: true
wake-up-inactive:
animals-max-per-tick: 4
animals-every: 1200
animals-for: 100
monsters-max-per-tick: 8
monsters-every: 400
monsters-for: 100
villagers-max-per-tick: 4
villagers-every: 600
villagers-for: 100
flying-monsters-max-per-tick: 8
flying-monsters-every: 200
flying-monsters-for: 100
random-light-updates: false
growth:
bamboo-modifier: 100
sweetberry-modifier: 100
kelp-modifier: 100
beetroot-modifier: 100
carrot-modifier: 100
potato-modifier: 100
cactus-modifier: 100
cane-modifier: 100
melon-modifier: 100
mushroom-modifier: 100
pumpkin-modifier: 100
sapling-modifier: 100
wheat-modifier: 100
netherwart-modifier: 100
vine-modifier: 100
cocoa-modifier: 100
mob-spawn-range: 4
ticks-per:
hopper-transfer: 8
hopper-check: 1
hopper-amount: 1
entity-tracking-range:
players: 48
animals: 48
monsters: 48
misc: 32
other: 64
save-structure-info: true
max-tnt-per-tick: 250
squid-spawn-range:
min: 45.0
hunger:
jump-walk-exhaustion: 0.05
jump-sprint-exhaustion: 0.1
combat-exhaustion: 0.1
regen-exhaustion: 2.5
swim-multiplier: 0.02
sprint-multiplier: 0.05
other-multiplier: 0.0
max-tick-time:
tile: 50
entity: 50
seed-village:
seed-feature:
seed-monument:
seed-slime:
dragon-death-sound-radius: 0
nerf-spawner-mobs: false
zombie-aggressive-towards-villager: true
worldeditregentempworld:
verbose: false
Most stuff in
spigot.yml are things you won't want to touch, but a few things that are useful are what's listed below.
Listed here is a page explaining most of everything in spigot.ymlThere are a few interesting things you can change, a few of them being:
merge-radiusis the amount of space before dropped items (blocks, mob drops, etc.) will merge. Set these to 0.0 for a classic back-in-the-day Minecraft feel!growthcontains settings for growth modifiers for many different types of crops, you can change these individually to whatever values you like!ticks-perandhopper-amountare great if your server contains mass autofarms with thousands of hoppers, boosting hopper speed and/or amount can help reduce the amount of lag your server gets. There is no need to change this if your server doesn't have these, but the effect is definitely noticeable.
verbose: false
config-version: 20
settings:
chunk-tasks-per-tick: 1000
enable-player-collisions: true
save-empty-scoreboard-teams: false
suggest-player-names-when-null-tab-completions: true
region-file-cache-size: 256
incoming-packet-spam-threshold: 300
use-alternative-luck-formula: false
use-versioned-world: false
bungee-online-mode: true
save-player-data: true
load-permissions-yml-before-plugins: true
watchdog:
early-warning-every: 5000
early-warning-delay: 10000
velocity-support:
enabled: false
online-mode: false
secret: ''
spam-limiter:
tab-spam-increment: 1
tab-spam-limit: 500
book-size:
page-max: 2560
total-multiplier: 0.98
async-chunks:
enable: true
threads: -1
timings:
enabled: true
verbose: true
server-name-privacy: false
hidden-config-entries:
- database
- settings.bungeecord-addresses
- settings.velocity-support.secret
history-interval: 300
history-length: 3600
server-name: ExampleServerName
messages:
no-permission: '&4You do not have permission to perform this command.'
kick:
authentication-servers-down: ''
flying-player: Flying is not allowed on this server.
flying-vehicle: Flying is not allowed on this server.
connection-throttle: Connection throttled! Please wait before reconnecting.
world-settings:
default:
light-queue-size: 20
zombie-villager-infection-chance: -1.0
iron-golems-can-spawn-in-air: false
phantoms-do-not-spawn-on-creative-players: true
phantoms-only-attack-insomniacs: true
seed-based-feature-search: true
portal-create-radius: 16
fix-zero-tick-instant-grow-farms: false
entities-target-with-follow-range: false
per-player-mob-spawns: false
keep-spawn-loaded-range: 8
keep-spawn-loaded: true
auto-save-interval: -1
armor-stands-do-collision-entity-lookups: true
disable-ice-and-snow: false
skeleton-horse-thunder-spawn-chance: 0.01
count-all-mobs-for-spawning: false
disable-thunder: false
nether-ceiling-void-damage-height: 0
allow-non-player-entities-on-scoreboards: false
disable-explosion-knockback: false
water-over-lava-flow-speed: 5
use-faster-eigencraft-redstone: true
parrots-are-unaffected-by-player-movement: true
container-update-tick-rate: 1
non-player-arrow-despawn-rate: -1
creative-arrow-despawn-rate: -1
prevent-tnt-from-moving-in-water: false
grass-spread-tick-rate: 1
bed-search-radius: 3
armor-stands-tick: false
spawner-nerfed-mobs-should-jump: false
allow-leashing-undead-horse: false
baby-zombie-movement-speed: 0.5
all-chunks-are-slime-chunks: false
mob-spawner-tick-rate: 1
disable-teleportation-suffocation-check: false
optimize-explosions: false
portal-search-radius: 128
fixed-chunk-inhabited-time: -1
enable-treasure-maps: true
treasure-maps-return-already-discovered: false
prevent-moving-into-unloaded-chunks: false
use-vanilla-world-scoreboard-name-coloring: false
max-auto-save-chunks-per-tick: 24
filter-nbt-data-from-spawn-eggs-and-related: true
max-entity-collisions: 8
disable-creeper-lingering-effect: false
duplicate-uuid-resolver: saferegen
duplicate-uuid-saferegen-delete-range: 32
remove-corrupt-tile-entities: false
experience-merge-max-value: -1
falling-block-height-nerf: 0
tnt-entity-height-nerf: 0
anti-xray:
enabled: true
engine-mode: 1
chunk-edge-mode: 2
max-chunk-section-index: 3
update-radius: 2
hidden-blocks:
- gold_ore
- iron_ore
- coal_ore
- lapis_ore
- mossy_cobblestone
- obsidian
- chest
- diamond_ore
- emerald_ore
- ender_chest
replacement-blocks:
- stone
game-mechanics:
nerf-pigmen-from-nether-portals: false
disable-pillager-patrols: false
disable-sprint-interruption-on-attack: false
disable-relative-projectile-velocity: false
shield-blocking-delay: 1
disable-chest-cat-detection: true
disable-player-crits: false
disable-end-credits: true
disable-unloaded-chunk-enderpearl-exploit: true
scan-for-legacy-ender-dragon: true
pillager-patrols:
spawn-chance: 0.2
spawn-delay:
per-player: false
ticks: 12000
start:
per-player: false
day: 5
squid-spawn-height:
maximum: 0.0
max-growth-height:
cactus: 3
reeds: 3
lightning-strike-distance-limit:
sound: -1
impact-sound: -1
flash: -1
hopper:
cooldown-when-full: true
disable-move-event: false
lootables:
auto-replenish: false
restrict-player-reloot: false
reset-seed-on-fill: true
max-refills: -1
refresh-min: 12h
refresh-max: 2d
fishing-time-range:
MinimumTicks: 100
MaximumTicks: 500
despawn-ranges:
soft: 32
hard: 128
frosted-ice:
enabled: true
delay:
min: 20
max: 40
alt-item-despawn-rate:
enabled: false
items:
COBBLESTONE: 300
generator-settings:
flat-bedrock: false
baby-zombie-movement-modifier: 0.5
viewdistances:
no-tick-view-distance: -1
There are a lot of useful settings in here, feel free to check them out for yourself! Also make sure to customize plugins to your liking, as having everything utilized makes a server shine!
If your server starts to lag, take a look at your plugins, make sure none of them are known to cause issues or have incompatibilities with your current version. Another very useful feature of Paper is timings. Doing
/timings report in-game will generate a report that tells you what may be causing unneeded TPS (ticks-per-second) usage on your server. 20 TPS is perfect, 0 lag on your server. Anything less than that means something may be causing lag. Also, contrary to popular belief, most "Clear Lag" plugins will not actually reduce lag by getting rid of dropped items. It's up to server owners to optimize and properly manage their server for lag not to happen. Dropped items generally do not cause TPS lag, but rather FPS (framerate) lag if there's too many of them.
Good examples of things that cause TPS lag are players loading new chunks, players traveling fast (elytra, boosted minecart, flying, etc.) mass autofarms, lag machines, noise machines, condensed mob farms, egg farms with too many chickens (too many mobs in one space, leading to TPS lag due to mob collisions and the chickens trying to pathfind), and things with many moving parts involving pistons, like large flying machines.
Bad examples of things that actually don't cause TPS lag but may be confused for it are things like many dropped items on the ground causing loss in framerate, minecarts, armor stands, and item frames causing framrate lag due to the amount of entities being rendered, fishing bobbers and boats, which some "lag clearing" plugins remove for some reason, arrows, and other things like that.