Minecraft server optimization (2023)

Last modified on November 22, 2022 thecontrol Panel

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Overview

One of the biggest concerns for server owners is lag. The lag can have many causes, either from the resources you add to your server or the hardware your server runs on. Fortunately, if you host withAppendix, the hardware shouldn't be a problem.
There are many ways to reduce the lag on your server.

You can havecomplementsThis can help reduce lag, you can upgrade your server RAM, change your jar to a more optimized version of minecraft, optimize your files, and much more.

With all these options, you may be wondering what causes the lag and what you need to do to get rid of it. There are a few different types of lag that can occur, such as TPS lag, latency, and FPS. In this guide, we'll break down the different types of lag and the best way to mitigate it in yourminecraft server.

Types of Delay

Server delay (TPS)

The overall performance of the server is represented by itsTPS(Ticks per second). The TPS of a server is like a heartbeat. Your server ticks at a fixed rate of 20 ticks per second, so one tick every 0.05 seconds.

With each tick, various aspects of the server move a little further; Mobs move, grass grows, animals breed, almost everything that happens on the server depends on ticks. When you are at maximum performance, 20 TPS, you will experience normal gameplay without any server-side lag. But if your server's TPS starts to drop, you'll start to notice lag while playing.

What happens on the server, as well as the hardware it runs on, plays a large role in determining the TPS of the server. Incorrect server management can be just as harmful as inadequate hardware.

When adding mods or plugins, you should think about the long-term effects of your choices. Many new server owners will mistakenly assume that the number of people on their servers will be the only thing that determines their performance. The number of players on the server can have an effect, but it is relatively small compared to the impact of redstone machines, mob farms, and mods/addons. The main cause of TPS drops is a result of what is happening in your world at any given time.

Client Lag (FPS)

Having low FPS often makes your game sluggish. If the frame rate is low enough, playing games can be like watching a slideshow. Having a low frame rate on your server does not mean that the server is lagging, but rather that your computer is not keeping up with the game. If you are experiencing consistently low frame rates on your PC, you may need to adjust your game settings, update your drivers, or upgrade your graphics card, RAM, or CPU.

It is very important that you know that there is a difference betweenserver lagand low FPS. There are times when low FPS and server lag can appear at the same time. You might think that the FPS is due to server lag, but it's usually a separate issue from the device you're running the game on.

There are several ways to fix low FPS without having to upgrade your hardware. In minecraft you can go to video settings and turn down all features. For example, you can turn clouds off so your computer doesn't have to try to render them. It's also a good idea to close other processes running in the background that you don't need. This frees up resources that your computer can dedicate to the game. You can do this quickly by closing anything open on the taskbar.

Another option is to switch to the High Performance plan in your device's power options. If you're on a Windows PC, you can do this by pressing Windows Key + X to open a new context menu. Then choose "Power Options" to open your settings. Change the power mode to "Best Performance".

Connection delay (ping)

The connection delay correlates to your ping. Ping refers to the network latency between your game and your server. This reflects the time in milliseconds that the data takes to process and travel. If you have a high ping, your connection to the server may be timing out. Having high ping is not something due to delay, but it causes delay. You may also crash the game due to instability.

Having a low ping is better as lower latency makes the game smoother. Typically, the further a server is from your physical location, the higher its ping will be. The best way to minimize this is to move your server closer to you and your players. Some factors that can affect the ping include the speed of the Internet connection, the quality of a user's Internet service provider, problems with the Minecraft server's network, and firewall settings.

Latency can change depending on network conditions and the state of the server you are connecting to. You can test how bad the latency will be on a server by "pinging" the server. This determines how long it takes for the server to receive a message and respond. There are a few ways to test your ping, we recommend using your command prompt. Open a terminal or command prompt (you can also do it with Windows + X) and type“ping IP al Servidor”. For example:"ping play.apexmc.co". The process can take a second to run, but you should see the average ping displayed after it's done.

Creating a time report

A time report allows you to monitor how long it takes your server to process an event. This allows you to see where lag issues can arise and cause the server's TPS to drop. To run a weather report, join your server and run the command/times activatedand after ~30 minutes run the command/pass times. This will give you a link, go ahead and click on it to open the report in your browser.

Reading a weather report

The top section of the time report will have a simple graph showing your server's average TPS over time in five minute intervals. To the left of the graph is a brief summary of the server, including the average TPS. This is a great way to get a quick idea of ​​how your server is doing, but it doesn't tell you why your server is lagging. To diagnose the cause of the delay, you need to focus on the data in the section below the chart.

The bottom section of a time report is a complete breakdown, also called a "tree view," of each tick that occurred while the report was running. Each tree begins as a broad overview of what type of tick is occurring. The top tree of the list is usually a complete summary of the average ticks for the entire server. You can click on these trees to expand them for more detailed information with each layer. When you reach the end of the series of layers, you will be able to see which specific block or entity you are marking and how long it takes to mark.

By default, a time report will sort the information so that the processes that take the longest to dial appear first. These items are often the cause of any lag you may experience on the server. Reviewing the top trees in the list is the quickest way to identify the cause of your delay. Once you know the cause, you can go back to your server and remove it or edit your settings to reduce the impact.

Reading a weather report can be a bit intimidating at first. If you get stuck or aren't sure you're reading this correctly, he's got some really good resources to help clear up any confusion. your best option would becontact our supportequipment. All of our support agents are familiar with weather reports and can review them for you or guide you on how to read a report if you get stuck.

How to fix a slow minecraft server

Knowing how to optimize your server is vital to avoid server lag. Fortunately, there are many tools available for you to use to get the best possible performance from your server and even push it beyond its normal performance limits.

Elimination of Tick/Lag Machines

Redstone is a wonderful mechanic for creating almost any type of machine. However, having too many machines will cause problems. This will lower your TPS and cause lag for all players. The solution to this is to limit the machines and install anti-redstone-lag pluginslike this. Otherwise, try not to have too many automated farms, mob crushers, or anything else that involves complex redstone mechanics. Whenever possible, you should also include a method to shut down your machines and farms so they aren't running all the time and eating up your server resources.

Pre-generating your world

A vital step to eliminate the backlog is global pregeneration. This must be done before anything else. The best way to do this is with theHeavyplug. All you have to do isinstall or connectand run the following commands:/coarse radius 5000followed by/ thick start.

This will pre-generate a 5000 block radius around your world generation. The server will be very slow while the process is running, but once it completes, your performance will improve dramatically. You can increase the radius as much as you want, but we recommend keeping it below 20,000 blocks. Any higher and you could create more delay than you're avoiding.

One option that is beneficial for shrinking any type of Minecraft server is thesee distancefrom the server.properties file. Any number between 6 and 8 should help optimize the server without hindering gameplay. When changing the display distance, it is also recommended to change the "Network Compression Threshold" to 64 and the "Max Label Time" to -1 to further improve overall performance.

if you are runningTapor Vanilla, we recommend changing toPaper. Paper has a large number of optimization and anti-cheat features to provide excellent performance.

Optimizing your configuration files

Some of the main files you'll want to modify to really optimize your server are Bukkit.yml, Paper-world-defaults.yml, and Spigot.yml. Here's what settings you'll want to change to get the best possible performance with the least effect on your gameplay.

To use these settings, stop the server in the control panel and click the tabs below to display the optimized settings for each file. These files can be found in the FTP File Access tab of your control panel. However, the paper files are located in the "config" directory. You can open them in the online web editor by clicking the "edit" button to the right of the file. When you are done editing, click the green "Save" button and restart the server for the changes to take effect.

Bukkit. yml

spawn limits: monsters: 50 animals: 8 aquatic animals: 7 aquatic environments: 10 underground aquatic creatures: 5 environments: 1chunk-gc: period in ticks: 400 ticks per: animal spawns: 400 monster spawns: 5 water spawns : 11 water-environment-spawn: 21 groundwater-creature-spawn: 11 environment-spawn: 31 autosave: 6000

spike.yml

save-user-cache-on-stop-only: true max-tick-time: mosaico: 10 entidad: 20 mob-spawn-range: 6 entidad-activation-range: animales: 16 monstruos: 24 asaltantes: 48 misc: 8 agua: 16 aldeões: 24 monstros voadores: 24 merge-radius: exp: 4.0 item: 6.0 tick-inactive-villagers: false nerf-spawner-mobs: true arrow-despawn-rate: 300 trident-despawn-rate: 300

Paper-world-defaults.yml

max-auto-save-chunks-per-tick: 6 optimize-explosions: true disable-peito-cat-detection: true max-entity-collisions: 2 container-update: 3 grass-spread: 4 mob-spawner: 3 despawn -range (em 1.18+, use this setting for all despawn intervals.) soft: 28 hard: 96 hopper: cooldown- when-full: true disabled-move-event: true non-player-arrow-despawn-rate: default creative -arrow despawn rate: default movement prevention to downloaded shards: true redstone implementation: armor supports EIGENCRAFT: collision entity quests: false tick: false mob spawn per player: true alt -item-despawn -rate: activated: true items: COBBLESTONE: 300 NETHERRACK: 300 SAND: 300 DIRT: 300 GRAVEL: 300 anti-xray: activated: false engine-mode: 2

Complements

changing the basisserver filesit's not the only way to reduce or eliminate lag. There are many plugins available created for the sole purpose of reducing lag. If you know which ones to use, you may find that the lag can be significantly reduced on your server after installing a plugin or two. Here is a list of plugins that we most frequently recommend to our users.

ClearLaggGenericName(1,8+)
Marauders Limit(1.14+)
optimized village(1.14.2+)
combo mobs(Premium, 1.7+)
Entity Tracker Fixer(1.14+)
farm limiter(Premium, 1.7+)
mafia farm manager(Premium, 1.7+)
delay assistance(Premium 1.8+)
spark - spark(1,8+)
StackMobName(1.16+)
Armor Support Limiter(1,8+)

These plugins are not guaranteed to completely stop the lag on your server, but they can help a lot. If you don't know how to install plugins on your Minecraft server, we have aeasy guidefor you to follow.

core optimization

The performance improvement of your Bedrock server is limited by design, but there are some settings you can apply to increase this.

1. go to youApex Server Dashboard, then in the upper left corner, clickFTP file accessand the password of your panel
2. find theserver.propertiesfile and pressto editto the right, copy and paste these options into the file on new lines:

   view-distance=10tick-distance=2max-threads=0

   
   Observation:If you already see one or more of these settings in the file, change the values ​​accordingly.

3. then pressSaveno rat andResumethe server from the main panel.

View distance determines how many shards the player can see, saving server resources. Mark distance controls how many pieces are marked away from the player, which also helps with resource usage. The max threads setting determines the maximum number of threads used by the server, which if set to 0 will attempt to use all of them. These changes should optimize your Bedrock server and produce better performance. However, if you still encounter problems, it is recommended to limit activity in your world. Alternatively, you can implementGeezerwithinPaperserver for better performance and allow Bedrock connections.

Conclusion

One of the most important aspects of having a server is making sure that it is well-optimized and without lag. When players join a server, they don't expect to experience lag issues. You can't always control the delay they experience on the client side, but there are many things you can do to avoid the delay on the server side.

If you are running aVanilla Minecraft Server, you might think that you will not have a delay. After all, it is the base version of the game. Unfortunately, the base game doesn't offer many optimization options and can be very slow as a result. The latest updates like 1.17+ have made the game much more resourceful. Switching to Paper or one of its forks like Purpur or Airplane will drastically improve your performance. Following this guide after switching to Paper will further improve performance, keep your players happy, and keep your server lag-free.