Guides
Practical guides to running Minecraft servers: headless with nogui, in Docker or Podman, and on Paper, Fabric, or Forge. By the team behind MineUI.
Run a Minecraft server in Docker on Linux, step by step
A complete itzg/minecraft-server setup with Docker Compose or Podman: the compose file explained, first start, RCON, backups, safe upgrades, and the errors you will hit.
8 min read
Paper vs Fabric vs Forge: which Minecraft server type to run
Plugins or mods, who has to install what, which one holds 20 TPS, and which one your friends group actually needs. With a decision table and the Docker settings for each.
8 min read
Minecraft server nogui: run it headless on Linux
What the nogui flag does, the exact java command and JVM flags to go with it, how to stop the server without losing chunks, and three ways to keep it running headless: tmux, systemd, and a container.
10 min read