One person, a few servers, and a habit of writing down what actually worked.
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I'm Jack Hair, a software engineer. I run Minecraft servers for friends, and I build and maintain Minecraft mods for Fabric, NeoForge, and Forge. They are published on CurseForge with source on GitHub, and they are listed further down this page.
This site started as the notes I kept for myself every time a new Minecraft version changed the Java requirement, moved a setting, or broke a plugin. Publishing them meant I only had to work each problem out once.
Every command on this site has been run on a real machine before it was published. The Windows, macOS, and Linux tabs exist because the steps genuinely differ, not because it looks thorough.
Version facts such as which Java a release needs, which server.properties keys were removed, and whether a plugin has a build for the current version are checked against primary sources: the Minecraft Wiki changelogs, the PaperMC documentation, Adoptium, the Linux distribution package indexes, and each plugin's own download page. When something cannot be verified, the page says so rather than guessing.
Each page shows the date it was last updated, and that date only moves when the content changes. When Mojang ships a new drop, the setup tutorial and the guides are re-tested against it.
Published on CurseForge as BeansMC, with source on GitHub under the MIT license. Each one targets the current Minecraft release and is updated for new drops.
Adds tabs to your inventory screen so you can open nearby chests and blocks without leaving it. Client-side, with vertical or horizontal tabs, and it cannot bypass protected containers.
Minecraft 26.2, 1.21.1, and 1.20.1 · Fabric, NeoForge, Forge, and Quilt
Electrified farming: steam and biogas generators power sprinklers, harvesters, ranching, beekeeping, and tree farms, with Tech Reborn-compatible energy.
Minecraft 26.2 · Fabric
Items lying on the ground start to blink shortly before they despawn, so you notice them in time to pick them up. Client-side, works on vanilla servers.
Continues StrikerRocker's Clear Despawn for current Minecraft versions.
Minecraft 26.2 · Fabric and NeoForge
Choose how long dropped items stay on the ground before they despawn, from one second to about 27 minutes. Server-side, so players do not need it installed.
Minecraft 26.2 · Fabric and NeoForge
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Neither changes the advice. The guides recommend self-hosting first because that is what they are about, and hosting is mentioned where it is genuinely the easier option. No hosting company has paid for placement or reviewed a page before publication.
If a step is wrong, out of date, or does not work on your setup, email contact@minecraftservertutorial.com. Corrections get fixed and the page's updated date bumped. Bug reports for the mods go to their GitHub issue trackers.
This site is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft. Its sister site, HytaleServerTutorial.com, covers Hytale servers the same way.