Help Center
Step-by-step tutorials to help you get the most out of your Lodgichost services.
Getting Started
Getting Started with Your First Minecraft Server
Set up your first Minecraft server in under 5 minutes with Lodgichost.
How to Install Modpacks on Your Server
A complete walkthrough for installing modpacks on your Lodgichost Minecraft server.
Updating Your Minecraft Server
Update your server to the latest Minecraft version safely and without losing your world.
Configuring Your Server
Optimising Server Performance
Tune your server for the best performance with JVM flags, view distance, and plugin optimisation.
Server Properties Guide
Essential server.properties settings explained for Minecraft server owners.
Installing and Managing Plugins
Find, install, and configure Bukkit/Paper plugins on your Lodgichost Minecraft server.
Importing & Setting Up Worlds
Import an Existing Minecraft World
Upload your single-player or previous server world to your Lodgichost server.
Custom Seeds and World Generators
Set custom seeds and use data-pack based world generators on your server.
Importing WorldEdit Schematics
Build faster by importing pre-built schematics into your Minecraft world.
Pre-Generating Your Minecraft World
Generate every chunk in your play area ahead of time so nothing generates live while players explore.
Understanding Your World's File Structure
Know what lives inside your world folder so you can back up, transfer, and troubleshoot it safely.
Chunk Loading Explained
Learn which chunks your server ticks, why that matters, and how to keep areas running with /forceload.
Security & Administration
Understanding DDoS Protection
How our DDoS mitigation works, what it protects against, and best practices for keeping your server secure.
Whitelist, Ranks and Permissions
Control who can join your server and what they can do with permissions and ranks.
Automated Backups and Restores
Configure backup schedules and restore your server data with confidence.
How to Secure a Minecraft Server
A practical hardening checklist covering who joins, who runs commands, how you recover, and what the hosting layer protects.
Network & Access
Server Administration
Ban, Kick and Op Commands
Moderate your server with kick, ban, IP-ban, temp-ban, mute and operator commands.
How to Read Minecraft Server Logs
Find out what your server did, why it crashed and what to fix — straight from the log files.
Scheduled Server Restarts
Keep your Minecraft server fast with automatic, scheduled restarts.
When and How to Upgrade Your Server
Learn the signs your server needs more power and upgrade without downtime.
Software & Compatibility
Forge vs Fabric vs Paper: Minecraft Server Software Explained
Pick the right server type up front — it decides whether your server runs plugins, mods, both, or neither.
Java vs Bedrock: Which Minecraft Edition Should Your Server Target?
The two editions cannot talk to each other without a bridge — decide before you invite players.
Server Mods vs Plugins vs Data Packs: What Goes Where
Know which files are server-only and which must be copied to every client.