Question 1

How to setup Rcon for your Minecraft Server

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Setting Up RCON for Your Minecraft Server

In this guide, we'll explain how to set up RCON for your Minecraft server. RCON is ideal for managing a server's console without needing direct access to the panel. Let's get started!

⬇️ Downloading the RCON Client ⬇️

We'll use the RCON client from Tiiffi/mcrcon. Follow the installation instructions on their GitHub page for Linux and other operating systems. This tutorial will focus on Windows.

Download the RCON software from SourceForge.
Once downloaded, extract the file into a folder where you will run RCON.

🔘 Enabling RCON on Your Minecraft Server 🔘

Ensure you have a new port available for RCON. Go to your server's networking settings, navigate to "ports," and create a new port. Note the port number.
Open the server.properties file in your file manager and make the following changes:
- Set enable-rcon=true.
- Set a password for your RCON connection at rcon.password=your_password.
- Set the port for RCON at rcon.port=12345, replacing 12345 with the new port you created.
- If you want OP players to see RCON connections, set broadcast-rcon-to-ops=true.

Double-check these values!

Save the file and restart the server.

🔗 Connecting to Your Server via RCON 🔗

Navigate to the

Question 2

Minecraft Server Management - The Basics

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This article aims to teach the basics of running a Minecraft server on WitherHosting! Please note that this article is longer than our others and is continuously updated, so some details may be missing. Let's dive in!

🏎️ Starting Your Server 🏎️

To start your server, go to WitherPanel, select your server, and click the "Start" button as shown below:

On the first run, the panel will display a message asking you to agree to the Minecraft EULA, which outlines the requirements you need to follow to run your Minecraft server. The panel provides a link, but you can find the EULA here: https://account.mojang.com/documents/minecraft_eula If you agree, click the blue "Agree" button.

|| Your server should start up. If an error occurs, first check if the Java Version is correct for your version of Minecraft, which you can find here. You can also try using the reinstall button in the Settings section on the left side panel. If this doesn't work, you can open a support ticket, and we will gladly assist you!

🚪 How to Join Your Server 🚪

You can find the IP address and port in the Information box next to the server console.

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Question 3

Which Bedrock Software is for you?

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This article aims to educate you about the different software options available for running servers on Bedrock Edition Minecraft!

PocketMine-MP‌ (PMMP)

Unlike the other two software options, PocketMine-MP is written in PHP. It was the first server software for the Minecraft Bedrock community and remains one of the most popular choices.

✅ Advantages of PocketMine ✅

Due to its popularity and age, PocketMine boasts a wide array of public plugins.
PocketMine is lighter on RAM compared to other options, prioritizing CPU usage.
It has a supportive community for new developers seeking help with plugins.
Offers an extensive API for customizing server behavior.

❌ Disadvantages of PocketMine ❌

PHP is not commonly used for Minecraft servers, which may limit plugin availability.
Many vanilla features are lacking, and available plugins may be buggy or outdated.

Cloudburst Nukkit (NukkitX)

Nukkit is written in Java and was the second server software created for the Bedrock community. While not as popular as PocketMine, it's gaining traction.

✅ Advantages of Nukkit ✅

Similar to PocketMine, Nukkit has a decent selection of public plugins.
Java-based, meaning it's more demanding on RAM but has robust API support.
Offers extensive API customization for server behavior.
Java's widespread use in Minecraft attracts more plugin developers.

❌ Disadvantages of Nukkit ❌

Nukkit has a smaller developer community compared to PocketMine.
Vanil

Question 4

How to protect and make your Minecraft Server more secure

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Protecting Your Minecraft Server: A Comprehensive Guide

This guide aims to explain the various methods to protect your Minecraft servers from in-game botting attacks, hackers rejoining on alts, and preventing unauthorized access to backend servers. We will cover the following points:

Protecting your servers from botting
Securing your backend servers connected to a proxy
Guarding against VPN joins
Defending against hackers
Shielding your server from DDoS attacks
General protection practices

🤖 Protecting Your Server from Botting 🤖

Overview

Botting is a method of attack where numerous "fake" users join your server simultaneously to crash it. These bots flood the server with network requests at high speeds, overwhelming its capacity. This type of attack cannot be thwarted by standard in-house DDoS protection as it targets the server directly.

Prevention

We recommend using login plugins like LoginSecurity to enforce user authentication or set up a password system upon login. If login plugins prove ineffective, consider anti-botting plugins such as BotSentry, which detect and manage high volumes of join requests with a two-step verification process.

🌐 Protecting Your Backend Servers Connected to a Proxy 🌐

Overview

A proxy setup

Question 5

How to add resource packs to your server

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In this article, we will learn how to add resource packs to your Minecraft server! We'll cover each specific game type: Paper, PMMP/Nukkit, Vanilla Bedrock, and adding packs to your GeyserMC server. If you want to jump to a specific section, click the links below.

🗞️ Paper 🗞️

Installing a resource pack in PaperMC is straightforward! First, download the resource pack you want to use. In this example, we will download the Faithful texture pack. Ensure you have the direct download link, which in this case is here.

Next, go to WitherPanel, open your server.properties file, and locate the resource-pack setting. Paste the link and then click save.

Now, we need a hash for this resource pack. The hash verifies the validity of the pack. Use a tool like Online MD5, upload your resource pack, and get your hash.

Copy the hash and paste it into the resource-pack-sha1 setting in server.properties.

Once done, restart your server, and the resource pack will

Question 6

How to add addons to your Bedrock Server

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Introduction

In this article, we'll guide you through adding addons to your Vanilla Bedrock (BDS) server. This guide can also be applied to any other server software that supports addons.

⬇️ Downloading the Addon ⬇️

We'll use a backpack addon from mcpedl.com for this tutorial.

| ⚠️ Download addons only from trusted sites like mcpedl. Be sure to skip the ads and avoid downloading anything other than the pack itself (usually a MediaFire link).

Note: Addons come in three different formats:

.mcaddon: Contains both the resource pack and behavior pack files, which can be directly imported into Minecraft.
.mcpack: Can be either a resource pack or behavior pack file, directly importable into Minecraft.
.zip: Contains the resource pack/behavior pack folder compressed and needs to be extracted manually to games/resource_packs or games/behavior_packs.

➕ Adding the Addon to Your Server ➕

.mcaddon and .mcpack

Simply double-click the file to open it in Minecraft and add it to the game's files.

The files we need will be located at: `C:\Users(yourpcusername)\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\ga

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