Performance Optimization

Server performance depends on hardware, configuration, and installed content. This guide covers the highest-impact optimizations.

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Minecraft optimizations

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Use Paper or Purpur

Switch from Vanilla or Spigot to Paper (or Purpur) for major performance gains — they include hundreds of async and chunk-loading optimizations.

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Tune paper.yml and spigot.yml

Key settings to lower:

• view-distance: 8 or lower
• simulation-distance: 6 or lower
• entity-activation-range
• mob-spawn-range

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Pre-generate the world

Use a plugin like Chunky to pre-generate chunks. This prevents lag spikes when players explore.

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Audit plugins

Use /timings paste (Paper) or /spark profiler to find lag sources. Remove or replace heavy plugins.

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FiveM optimizations

• Remove unused resources from server.cfg.
• Use resmon (F8 in-game) to identify high-cost resources.
• Keep MySQL indexed — slow queries are the #1 cause of tick spikes.
• Update artifacts to the latest recommended build.

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General tips