This is where the magic happens, and what makes running a server possible on low spec hardware. We will now use Chunkmaster to pre-render a few thousand block radius around spawn. I usually wait till CPU usage settles after first launch to run the next command. Let the machine load and generate your world for the first time- this could take a few minutes depending on your machine. Run your server again with the same startup command java -Xmx5g -Xms1g -jar paperMCserver.jar nogui Let the server create the eula.txt- edit the file to change eula=true and save the file- make any changes to the server.properties file as needed.Ĭopy your chunkmaster jar to the plugins directory. java -Xmx5g -Xms1g -jar paperMCserver.jar nogui Run the Paper server Jar via the below command, vary the ram amount to suit your needs. With your two necessary files downloaded we can get started. Chunkmaster -Plugin to prerender chunks.
#Old mac mini server how to#
You already have knowledge of how to download and run Spigot/PaperMC jar filesĭownload all of your files you need, in my case I’ve used the following server and plugin files: Disclaimer on this method would be to be cautious on your entity amounts and redstone creations as these will ultimately impact your server performance. Initial load of server and plugins took several minutes upon launch for CPU usage to settle. The server was playable and even teleporting to different locations with the pre-generated area was quick and easy with minimal CPU usage. Using this process to pre-render chunks allowed me to run a spigot server with 20 plugins on this Mac Mini.
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Many server guides will tell you to just turn down render distance to gain performance.
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#Old mac mini server mac os#
Hardware is a 2010 Mac Mini Core 2 Duo 2.4GHZ machine with 8gb ram running Mac OS 10.13.6 (High Sierra). Adding plugins only exacerbated this performance issue. Without pre-generating the world running a Spigot or PaperMC jar server on this Core 2 Duo was that it was playable, but the machine struggled to render new chunks in the world quickly leading to missed ticks with just one player. I had hopes of also using the machine to host a dedicated Minecraft world because why not? Not long ago I purchased a Mac Mini to serve as a Time Machine, and Content Caching server on the network. Utilizing Chunkmaster is a game changer for low spec server hardware and should also be considered for high traffic servers as well. We will be using the chunkmaster plugin to pre-render chunks enabling a much faster world on a low spec machine. The below should work for any low spec machine, I’ve used this process with a raspberry PI with good results as well.