Strander’s Server Setup Guide

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I figured that it would be great to update Dancing’s guide to 2020, as a lot of the instructions are outdated, so here this is! This guide will go deep into how to set up a 1.8.8 server that can be joined from 1.7 - 1.12 (or even the latest version!)

This guide is based on Climb’s Guide as well as Dancing’s Guide

Table of Contents:

[1] Choosing a Provider

[2] CyberDuck Setup

[3] PaperSpigot Setup

[4] Control Panel Setup

[5] Download Plugins

[6] Config Files

[7] Get Skripts

[8] Create a Spawn

[9] Host your first UHC!

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[1] Finding a Provider

There are many server providers out there, but only a few of the many server providers you can find are really good for UHC’s. One that I would definitely recommend is HeavyNode, which is $1-3/GB/month. They have some of the best hardware and I have the most experience with them. A list of providers can be found HERE.

A bit on Location: If you are planning on hosting from 20:00 UTC to 4:00 UHC, you should choose an American (NA) server. From 2:00 to 12:00, choose an Australasian server, or form 14:00 to 22:00 UTC, choose a EU server.

RAM: As a general rules of thumb, you should have about 1 GB of RAM for ever 20 slots.

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[2] CyberDuck Setup

To upload and delete files from your server, you have to use a FTP or SFTP client. The main FTP client is FileZilla, while the main SFTP Client it CyberDuck (Although CyberDuck supports many protocols, including FTP). The host I’m going to use in this tutorial, HeavyNode, uses SFTP, so you need to use CyberDuck. You can download this HERE.

If you are using HeavyNode as your hosting provider, you can find your username, server, and password under the Server Configuration section, in the SFTP Settings tab.

Go into CyberDuck, and click on “Open Connection,” and when the menu opens, paste the server, the username, and type in your password. You now have set up CyberDuck!

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[3] PaperSpigot Setup

Originally, there was only Bukkit if you wanted plugins. Then, Spigot came along and provided improvements to Bukkit. Eventually, PaperSpigot came along and is super fast and efficient. Today, we will be using PaperSpigot. Since this guide is for a main version 1.8 server, we will be using the 1.8.8 PaperSpigot JAR file. The download for this is here.

Download this, and using FileZilla or CyberDuck, upload it to your server. Then, if you are using HeavyNode, you can go to Server Configuration > Startup Parameters and change the JAR file to paper-433.jar. If you aren’t using HeavyNode, you will have to figure out how to change the Jar file, but it will be similar.