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Is there an inexpensive method of applying effects to a player based on an item in their inventory?

I'm running a server for a group of friends with a significant number of custom items which give an effect when in the player's inventory (NOT just when held, which minecraft supports natively). ...
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What version of Minecraft: Java Edition has the best performance?

So, I am going to start a private Minecraft server. But I get poor performance in 1.18. I am considering 1.8.9, but I don't know if this is the best option. I am using a Rasberry Pi 4 B.
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Minecraft Java - single player - Local installation vs playing from server performance

Mine is an old pc and when using some redstone and water flow based farms it is becoming laggy - CPU utilization in task manager is 100%; rest of the metrics seems fine. Even when exploring with ...
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How can I get a modded minecraft server running smoothly on a personal computer? [closed]

I'm looking to run a modded minecraft server (1.12.2) for myself and a friend to play on. There are quite a few mods we're looking to use, and I'd like to know what I can do to make the server run ...
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CPU requirements for Minecraft Server?

Most questions ask about how much RAM or how much bandwidth a Minecraft server needs, but I haven't found much information on CPU requirements. Let's say I have the following specs for a dedicated ...
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How can I determine the bottleneck for block lag?

There are some questions on this already, but many of them seem to apply to 1.9 only, or be caused by a broken version of Java. What I want to know instead is how to actually determine the bottleneck ...
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Major lag on Minecraft Servers ( I have good fps)

Lately I am getting very bad lag on every server (e.g Skyrealms Hypixel Mineplex and every other multiplayer server that I like to play). I have tried reinstalling Minecraft, logging out and logging ...
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Minecraft: weird lag issues for a certain player on my Vanilla 1.11.2 server

Basically I'm running a Vanilla server (1.11.2) on my computer and one player has suddenly started having a strange lag/packet loss issue. Symptoms 10 or so second joining time The player can open ...
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Improve performance for an underpowered Minecraft server

I have a desktop machine (Windows 7) on my home network that I use mostly as a file server. I set up a vanilla Minecraft server (1.8.8) on it for me and my kids to play on. I have some other friends ...
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Minecraft server lag since updating to 1.8

My server has worked well since 2011, however, nowadays, since updating to 1.8 (actually some subversion of 1.8, not actually 1.8, but I went directly from .2, 3 or something to .8) it lags very much. ...
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Having a very odd lag issue on one Minecraft server

On minecraft, I've been getting horrible lag on one of my favorite servers. I checked the ping (by hovering over the bars in the multiplayer menu), and it's great: 35. However, when I join the ...
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Severe system lag spike when running Minecraft server with more than 1 user?

I am trying to figure out what the problem could be with my game server. Currently it only run a Minecraft server but may run more later. The problem I am experencing is severe system lag spikes when ...
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Does disabling 'The Nether' improve server performance?

I am setting up a public Minecraft server and have no real use for The Nether. I am wondering whether disabling this area will: Make a large difference to the server backup size Give a noticeable ...
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Minecraft server using way too much CPU

I have an i5 at 3.1 GHz with 8 GB RAM running two Minecraft server instances using the Sun JRE. Since a few days, the servers start showing the familiar "Can't keep up" message; CPU usage per process ...
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