Self Hosting
Complete 2026 guide: server software selection, Java 26 flags, G1GC tuning with Aikar's Flags, Paper config, pre-generation, Spark profiling, and every setting that actually moves the needle on TPS.
Systems Administration
Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Purpur, Folia — we compare all major server platforms so you pick the right one first.
Programming
Java has been declared dead approximately forty times since 1995. It still runs Minecraft, Android, LinkedIn, Twitter's backend, and the financial systems that process your paycheck. Here is what the language actually is, how the JVM works, and why it refuses to die.