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Enzonic guides

Server and Minecraft guides.

Server setup, Minecraft commands and configuration, with examples and troubleshooting steps.

Minecraft Guides & Commands

How to Get & Use Invisible Item Frames in Minecraft (Java & Bedrock Commands)

How to get invisible item frames in Minecraft Java 1.16 to 1.21+ and what works on Bedrock Edition: the /give commands for each version, making placed frames invisible, and resource pack options.

7 min read · Veles B.H
Minecraft Guides & Commands

Minecraft MOTD Color Codes & Formatting Guide: RGB Hex, Gradients & MiniMessage

How to style a Minecraft server MOTD (Message of the Day): classic section sign and ampersand color codes, RGB hex colors, and MiniMessage formatting for Paper, Velocity and BungeeCord.

8 min read · Veles B.H
Minecraft Guides & Commands

How to Create Custom Block Displays & Text Holograms in Minecraft 1.20+ (No Mods)

How to use Minecraft's display entities (block_display, item_display, text_display), added in 1.19.4, to build floating text holograms, scaled 3D models and furniture without client mods.

9 min read · Veles B.H
Minecraft Guides & Commands

How to Use /give with Custom NBT Tags, Enchantments, Lore & Attributes (1.20 to 1.21+)

How to build custom items with /give in 1.20.5 and 1.21+: unbreakable weapons, custom names, multi-line lore with RGB colors, over-the-cap enchantments and attribute modifiers.

10 min read · Veles B.H
Minecraft

How to Set Up GeyserMC & Floodgate for Java & Bedrock Crossplay on One Server

Step-by-step tutorial on installing GeyserMC and Floodgate on your Paper, Purpur, or Velocity Minecraft server. Let mobile, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch players join your Java world without a Java account.

9 min read · Sawyer Canary
Minecraft

Minecraft Server Performance Optimization: A Paper & Purpur Guide (2026)

How to tune Paper and Purpur Minecraft servers: why the tick loop is single-threaded, how to read MSPT, and Aikar's JVM garbage collection flags.

12 min read · Veles B.H
Networking

DDoS Protection for Game Servers: How Cloudflare Spectrum Shields Minecraft

Why game servers are frequent DDoS targets, how Minecraft Java (TCP) and Bedrock (UDP) traffic differ, what a proxy like Cloudflare Spectrum filters, and what you still need to handle on your own server.

6 min read · Sawyer Canary
Modpacks

How Much RAM Does a Minecraft Server Need? Sizing Guide for Vanilla, Plugins and Modpacks

A practical guide to choosing RAM for a Minecraft server: what uses memory, sensible starting points for vanilla, plugin and modpack servers, and how to tell when you actually need more.

6 min read · Veles B.H
Discord & Bots

Hosting a Discord Bot 24/7: discord.py vs discord.js Memory and Setup

What affects a Discord bot's memory use in discord.py and discord.js, how to measure it yourself, when sharding is required, and how to keep a bot online 24/7.

6 min read · Veles B.H
Market Analysis & Comparisons

Free Minecraft Server Hosting Compared: 7 Hosts Side by Side

A sourced comparison of free Minecraft hosts in 2026: Aternos, Minehut, FalixNodes, Minefort, FreeMcServer.net, Server.pro and Enzonic. RAM, how each server starts, queues, renewals, mods and file access, from each host's own pages.

9 min read · Veles B.H
Market Analysis & Comparisons

Minecraft Server Hosting Prices Compared: Cost per GB for 12 Plans

We compared the monthly price of 12 8 GB Minecraft plans from 9 hosts, using each host's own pricing page. Here is the cost per GB, the gap between first-month and renewal prices, and what is included.

8 min read · Veles B.H
Market Analysis & Comparisons

Aternos Alternatives: Free Hosts Without the Start Button

Looking for an Aternos alternative? What Aternos does well, where people run into limits (queues, no FTP, curated mods), and the free hosts that start differently, with sources from each host.

7 min read · Veles B.H