Minecraft HostingOptimize your Minecraft Fabric server performance with these proven lag-reduction techniques and essential mods to ensure smooth gameplay for all players.
Quick Performance Boost: Adjusting View Distance
The simplest way to immediately improve server performance is by reducing the view distance. This limits how far players can see, which significantly will reduce the server's workload by a significant amount.
To adjust this setting:
- Log into your MintServers dashboard
- Select your Minecraft server
- Navigate to the game panel
- Click on "Server settings" in the left sidebar
- Find the "view-distance" setting
- Change it to 6 (or lower if needed)
Optimization Mods for Fabric
Essential Performance Mods
Lithium - A general-purpose optimization mod that improves game physics, mob AI, and block ticking. Lithium maintains vanilla gameplay while providing up to 45% improvement in server TPS. It's even allowed in Minecraft speedrunning due to its strict focus on performance without gameplay changes.
ScalableLux - Based on Starlight, this mod significantly improves light update performance. It contains all performance improvements from Starlight with additional bug fixes and allows for parallel light updates, which is crucial for high-speed world generation.
FerriteCore - Focuses on memory usage optimizations, reducing your server's RAM requirements by up to 45%. This is especially valuable for heavily modded servers that typically demand more resources.
Phosphor - Optimizes Minecraft's lighting engine to improve performance. It works on both client and server without requiring clients to also have the mod installed. This compatibility makes it an excellent choice for public servers.
ServerCore - Specifically targets server-side optimizations including entity management, customizable mob spawning rates, and improved random ticking. The latest versions offer extensive configuration options through YAML files.
Maximizing Results
For best results, use a combination of these mods together. Many are designed to be compatible with each other and target different aspects of server performance. When properly configured, you should see significant improvements in server responsiveness, chunk loading times, and overall TPS.