How to Create a Paper Minecraft Server

What Is Paper and When to Use It

Paper optimizes the Vanilla server engine for lower lag and higher player counts while staying compatible with Bukkit and Spigot plugins. Choose Paper when you want survival, skyblock, minigame or economy servers with admin tools, permissions, anti-grief protection or custom commands — without editing Java mods on the client.

Create Your Paper Server on Ametistos

1. Create a new server and select Paperas the server software.
2. Choose the Minecraft version your plugins and players need.
3. Set a player-appropriate RAM allocation; Paper is lighter than modded loaders at the same player count.
4. Start the server and confirm it reaches the RCON-ready state in the live console.

Install Your First Plugins

Once the server is running, open Mods & pluginsand install directly from the catalog. For a full walkthrough of finding, installing and troubleshooting plugins, see How to Install Plugins on a Paper Minecraft Server .

Performance Tips for Paper Servers

• Lower view and simulation distance before increasing RAM — most lag on plugin servers is chunk- and entity-related, not memory-related.
• Audit plugins after adding new ones; a single poorly optimized plugin can outweigh hardware upgrades.
• Boosted resources use 1 credit per configured GB of RAM per running hour, so match RAM to real player counts.