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Upgrading to High-Performance Hosting

Standard vanilla Minecraft binaries are notoriously unoptimized for multiplayer environments, frequently suffering from significant tick lag and inefficient thread management. Paper (formerly PaperSpigot) is a high-performance “fork” of Spigot designed to resolve these bottlenecks. It implements thousands of performance optimizations, fixes critical engine bugs, and improves chunk loading dynamics while maintaining absolute compatibility with the vast ecosystem of Bukkit and Spigot plugins. For community owners seeking a stable and responsive survival experience, Paper is the definitive technical standard.

Difficulty

Beginner

Time

5 Minutes

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Technical Advantages of Paper

Choosing Paper provides your server with a superior technical foundation compared to standard vanilla or Spigot builds.
  • CPU Efficiency: Implements asynchronous chunk loading and specialized ticking logic to reduce the demand on your server’s processor.
  • Vulnerability Patching: Provides rapid security updates for exploits that may persist in vanilla distributions for months.
  • Granular Control: Unlocks advanced configuration files (e.g., paper-world-defaults.yml) that allow you to fine-tune entity activation ranges, hopper speeds, and world-saving intervals.

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Installation Workflow

Follow these steps to deploy Paper using the integrated FREAKHOSTING version management system.
1

Access the Game Panel

Log in to your management dashboard and select your Minecraft instance.
2

Configure the Software Build

Navigate to the Startup tab. Locate the Server Version (or VERSION) field and ensure your desired target is specified (e.g., 1.21.1 or latest).
3

Initialize Automated Rebuild

Navigate to Settings -> Reinstall. The panel will programmatically retrieve the appropriate Paper JAR and synchronize the underlying Java environment.
4

Verify Initialization

Monitor the Console tab. Upon a successful boot, you will observe the “Paper version X” metadata, and the server will generate the specialized Paper configuration folders.

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The “Clean Install” Strategy

If you are transitioning your community from a significantly older version or a different modloader ecosystem (such as Forge or Fabric), we strongly recommend using the Reinstall feature. This ensures that incompatible legacy binaries are purged, providing a stable foundation for your new Paper environment.

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Need Extra Help?

If you encounter any issues, our support team is ready to assist:

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Last Updated: January 2026 | Minecraft: Performance optimized.