Help! My server is lagging
If you are currently running 1.14 you may be having lag issues! Please upgrade to PaperSpigot.
Oh no! is your server lagging? If so please read this tutorial on some basic things to fix.
Most of the time lag comes chunk loading, there are many plugins like React, MassiveLag and many more free options that you can use.
Reasons for Lag
Too many mobs/items/players and not enough RAM.
You are too far away from your server.
Too many worlds running on your server without sufficient RAM.
Errors are spamming in your console.
Too many plugins running on your server and not enough RAM.
The main reason for Lag is Ram, a lot of people get confused with Ram & Storage they are two different things
Storage - Is where you store your server files (e.g plugins, worlds)
Ram - Is temporary storage if you have 20 people on your server at the time spawning mobs everywhere with a low amount of ram this would make your server laggy.
Things to do first
Installing ClearLag
ClearLag is a plugin and is great for reducing lag and is very configurable and is
recommended for any server.
ClearLag can be found on Bukkit here: https://dev.bukkit.org/projects/clearlagg
Once you have ClearLag installed you can run the command "/lagg check" in game to see how many entities you have on your server
If you are running a small server anything over the value "500" may possibly be the reason for your lag.
If you do have a high number of entities, run the command "/lagg clear" in and "lagg killmobs" in gam
Latency Lag (Checking your ping)
Lag can also occur when you're a far distance away from your server, the tutorial below will tell you how to check your ping.
You can check your latency with a server by logging onto Minecraft and add the server you want to test to your list of servers.
When it's added there will be a small icon in the top right on the server field just above a number of slots the server holds.
If you hover the icon it will tell you the ping of the server.
Fast Ping: <100ms
Medium Ping: 100-250ms
Slow Ping: 250-500ms
Laggy Ping: >500ms
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Remove Plugins
You may want to consider uninstalling plugins on your Multicraft control panel, most servers have plugins that are rarely used, the number of plugins you have on your server will definitely affect your lag.
Low Ram
The more players and active processes that are running on your server create lag, you may want to consider purchasing more Ram if you have a lot of players/active processes.
If you are still having troublr after reading this article please contact our support team and we would be more then happy to look over your server and see what else we can do for you.
