--- title: "Paper, Spigot and proxies: 15 guides | StreetHosting" description: "Choosing the server software and the proxy layers between worlds. Browse the 15 StreetHosting guides on this subject." url: "https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/server-software" type: "page" language: "en-US" --- # Paper, Spigot and proxies Choosing the server software and the proxy layers between worlds. 15 guides across 2 categories Search guides / All15 Minecraft14 VPS1 Filters and sorting 15 guides [Minecraft Beginner Best Minecraft host in Brazil: how to choose safely A good host is not just a low price: it is predictable latency, a CPU that survives tick spikes, reliable backups, and support that speaks your language when the server goes down on a Friday night. 6 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/best-minecraft-host-brazil) [Minecraft Beginner How to create a Minecraft server from scratch (step by step) This guide lays out server creation in a logical order: picking the right resources, launching the jar, accepting the EULA, pointing a domain, setting up the world and inviting players safely. 6 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/how-to-create-a-minecraft-server) [Minecraft Intermediate How to reduce lag on a Minecraft Paper server (TPS and mspt) Lag is not 'the host's fault' until you measure it: high mspt comes from the world, the configuration and the code running in the tick. This guide puts diagnosis ahead of aggressive tuning. 6 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/reduce-lag-paper-server) [Minecraft Beginner Paper vs Spigot for a Minecraft server: the real differences in production Paper started as a fork of Spigot focused on lag fixes, security and extra tunables. In day-to-day operations in 2026, almost every server running Java plugins picks Paper. This article explains why, where Spigot still shows up and how to avoid marketing confusion. 4 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/paper-vs-spigot-minecraft) [Minecraft Intermediate Simple Voice Chat for Minecraft: how to set it up Simple Voice Chat adds proximity voice to Minecraft, but it relies on a UDP port the game itself does not use. See how to install it on the server and on players, set the port, control permissions and diagnose it when voice will not connect. 8 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/simple-voice-chat-minecraft-server) [Minecraft Intermediate ViaVersion and ViaBackwards: how to set up on your server ViaVersion, ViaBackwards and ViaRewind translate the conversation between client and server so every player can join with the version they have. See which combination to install, where to put it in a Velocity network and what the translation does not fix. 9 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/viaversion-viabackwards-setup) [Minecraft Advanced Aikar flags: optimize the JVM on your Minecraft server Periodic stutters are usually a badly tuned garbage collector. Aikar Flags configure G1GC to reclaim memory in small pauses, smoothing out TPS at peak hours. 3 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/aikar-flags-minecraft) [Minecraft Intermediate How to update your Minecraft server version safely (Paper and plugins) Upgrading on impulse, with no backup and no plugin check, is a recipe for a corrupted world and an angry community. This guide lays out the sequence Brazilian server operators use to migrate predictably. 5 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/update-paper-minecraft-server) [Minecraft Intermediate How to set up LuckPerms on a Minecraft server (Paper) LuckPerms is the standard permissions plugin on Paper servers. This guide covers installation, group hierarchy, tab prefixes, safe inheritance and an audit routine before you open a public whitelist. 5 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/luckperms-minecraft-setup) [Minecraft Intermediate What is TPS in Minecraft and how to improve it (complete guide) TPS is the server's clock: 20 means a smooth world, anything below that and everything lags behind. MSPT shows how many milliseconds each tick costs. Measuring before tuning tells a plugin problem apart from the wrong host. 6 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/what-is-tps-minecraft) [Minecraft Intermediate Minecraft survival server economy: plugins, balancing and common pitfalls A badly configured economy turns into inflation, support disputes and farms that break the survival meta. This guide covers the minimum stack, the install order and the balancing rules for Brazilian communities. 5 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/minecraft-server-economy-plugins) [VPS Advanced Host a Paper Minecraft server on a root VPS: full manual guide A root VPS puts the Minecraft server in your hands: Java, jar, port, automatic restarts, and security. This manual guide covers the whole path from a clean Ubuntu install to Paper online in production in Brazil. 5 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/vps/host-paper-minecraft-server-on-vps) [Minecraft Intermediate Purpur vs Paper: which fork to run on your Minecraft server Paper is the gold standard for optimization. Purpur adds fine-grained tweaks on top of Paper. The right pick depends on the kind of server you run, not on forum hype. 3 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/purpur-vs-paper-minecraft) [Minecraft Beginner Best Minecraft plugins for Paper servers: a practical list to start right This guide lists the plugins that show up on almost every serious Paper server: permissions, utilities, economy, world editing, auditing and placeholders. The idea is not to install everything at once, but to know what each jar does before you clutter the server. 5 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/best-minecraft-plugins) [Minecraft Intermediate Velocity vs BungeeCord: Minecraft server networks and when to use a proxy A proxy is not just for big networks: it is the layer that moves players between lobby, survival and minigames while keeping one unified experience. 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