Crucially, 25% of all admins found they had lost players and friends due to lag, crashes, or downtime issues on their server.

Minecraft Preview & Beta build has been updated to 1.21.120.20, which shows up as version 1.85/1.068 on consoles.

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This repository hosts scripts for managing and updating a Minecraft server, ensuring smooth operation and easy maintenance: Automatically updates the Minecraft server. The script checks for new ...

Trial Chambers stabilize with smoother runs, no new mobs or loot. Minecraft Java Edition got a surprise quality-of-life update this week with 1.21.7. While it’s a small patch on the surface, it fixes ...

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