General Minecraft Server Resource Requirements

Hi everyone, I currently have a VPS with 16GB of RAM with 6 cores (16Hz) CPU and i have a Paper server on it with 6-8 GB of ram that has around 10 plugins my problem is when there are 5+ players the server starts to have noticable lag but we dont have any big redstone machine on the server and the plugins are the usual plugins you find on servers (WorldEdit, WorldGuard, Vault, etc) I have searched for this but i couldnt find a reliable answer so I came here to ask you guys, how much RAM should i allocate for a server like that? I've read that allocating too much RAM can also cause lag due to problems with java garbage collector not being able to handle that much space I also wanted to run a Fabric server so any knowledge on that matter (again, about how much ram i should allocate for it and if there are any launch options i should consider and/or any config modifications) would be HEAVILY appreciated Thanks Again everyone
11 Replies
ProGamingDk
ProGamingDk2y ago
what host? make a spark report aswell
M.A.R.S.
M.A.R.S.OP2y ago
its not on any international host or anything basically one from my own country (so people wouldnt lag and stuff)
ProGamingDk
ProGamingDk2y ago
u mean have higher ping?
M.A.R.S.
M.A.R.S.OP2y ago
I live in iran and for instance if i get a vps from providers in germany i will have higher ping than what i can get if i buy one from iranian providers
ProGamingDk
ProGamingDk2y ago
yeah but ur also gonna get better quality hosting (if choosing a trusted eu host)
M.A.R.S.
M.A.R.S.OP2y ago
yea sanctions and stuff doesn't really help with that (kind of dont have a way to pay for it)
ProGamingDk
ProGamingDk2y ago
yeah we would need a spark report before we can help u although u can read these !optimise
Carl-bot
Carl-bot2y ago
You can follow these guides to optimize your server
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M.A.R.S.
M.A.R.S.OP2y ago
aight, thanks for the info so we kind of agree on allocation 6GB of ram on the thing?
ProGamingDk
ProGamingDk2y ago
6 should be fine it only really starts degrading performance when allocating like over 16 gb of ram to mc
M.A.R.S.
M.A.R.S.OP2y ago
mhm, thanks again mate, I will post the report here as soon as i add spark to the server

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