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Minecraft server website guides

Guides for the pages every Minecraft server website needs, from the rules and the staff team to vote links, news and ranks. Each guide explains what players look for on that page, gives examples you can adapt and shows how to build it with the website builder in your server panel.

The website builder comes with server plans from 8 GB at Astroworld Hosting and minecrafthosting.cc. New guides are added one at a time, and every step in them is checked against the editor before the guide goes up.

Written and checked by the Astroworld team, last reviewed on .

The Minecraft book and quill signing screen with Enter Book Title, by Author Unknown and a Sign and Close button, in a savanna
A book and quill, ready to be signed: the Minecraft way of writing something down for good. Image: Bedrock Book & Quill Signing.png from minecraft.wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

All server website guides

  • A griefed Minecraft base seen from above: a walled stone floor dug up in patches down to the dirt, with a few spruce trees left inside

    Rules page guide

    Minecraft server rules

    24 example rules sorted by topic, the rules each type of server needs first, and how to build a rules page players read.

  • The Realm Feed Moderation screen in Minecraft Bedrock Edition with a reported post showing a birch lake and Dismiss and Delete story buttons, player names blacked out

    Team page guide

    Minecraft server staff roles

    Owner, admin, moderator, helper and builder explained, how many staff a server needs and how to choose and show them.

  • Rows of armor stands in Minecraft wearing netherite, diamond, gold, iron and chainmail armor, each set with an armor trim in a different material colour, and name labels floating above the top row

    Rank page guide

    Minecraft server ranks

    Rank ladders for players, supporters and staff, cosmetic perks that follow Minecraft's rules and a rank page players understand.

  • An aerial view of a Minecraft plains village built out over a lukewarm ocean, with houses on small islands joined by wooden paths and piers and a tall stone building at the far end

    Growth guide

    Get players on a Minecraft server

    Server lists, voting, Discord, a website and a first hour that makes people stay: twelve ways to find players and keep them.

  • A pink cherry wood hanging sign reading Hello to the otherside! hanging from a cobblestone pillar in a grassy meadow, with a cherry grove on the hills behind it

    Naming guide

    Minecraft server name ideas

    Sixty name ideas sorted by game mode, what makes a server name easy to remember and how to check it is still free.

  • A wither skeleton with a glowing jack o'lantern on its head and a stone sword in its hand, standing on blackstone in the Nether with red netherrack behind it

    Events guide

    Minecraft server event ideas

    Twenty five event ideas sorted by type of server, with a plan for announcing, running and rewarding each event.

  • A cutaway render of a Minecraft stronghold library with two floors of bookshelves, an oak balcony with fences and torches, cobwebs between the shelves and a ladder against the stone brick wall

    FAQ page guide

    Minecraft server FAQ

    Thirty questions players ask about joining, rules, ranks and support, with example answers and tips for a FAQ that saves your staff time.

  • A savanna village in Minecraft with villagers in red and brown robes gathered on a dirt path between orange and yellow houses with sloped roofs, a farm on the left, acacia trees behind and a lantern on a fence post in front

    Whitelist guide

    Minecraft whitelist application

    Twenty questions to ask, a form players can copy, how to review applications fairly and how to add accepted players to the whitelist.

  • A Minecraft map of forests, sandy beaches and blue sea around a small town, with named banner markers such as Home, Nether Portal, You are Here!, Island Project and Future Lighthouse

    Description guide

    Minecraft server description

    A one sentence formula, 24 example descriptions by game mode, what goes in a long description and how to write a two line MOTD.

  • An isometric render of a Minecraft plains village meeting point with a bell on a wooden block, two market stalls with yellow and white wool roofs, torches and a cobblestone and dirt path through the grass

    Discord guide

    Minecraft Discord server setup

    A channel layout to copy, the roles and permissions to give, how to keep spam out and how to connect Discord to your Minecraft server.

  • An isometric render of a Minecraft trial chamber room with tuff brick walls, copper floors and stairs, trial spawners with cobwebs around two of them, a chest on a raised ledge and glowing copper bulbs in the walls

    Ban appeal guide

    Minecraft ban appeal

    A ban appeal form to copy, what a good appeal looks like, how staff should review appeals fairly and how to lift a ban afterwards.

  • A stronghold portal room in Minecraft with a fully activated end portal on a raised platform, a monster spawner on the stairs in front of it, iron bars in the mossy stone brick walls and lava below

    Launch guide

    Minecraft server launch checklist

    Forty checks for the server, the world, your community and launch day, and what to do in the first week after opening.

  • A round Minecraft day and night clock with the 24 hours of a game day around the edge, the sun over a blue sky with clouds in the top half, the moon over a starry night in the bottom half, and the matching game ticks from 0 to 24000

    Patch notes guide

    Minecraft server patch notes

    A patch notes template, 12 example entries for common changes, how to write them clearly and where and how often to post updates.

  • A Minecraft sunrise seen from high above the world, the square sun low in a hazy pink and orange glow that fades into a dark blue sky, with a forest, a stretch of sea and pale stone hills below

    Season reset guide

    Minecraft server season reset

    What to wipe and what to keep, season lengths per game mode, a reset timeline, the steps for reset day and rewards that carry over.

  • A lit nether portal with only half of its obsidian frame built, glowing purple, on stone brick steps over netherrack and magma blocks with a chest beside it, in front of a forest under a blue sky

    Game modes guide

    Minecraft server game modes

    30 game mode ideas in five groups, which modes suit your player count, how to plan a network and how to add a new mode.

  • A small Minecraft fountain of stone bricks with a column of water pouring down all four sides into the basin, standing alone on flat grass under a pale blue sky

    Spawn guide

    Minecraft server spawn ideas

    20 spawn ideas by theme, game mode and feature, how to lay out and size a spawn, and how to protect it from griefing.

  • Concept art of a wandering trader in a blue robe with gold trim and an emerald on its head, shown from the back and from the front holding an emerald, each standing on a grass block against a pale yellow background

    Economy guide

    Minecraft server economy

    Where money enters and leaves, economy types per game mode, the plugins to use, how to price items and how to keep inflation down.

  • A tall watchtower of dark oak and cobblestone with a lookout platform and a pointed roof, standing on a snowy hillside between snow covered spruce trees under a clear blue sky

    Staff application guide

    Minecraft staff application

    A staff application template, 30 questions with what good answers show, how to score applicants, red flags and a trial period for new staff.

  • The ruins of an ancient city deep underground, with deepslate brick walls and arches covered in glowing blue sculk, a few candles in the dark and a long lit wall far in the distance

    Server lore guide

    Minecraft server lore

    How to write lore for a Minecraft server, 20 story ideas, how to tell the story in game with builds, books and characters, and how events keep it moving.

  • A huge dark oak woodland mansion with cobblestone corners, rows of glass windows and a flat brown roof, rising above a thick dark forest with two red mushrooms under a hazy evening sky

    Build contest guide

    Minecraft build contest

    50 Minecraft build contest themes, six contest formats, rules to copy, a scoring sheet for fair judging, prizes that do not break the game and how to show the winners.

  • A small L shaped island of grass and dirt blocks with a single oak tree and a wooden chest, shown on its own against a light grey background

    Skyblock server guide

    Minecraft skyblock server

    How to run a skyblock server: plugins, the start island and starter chest, island level values, 15 challenges, the economy, co-op islands, lag and seasons.

  • A corridor of tuff bricks and copper between thick pillars, with teal floor tiles, stairs on both sides and two mobs beside a spawner glowing with small flames at the far end

    Prison server guide

    Minecraft prison server

    Plan a prison server: mines from A to Z, rank up prices that grow, selling blocks, prestige bonuses, pickaxe upgrades, cells and gangs, and rules that keep it fair.

  • A huge ruined fortress of dark blackstone bricks in the Nether, with a crumbling bridge, a glowing patch in its wall and lava far below under a red netherrack ceiling

    Factions server guide

    Minecraft factions server

    Run a factions server: how claims and power work, open raiding or raid windows, faction size limits, safe zones, TNT, cheating and map seasons.

  • The inside of an empty wooden tavern with oak plank walls and floor, two lanterns hanging from the ceiling, a bar counter at the back and daylight coming through the windows

    Roleplay server guide

    Minecraft roleplay server

    Run a roleplay server: settings that work, roleplay terms and rules, character sheets, in character and out of character chat, jobs, towns and events.

  • A render of an enchanting table with an open book on top, inside a two block high ring of bookshelves with an opening at the front

    RPG server guide

    Minecraft RPG server

    Build an RPG server: class ideas, skills and levels, quest types, dungeon and boss design, loot tiers, levelled zones and a leaderboard for your top players.

  • A ruined nether portal of stone bricks and obsidian standing in a grassy plain, surrounded by a scorched patch of netherrack and lava with a chest at its base

    Anarchy server guide

    Minecraft anarchy server

    Run an anarchy server: what players expect, the few rules you still need, world size and resets, spawn, performance, backups and how staff stay out of the way.

  • A wide sandy beach with shallow turquoise water winding through it, two turtles on the sand, trees on a low island and a long horizon of sea and clouds

    Earth server guide

    Minecraft Earth server

    Run an Earth server: map scales and what they mean in blocks, where the map comes from, towns and nations, claiming countries, a mining world and events.

  • A hill covered in dark forest under a wide sky, with the sun low on the right, light shining through the clouds and treetops in the foreground

    UHC server guide

    Minecraft UHC server

    Host UHC games: the core rules, the gamerules and commands behind them, border and scatter settings, team sizes, popular scenarios, fair play and running a match.

  • A render of a single grass block with a green top and dirt sides, on a light grey background

    OneBlock server guide

    Minecraft OneBlock server

    Run a OneBlock server: how the single block works, phase ideas and block pools, the first hour, co-op, milestones, economy and settings that keep it fair.

  • A single chest on the forest floor between two torches, with oak trees, grass and purple flowers around it

    Hunger games server guide

    Minecraft hunger games server

    Run hunger games: how a round works, building arenas, chest tiers and refills, game rules, the deathmatch, resetting maps and keeping a full lobby.