Preloading chunks on your Minecraft server generates terrain in advance so players don't experience lag when exploring new areas. Using the Chunky plugin, you can pregenerate chunks within a set radius for the overworld, nether, and end. This guide shows you how to install Chunky and preload chunks on your Minecraft server.
Installing a Pregeneration Plugin
This is how to install and use Chunky to preload chunks on your Minecraft server using our plugin manager. Most of the plugins in our panel are for Paper or Spigot versions. You must use Paper to follow this guide. For other versions follow this guide.
If you're using our Plugin Manager as per this guide, you must set your Minecraft server version to Paper.
- 1Log in to the Game Host Bros panel and
Stopyour server. - 2In the sidebar, go to
Tools → Plugin Manager. - 3Search for the plugin you want to install. For this example, we'll be using
Chunky. - 4Click
Installand start your server.
Preloading Chunks Using Chunky
Now that you've installed Chunky, this is how you begin preloading chunks:
- 1Log in to the Game Host Bros panel and select your Minecraft server.
- 2In the sidebar, go to
Console. - 3Set a radius to preload chunks by typing
chunky radius <radius>. - 4To start the generation, type
chunky start.
By default, this will generate the overworld, while chunky start the_nether and the_end will generate their respective zones.
Now Chunky will begin pregeneration. You can track the progress through the server console.
Preloading chunks will use a lot of server resources. It may temporarily cause performance issues if you have a large world with a lot of entities.
Did you know? You can use a plugin alongside Chunky such as ChunkyBorder if you want to limit the world border to your preloaded chunks.
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