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Minecraft guides

Minecraft Java and Bedrock guides: shaders and mods, FPS settings, survival, farms and running your own server. Each guide states the game edition, requirements and ways to check your results.

The player returns to the illuminated house by the river at sunset

Getting started · 3 min

Beds and spawn: check where you will respawn after death

How to set a personal point, what happens when moving a bed and how anchor and server home differ from spawn.

Java and Bedrock; bed in the normal world, anchor in the Nether

Several players set up a village and meet around the campfire

Getting started · 3 min

Choosing a survival server: test protection and everyday play

Practical test run: land claim, trusting a friend, wipes, donations and signs of lags before building a large base.

Java and Bedrock; commands depend on the selected server

Computer with world Minecraft open and keyboard on table

Getting started · 3 min

Installing Fabric: a separate profile, mods and dependencies

How to create a Fabric profile, find its mods, install the library only on demand and test the working build.

Minecraft Java Edition; the exact version of the game is selected in the installer

Getting started · 3 min

Installing NeoForge: build a compatible Java profile

NeoForge installation order, exact mod release filter, checking Mods and a copy of the world before updating.

Minecraft Java Edition; example of a separate profile 1.21.1

A computer running Minecraft with a keyboard on the desk

Getting started · 3 min

Java or Bedrock: choose an edition for your devices and friends

Java and Bedrock compatibility: check devices, servers, mods and world formats before choosing an edition.

Java and Bedrock; officially supported platforms and separate world formats

Workshop with chests, furnaces, crafting table and lamps

Getting started · 3 min

Keep inventory after death: Java and Bedrock commands

Correct name keepInventory by version, request the value and check for death in the desired world without valuable things.

Java 1.20–1.21.10, Java 1.21.11+/26.x and Bedrock - different rule names

Mountain valley with a river and a cave entrance on the slope

Getting started · 3 min

Minecraft coordinates: find your way home using X and Z

How to read X Y Z, consider cons, measurement and height, and get to the base without random walks.

Java and Bedrock; one coordinate record does not replace a safe route

Getting started · 3 min

Minecraft crafting: the crafting table, recipe book and material counts

First recipes, mesh differences 2×2/3×3, the reason for the empty result and calculation of 32 wooden steps.

Java and Bedrock; example with vanilla wood recipes

Getting started · 3 min

Minecraft game mode and difficulty: two separate settings

Survival/Creative/Adventure/Spectator, difficulty levels and safely test the rules of your world.

Java and Bedrock; command availability is determined by world and server rights

Laptop with a browser-based voxel game and a phone on a cozy table next to a red cat

Getting started · 4 min

Minecraft in your browser: joining LonelyCraft and using the controls

How to open the LonelyCraft browser-based Java client, save the old character and test the controls on your computer or phone.

Browser Java client 1.21.4; Paper server 26.3

Getting started · 3 min

Minecraft inventory: consistent hotbar slots and quick unloading

A working panel of nine slots, useful actions of the Java inventory and the order of returning with loot.

Java and Bedrock; keyboard shortcuts below for regular java inventory

Getting started · 3 min

Minecraft over a home network: share a world and connect by address

Java LAN with current port, Bedrock LAN, edition check, guest Wi-Fi and firewall.

Java and Bedrock; Java LAN uses TCP, Bedrock uses UDP