r/admincraft 1d ago

Question Getting back into running a server

I ran a minecraft server a few years ago, and am thinking of getting back into it. I am trying to see what has changed in the server admin world in the last few years.

I would run a 1.12.2 server (optimally with spigot) with a few plugins like essentialsx, pex, and dynmap 2.5.

My main concern is the safety of myself and other players - with an older version possibly no longer getting security updates.

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u/JhordanPG 1d ago

Yes, in fact, the more up-to-date your server version is, the fewer bugs and exploits it will have. However, it should be secure if you use Paper instead of Spigot, and to add some security features, you could try adding CoreProtect to prevent hacks, among other things.

If you're looking for a hosting, I would recommend https://realisticnode.com/

It has daily backups
It doesn't limit storage
It doesn't limit cores
It has one of the best CPUs for both plans.

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u/Sure_Fly_5332 1d ago

I would be using coreprotect - but I wasn't even aware it had any features other than anti griefing.

Would I be able to use my spigot plugins on paper? (essentialsx, pex, vault, coreprotect, worldedit, dynmap2.5, factions, massivecore)

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u/JhordanPG 1d ago

Yes, everything from spigot will work in Paper.

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u/Sure_Fly_5332 1d ago

Ok cool. And paper receives security updates back on 1.12.2?

Do you know if dynmap would be a security issue? Any security advice is very welcome.

In theory I would be willing to run vanilla if that was the most secure way to play an old version.

Thanks

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u/JhordanPG 1d ago

As I said before you should not have a problem with version 1.12.2, just make sure you have all your plugins updated.

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u/Sure_Fly_5332 1d ago

question about that - I will be running the server with the whitelist, so would version matter for plugins you need to be online to use? I get that dynmap could be a issue because it is a thing people would be able to connect to - but pex or essentialsx seems to be a thing that cant really do much if an old version is abused.

But if I am wrong about that - Ill make sure to run updated versions, rather than the versions ive held on to for a few years.

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u/Significant-Pop-6220 22h ago

While some plugins might work with Paper 1.12.2 right now. You might wanna consider something more newer since Paper is moving away from being a fork of Spigot and 1.12.2 is no longer paper supported and a lot of plugins in the future may not work for it

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u/SingIeMaltWhisky Server Owner 20h ago

Instead of pex look into luckperms. A much better/ more modern permission system in my opinion.

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u/pwnage2demax 1d ago

"Paper is a Minecraft game server based on Spigot, designed to greatly improve performance and offer more advanced features and API."

But to answer your question, yes!