Minecraft server glossary
TPS, ticks, chunks, MOTD, op, seed, SFTP and the other words you'll meet running a server.
- TPS
- · ticks per second. 20 is perfect; the world updates 20 times a second.
- Tick time
- · how long one tick takes. Under 50 ms keeps 20 TPS.
- Chunk
- · a 16×16 column of the world. Distances are measured in chunks.
- MOTD
- · message of the day, the text under your server in the list.
- Op
- · operator; a player who can run commands.
- Seed
- · the number a world is generated from. Same seed, same terrain.
- SFTP
- · secure file transfer; a way to move files with a desktop app.
- CNAME
- · a DNS record that points one name at another.
- Datapack
- · vanilla-format content that changes recipes, loot or rules without mods.
- Snapshot
- · here, a backup. In the game, a pre-release version.