When deciding if you want to start a Minecraft server, there are a lot of decisions you have to make, what type of gameplay will you have, what are potential risks, how will you handle player disputes? These are just a few of the many questions you have to answer, it is not easy to make these decisions, here we will discuss the potential solutions to some of these. 

A server is successful when it has a unique gameplay style, it can be hard to decide what games you want to have on your server, if you choose wrong it could lose the interest of the people playing. You must first decide what game modes interest you the most, if you choose something that you have no interest in then it will begin to show in the server itself. A lack of passion could be the death of a server, so first it is essential to make it something you love. Once you create a list of games that interest you, start to test the player base by researching what is popular at the time. Open polls on social media testing the waters and asking the gaming community to answer truthfully. The popularity will change as the years go on, which is why it is important to constantly be polling the public and transforming your server as time goes on into what is popular. Change is uncomfortable, but essential for growth.  

Minecraft servers not only require the plan for what games you will have but also introduce the need for behind-the-scenes permissions for players. You will have to set up player permissions based on the player and what their role is in the server. There should always be levels to what players can accomplish based on how much they play on your server and what they have contributed to the community. If there is no difference between players and what they contribute then it can quickly become repetitive and boring for players. If there is a goal for a player to achieve to level their character up and give them permissions in the server that others might not have creates that desire to keep playing to obtain those roles in your server.  

No matter what, if you have a community of people together there will be disputes you will have to resolve. Whenever there are issues in the server it is going to be up to you to address those problems and work towards creating a remedy that pleases not only you but the players as well. While the answer may not always be clear, you must remove yourself from all the noise being created around you by those involved and view the issue at the root, and then figure out what you would want done if you were the one raising concerns. Once you find that clarity present the solution to people in your network that you trust and see what they say about it. No matter what resolution you come up with, it will never please everyone, just focus on preventing the issue from happening ever again all while addressing the root of the problem.  

These are just a few examples of what could go wrong while creating a server on Minecraft. Never let these or any other concerns ever stop you from pursuing the creativity and passion behind creating something powerful that can bring people from all over the world together on your server. The only way to grow in life is to be uncomfortable, and when you start to feel this way that is how you know you are making the right decisions.