Guides

Minecraft guides and tutorials

How to download, install and play Minecraft: Java Edition better: more FPS, playing with friends, PvP, texture packs, shaders and more. Written by the Hexa Client team.

A Minecraft Java world in the morning: a grassy hill over a river valley with oak and birch trees
Guides

How to Download Minecraft Java Edition on PC (2026 Guide)

How to download Minecraft: Java Edition on Windows, Mac or Linux step by step: buying it the official way, installing the launcher and playing your first world.

Oct 29, 2026 · 5 min read
A long view over snowy mountains and a spruce forest in Minecraft, with the Hexa Client FPS counter at 240 FPS
Performance

How to Get More FPS in Minecraft Java (and Stop Lag)

How to get more FPS in Minecraft Java: the video settings that matter, RAM, your graphics card, and the performance mods that double frame rates.

Oct 29, 2026 · 4 min read
The Minecraft Video Settings screen with light settings: Fast graphics, 6 chunks and smooth lighting off
Performance

Minecraft on a Low-End PC: Best Settings for Old Laptops

How to play Minecraft Java smoothly on a low-end PC or old laptop with 4 GB of RAM and integrated graphics: the best settings, versions and mods.

Oct 29, 2026 · 4 min read
The same Minecraft cottage split in two: default textures on the left, a texture pack on the right
Guides

How to Install Texture Packs in Minecraft Java (Step by Step)

How to install texture packs (resource packs) in Minecraft Java on Windows, Mac and Linux: where to download them, the resourcepacks folder and common errors.

Oct 29, 2026 · 4 min read
A wooden dock on a Minecraft lake at sunset with shaders: the sun and the trees reflected in the water
Guides

How to Install Shaders in Minecraft Java (Iris Guide 2026)

How to install shaders in Minecraft Java Edition with Iris: the mod you need, the shaderpacks folder, the best shader packs and how to keep good FPS.

Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Four Minecraft players with name tags standing in front of their first house
Guides

How to Play Minecraft Java With Friends (5 Easy Ways)

Every way to play Minecraft Java Edition with friends: LAN on the same Wi-Fi, servers, Realms, your own server and joining friends in one click.

Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
The Minecraft F3 debug screen over a forest by a river, showing Java, memory, CPU and graphics card
Guides

Minecraft Java System Requirements (Minimum and Recommended)

Minecraft Java system requirements for Windows, Mac and Linux: minimum and recommended specs, the Java and OpenGL each version needs, and what runs it well.

Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
A Minecraft player with a custom skin (red jacket, jeans, white sneakers) standing in a flower field
Guides

How to Change Your Skin in Minecraft Java (Windows, Mac, Linux)

How to change your skin in Minecraft Java: upload it in the launcher, pick Classic or Slim arms, find or make skins, and fix skins that do not update.

Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
A Minecraft error screen on a dirt background saying the game ran out of memory
Guides

Minecraft Not Opening? 9 Fixes for Crashes and Black Screens

Minecraft Java not opening, crashing on start or stuck on a black screen? Nine fixes that work, from graphics drivers and Java to mods, memory and corrupted files.

Oct 29, 2026 · 4 min read
Diamond ore in a deepslate cave at Y -58, lit by a torch, with an iron pickaxe in hand
Tutorials

Best Y Level for Diamonds in Minecraft (1.21 and Older)

The best Y level for diamonds in Minecraft 1.21 and newer, and in 1.8–1.17: where diamonds spawn, the fastest way to mine them, and how to stay safe from lava.

Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
A lit Nether portal in an obsidian frame on the plains at dusk, with flint and steel in hand
Tutorials

How to Make a Nether Portal in Minecraft (No Diamonds Needed)

How to make a Nether portal in Minecraft: the obsidian frame, lighting it, building one without a diamond pickaxe, linking portals and surviving your first trip.

Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
First-person Minecraft PvP: hitting an opponent in diamond armor with a diamond sword
PvP

Minecraft 1.8.9 PvP Guide: Settings, Combos and Tips

Why PvP players still use Minecraft 1.8.9, and how to get better: the best settings, W-tapping, block-hitting, strafing, combos, the rod, CPS and clean mods.

Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
The Minecraft chat with /gamemode typed and its suggestions open, in front of a snowy cabin
Tutorials

Minecraft Commands List: The Most Useful Commands (Java)

The most useful Minecraft Java commands with examples: game mode, time, weather, teleport, give, effects, keep inventory, locate structures and more.

Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
The Minecraft multiplayer server list with My Server selected, over a blurred server spawn
Guides

How to Make a Minecraft Server (Java, Free, Step by Step)

How to make a Minecraft Java server for free on your own PC: download the server, accept the EULA, open the port so friends can join, and keep it safe.

Oct 29, 2026 · 4 min read