Minecraft

How To Use Spark

If you’re learning how to use Spark Minecraft, Spark is a powerful performance profiling plugin for any Minecraft server that helps track CPU usage, memory, and overall server health.

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Installing the Spark Mod

To install the Spark mod:

Download the Spark Mod.
Access the Paradise panel.
Stop the server.
In the Files tab, open the mods folder.
Upload the Spark jar file.
Start the server.

You've now successfully installed the Spark mod.

Installing the Spark Plugin

To install the Spark plugin:

Download the Spark Plugin
Access the Paradise panel.
Stop the server.
In the Files tab, open the plugins folder.
Upload the Spark jar file.
Start the server.

You've now successfully installed the Spark plugin.

Using the Spark Profiler

Start the server.
Type spark profiler in the console to ensure that the profiler is running.
Give it 10 minutes, then enter spark profiler --stop.

This will generate a link that redirects you to a page with your tick times report.

Additional commands

/spark profiler start --timeout <seconds> - start the profiler and automatically stop it after the number of seconds entered
/spark profiler start --thread * - start the profiler and track all threads.
/spark profiler start --alloc - start the profiler and profile memory allocations (memory pressure) instead of CPU usage.

You can find more information at the Spark documentation page.