TheParadox.Us is a private, cloud-hosted Minecraft SMP server. Access is available on an invitation-only basis.

Important announcements regarding system status, updates, and news are available as an RSS or ATOM feed. Recent news and announcements are displayed below.

• 1.20.4_upgrade_complete (2024/01/07 22:22)
• 1.20.1_upgrade_complete (2023/10/01 22:30)
• 1.20.1_very_soon (2023/10/01 22:10)
• 1.18_upgrade_complete (2022/07/24 23:24)
• 1.18_coming_soon (2022/07/23 03:23)

To report a failure, click here.

The server shuts down each day at 11:01h UTC for an offline backup and server restart. Warnings will be posted to the world chat starting ten minutes before the shut-down. The shut-down ensures that a clean backup of the world is made and helps keep memleaks from the server process under control. The down-time is typically less than one minute. The world maps are also updated at this time. Performance may decrease for a few minutes while the maps render.

• Don't make the administrators make rules against griefing.
• Don't make the administrators make rules.
• Players have priority over idlers at all times. Idlers may be kicked at any time if necessary.
• No free items will be spawned via /give. This is a Survival server, not a Creative server.
• The world data is copyright of, and belongs to, its individual contributors. Schematics of your builds will be made available upon request.
• Before editing any of the pages in this wiki, read our conventions page. This wiki has a no real names policy which is strictly enforced.
• Abusive, threatening, or harassing behavior is not tolerated on any of our services. Read More.
• This server is payment-free and commercial-free, and it will be for the rest of its existence. We will not sell your anything to anyone. Period.

• New players should read the introduction page for tips on how to get started on the server.
• The featured screenshots page lists some locations that may be worth a visit.
• Web maps of the world's surface are provided at https://www.theparadox.us/maps/. Maps are regenerated daily. You can add your own markers by following these instructions.
• The Dwarven Transit Authority provides supplementary transportation system maps on its wiki page.

The following players have user pages here on the wiki:

• Ahm Shagar
• Chibi
• ManaLocke
• RigilG
• ShikonNeko
• Trigonography

All named locations in the world are listed on the locations page. The most important regions, as determined by our players, are listed below.

• The Fist of the North
• Ft. Gears
• Mt. Paradox
• Trigepelago

• Crow T. Robot
• Dwarven Space Agency
• Lava Lamp
• Samus Aran
• Tom Servo

• Dwarven Transit Authority
• Elytra Runways
• Ender's Cattle
• Ender's Game - Defunct
• "Icabod's Despair" Pumpkin Farm
• Icarus Feather Farm
• "Impact Printer" Squid Farm
• "Scrapped Metal" Iron Farm
• Spitfire Farm
• "Sugar Crush" Sugarcane Mill

Your friendly, neighborhood admins are here to help! Send an email to ineedaserveradmin@SERVER_DOMAIN_NAME if you need to…

• Report a server failure:
  • If the server crashes, it should be restarted automatically within five minutes. Please wait five minutes for the server to come back up. If it does not, let us know.
  • Did you lose items due to a server failure or serious bug? Send us a list of lost items, and we'll give them back.

• Report harassing or concerning behavior. Please read these instructions first.

• Edit the routes and areas displayed on the nether maps.
  • For technical reasons, only the admins can edit the routes. If you don't like the name we've picked for a route, feel free to propose a better one.
  • All “point” markers on all our maps are generated from in-game signs. You can edit them yourself!

• Perform surveying: Make sure you're not building in someone's backyard. An admin will help you check this, if you want.

• Set or reset your wiki password: We'll get you up and running.

• Obtain schematics: Your builds are yours. On request, we will do our best to provide you with Minecraft save files that contain your own builds and creations. Due to the ever-changing save-file format, this option is not always available.

TheParadox.us is a free service which is staffed entirely by volunteers. We'll do our best to help you, but we can't always guarantee a timely response.