# Performance Optimizer – Tick Manager
\nLooking to keep your server frozen when no one’s around? Tick Manager is a lightweight datapack that automatically manages your server’s random tick speed based on player activity.<\/p>\n
## What does it do?
\nWhen your server is empty, Tick Manager automatically freezes random ticks to reduce unnecessary processing. As soon as a player joins, it instantly restores normal tick speed for a seamless gameplay experience. No configuration needed – it just works!<\/p>\n
## Key Features:
\n– Automatically freezes random ticks after 1 minute of server inactivity
\n– Instantly unfreezes when players join
\n– Server console logging for easy monitoring
\n– Zero impact on gameplay – players won’t notice a thing!
\n– Super lightweight – uses minimal server resources<\/p>\n
## Why should you use it?
\nIf you’re running a small server or just want to stop time progression during off-hours, this datapack is perfect for you. It’s especially useful for:<\/p>\n
– Private servers that aren’t active 24\/7
\n– Server hosts looking to reduce resource usage
\n– Anyone wanting to optimize server performance<\/p>\n
## Technical Details:<\/p>\n
Works with Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.x
\nUses scoreboard objectives and gamerules
\nNo configuration required
\nCompatible with other datapacks and mods<\/p>\n
**Keep your server running efficiently without the hassle of manual management. Just drop it in your datapacks folder and you’re good to go!**<\/p>\n
_Note: This datapack modifies the randomTickSpeed gamerule. It sets it to 0 when no players are online and restores it to 3 (default) when players join. Generated using Claude 3.5 Sonnet._<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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