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Tollana Survival

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Tollana is a Minecraft survival server that I run for a small, closed group of adult players from Germany and Austria. The concept is deliberately simple: no frills, no complex plugins, no pay-to-win – just Minecraft the way it’s meant to be. Survival. Pure.

The idea behind it was to create a place where you can play together relaxed and without drama. Not a huge, anonymous community, but a manageable circle where everyone knows and respects each other. Anyone who wants to join has to apply – that keeps the server small and the atmosphere pleasant.

Philosophy #

What has always appealed to me about Tollana is the contrast to typical public servers: no leaderboards, no grinding for premium features, no bloated plugin landscape. Instead: the vanilla experience we all know, in an environment where you feel at home.

Adult players have different expectations – they don’t want to be bombarded with microtransactions or play in a toxic community. That’s exactly what Tollana is for: a calm, reliable server where you can even be offline for weeks without your house getting griefed.

Technology #

The server runs on my own infrastructure and is administered by me. Monitoring, backups, and automatic restarts are, of course, built in – I value stable availability, even though it’s not a full-time project.

BlueMap is used for the 3D map visualization, available at 3d.tollana.net. The map provides a live overview of the game world and makes it easy to get your bearings or discover other players’ building projects.

On the Minecraft server side (what a word), metrics are captured via a Grafana dashboard – performance, player count, resource usage. That gives me, as admin, a good overview without having to constantly check manually. The infrastructure and host systems are, as always, monitored using CheckMK.

The roadmap and open tasks are managed via Vikunja – transparent and traceable.

Community & Operations #

Tollana is not a public server – access is granted exclusively via application. That’s a deliberate decision: I want to put together a group that really fits, not just let everyone in and then deal with moderation stress.

Communication happens mainly via Discord (discord.tollana.net) – that’s where announcements, support, and general exchange between players take place. This keeps everything in one place and makes coordination straightforward.

There are, of course, fixed rules as well – clearly defined, but not overly strict. It’s about mutual respect, no griefing, and treating each other fairly. In a small community, a lot regulates itself, but clear boundaries are still important.

Website & Links #