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Can't keep up! Is the server overloaded? — cause & fix

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Can't keep up! Is the server overloaded? Running 5074ms or 101 ticks behind

Cause

The server is falling behind ("Can't keep up") — ticks are lagging, often from memory or CPU pressure.

Fix

Reduce load (view distance, entity-heavy farms) and check whether the RAM tier is undersized.

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