Vanilla SMP first steps

1. Travel away from spawn before choosing a permanent base.
2. Check local claim and build-spacing expectations.
3. Preserve community roads, portals and public farms.
4. Ask before modifying another player's area.
5. Label shared storage and farms clearly.
6. Keep large redstone systems performance-conscious.

Vanilla does not mean unmoderated. Global rules, anti-grief standards and exploit restrictions still apply.