Guides for Game Servers and Hosting

Most server guides stop exactly where it gets interesting: the server runs, but your friends cannot get on. The config file has thirty entries and four of them are explained. And the port number comes from a version two years old.

This is what comes after that: complete configuration tables with default values, ports with the right protocol, and troubleshooting for the problems that actually happen. From Minecraft, Rust and Palworld through root servers to reverse DNS and billing. And when something changes, we follow: that current Minecraft versions need Java 25 and that the game rules are spelled differently now is in here – not the state of things from two updates ago.

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Minecraft How to Create a Minecraft Server: Windows and Linux Guide Create a Minecraft server on Windows and Linux: Java 25, vanilla or Paper, EULA, server.properties, port 25565, systemd, backups and troubleshooting. 7 Days to Die Create a 7 Days to Die server: Windows and Linux guide Set up a 7 Days to Die dedicated server on Windows or Linux with SteamCMD App 294420, serverconfig.xml and SandboxCode, ports 26900–26903, mods and backups. Project Zomboid Create a Project Zomboid Server: Windows and Linux Guide Set up a Project Zomboid dedicated server on Windows or Linux: SteamCMD, ports, configuration, Workshop mods, admin access, RCON and troubleshooting. Terraria Create a Terraria Server: Windows and Linux Guide Create a Terraria dedicated server on Windows or Linux: serverconfig.txt, port 7777, world setup, tModLoader mods, backups, updates, and troubleshooting. Enshrouded Create an Enshrouded server: Windows and Linux guide Set up an Enshrouded dedicated server with SteamCMD App 2278520, enshrouded_server.json, query port 15637, user groups, backups and troubleshooting. Counter-Strike 2 How to create a CS2 server: guide for Windows and Linux Set up a CS2 server with SteamCMD on Windows or Linux: GSLT, ports, server.cfg, plugins and troubleshooting explained step by step. DayZ How to Create a DayZ Server: Windows and Linux Guide Set up a DayZ dedicated server: SteamCMD app 223350, serverDZ.cfg, port 2302 and the query port, Workshop mods, persistence, backups and troubleshooting. Factorio How to Create a Factorio Server: Linux and Windows Guide Set up a Factorio dedicated server: headless package for Linux, Windows via the game files, server-settings.json, port 34197 UDP, mods and backups.

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Setting up your own game server

Installation, port forwarding, autostart and backups follow the same pattern for almost every game. The Minecraft guide is the most detailed one and walks through both Windows and Linux.

Configuring your server

Most questions are about configuration files: which entry goes where, what the default value is and what changed between versions.

Performance and stability

When a server stutters, memory is rarely the whole story. These articles show how to measure the cause instead of guessing, and how your server is protected against attacks.

Around your account

From your first login through SSH and reverse DNS to billing: the essentials inside the customer area.