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How to Make a Minecraft Server

Two proven ways to start a Minecraft server: a free self-hosted setup on your own PC, step by step, or a managed server that is online in minutes.

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Minecraft Server Port Forwarding

Forward the port properly, work out why it failed, or skip it entirely. CGNAT, double NAT, tunnels, and whether any of it is actually safe.

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How Much RAM Does a Minecraft Server Need?

A sizing chart from 2-3 GB vanilla to 16 GB+ modpacks, how to allocate RAM self-hosted or hosted, and when more RAM will not help.

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How to Make a Modded Minecraft Server

Run a Forge, NeoForge or Fabric modpack two ways: self-host a CurseForge pack step by step, or one-click install any pack on managed hosting.

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How to Make a Cobblemon Server

Run Cobblemon on Minecraft 1.21.1 with Fabric or NeoForge: the official modpack, Java 21, how much RAM it needs, and one-click install.

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How to Make an ATM10 Server

All the Mods 10 on Minecraft 1.21.1 and NeoForge: the official server pack, Java 21, honest RAM sizing and safe updates.

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How to Host a Minecraft Server on a VPS

Set up Minecraft on a Linux VPS with the right Java, firewall, systemd and backups, and see when a VPS beats Minecraft hosting.

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Best Minecraft Server Software (Vanilla vs Paper vs Forge vs Fabric)

Vanilla, Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Forge or Fabric — how each Minecraft server software compares, which to pick, and why Paper fits most servers.

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How to Make a Minecraft Bedrock Server

The definitive Bedrock guide: cross-play for Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, mobile and PC. Self-host it free or rent a server online in minutes.

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"Unable to Connect to World" in Minecraft

One message, four different problems. Read the exact wording, find your branch, and fix it — friend's world, Realm or your own server.

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How to Install Plugins on a Minecraft Server

Install Paper and Spigot plugins step by step — get the right JAR, drop it in the plugins folder, restart, and add the essentials every server runs.

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How to Connect a Domain to a Minecraft Server

Point a custom domain at your server and drop the :25565 port. A record vs SRV record explained, with step-by-step DNS setup and testing.

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How to Make a FiveM Server

Two ways to run a FiveM (GTA V) server: self-host FXServer with txAdmin step by step, or rent a managed server that is online in minutes.

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How to Host a Discord Bot 24/7

Keep your Discord bot online around the clock: create the bot and token, then run it free on your PC or on always-on hosting from €0.89/mo.

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Free Discord Bot Hosting 24/7

Free hosting is real; free hosting that stays up unattended is rarer. What Replit, Render, Railway, Oracle and a Raspberry Pi actually give you.

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Minecraft Crossplay: Java and Bedrock with Geyser

Let Bedrock players on console, mobile and Windows join your Java server with Geyser and Floodgate. Full crossplay setup, ports and hosting.

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Palworld Server Settings: PalWorldSettings.ini Explained for 1.0

The PalWorldSettings.ini values worth changing in Palworld 1.0: XP, capture rate, death penalty, PvP, base and building limits, voice chat and mods.

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How to Install Datapacks on a Minecraft Server

Install Minecraft datapacks the right way: drop the zip in the world datapacks folder, run /reload, and verify. Works on Vanilla and Paper, no client install.

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Minecraft Server Admin Guide: Op, Permissions and Commands

Run your Minecraft server like an admin: op yourself, essential commands, op levels, whitelisting, banning, and granular staff ranks with LuckPerms.

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Best Minecraft Modpacks in 2026 (and How to Run One)

The best Minecraft modpacks by style — kitchen-sink, tech, adventure, performance — with RAM guidance and how to run any of them on a server in one click.

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Best Free Minecraft Server Hosting (and When to Pay)

An honest look at free Minecraft hosting — Aternos, Minehut, self-hosting — the real catch, when free is fine, and when cheap paid hosting is worth it.

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Best Aternos Alternatives in 2026 (Free and Paid)

The best Aternos alternatives, honestly compared — free options like Minehut and self-hosting, always-on paid servers with no queue or hibernation, plus how to move your world.

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How to Make a SA-MP Server (and open.mp)

Make a SA-MP or open.mp server for GTA: San Andreas multiplayer: self-host with server.cfg step by step, or rent a slot-based server with MySQL, online in minutes.

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Free SA-MP Hosting

Is free SA-MP hosting real? What free hosts, free VPS trials and your own PC actually give you, and when a paid plan is worth it.

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How to Make a CS 1.6 Server

Build a Counter-Strike 1.6 server with SteamCMD, ReHLDS, Metamod and AMX Mod X, add plugins and maps, and fix the exit 139 crash.

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How to Make a Minecraft Skyblock Server

Make a Skyblock server three ways: a simple map, per-player islands with BentoBox, or OneBlock. Step by step, with the plugins and RAM you need.

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How to Add a Custom Minecraft Server Icon

Add a custom server icon to your Minecraft multiplayer list entry: make a 64x64 PNG named server-icon.png, drop it in the server root, restart.

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How Much Does a Minecraft Server Cost?

The real monthly cost of a Minecraft server: free options, cheap paid hosting from €2.59, premium tiers, self-hosting power bills and Realms, honestly compared.

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How to Install a Minecraft Map

Install a Minecraft map in singleplayer or on a server: where the world folder goes, how to upload and unarchive it, and why the Nether sometimes comes back empty.

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Transfer a Palworld Save to a Dedicated Server

Move a single-player Palworld world onto a dedicated server: the files to upload, the two to leave behind, and why your character does not come with it.

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Palworld Dedicated Server on Xbox & Crossplay

Consoles cannot host a Palworld server and cannot join by IP — they use the Community Servers list. The full crossplay setup, the limits, and why joins fail.

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Minecraft Realms vs Server Hosting: Which Is Better?

Player caps, mods, plugins, version control and file access compared side by side — what a Realm can and cannot do, and which one your group actually needs.

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How to Keep a Minecraft Server Online 24/7

Why a home PC fails at always-on hosting, what 99.9% uptime means in real downtime, and the auto-restart, watchdog and backup setup that keeps a server alive.

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How to Enable Offline Mode on a Minecraft Server

Let non-premium players join your server: set online-mode=false and enforce-secure-profile=false, then lock it down with AuthMe so nobody can join as you.

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How to Use a WireGuard Config File

Read every line of a .conf, then import it on Windows, Android, iPhone, macOS, Linux or a router. Plus the handshake and MTU fixes.

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How to Host a Project Zomboid Server

Host from the game, run the free dedicated server at home or rent one: Build 42 or 41, ports, RAM, admin and the reasons friends cannot connect.

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Project Zomboid Admin Commands

Make yourself admin, then kick, ban, teleport, give items, spawn hordes, run the whitelist and save the server. Build 42 syntax, with Build 41 differences.

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Project Zomboid Server and Sandbox Settings

Where servertest.ini and the sandbox file live, three presets, PvP and safehouses, Workshop mods and the settings that keep a server light.

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How to Make a Terraria Server

Host & Play or a dedicated server, the TerrariaServer prompts, port 7777, Vanilla vs TShock vs tModLoader, and which devices can join.

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Free Terraria Server Hosting

Every free way to play Terraria together, from Host & Play to your own PC and free hosts, what each one costs you, and when paying is worth it.

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How to Make a tModLoader Server

Run Calamity, Thorium and other mods on a tModLoader server: enabled.json, how friends get the mods, RAM per mod setup and the common errors.

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How to Host a Valheim Dedicated Server

Host from the game, run the free dedicated server or rent one: ports, crossplay join codes with Xbox, PS5 and Switch 2, BepInEx mods and your old world.

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Valheim Admin Commands

adminlist.txt and SteamID64, kick, ban, save, the permitted list, and why devcommands does not give cheats on a dedicated server.

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Vintage Story Server Commands

Make yourself admin, hand out roles, run the whitelist, ban, change time and weather, and install ModDB mods, checked against 1.22.

7 Days to Die Admin Commands

serveradmin.xml and admin add, kick, ban, giveself, teleport, debug mode, and the server settings that moved into the sandbox code in V3.

How to Upload Your World to a Game Server

The exact files, folders and settings to move your world to a dedicated server for Valheim, Terraria, Project Zomboid, 7 Days to Die, Vintage Story and Minecraft.

Valheim World Modifiers and Server Settings

Every preset and modifier with what it really changes, read from the game files: combat, death penalty, resources, raids, portals and world keys.

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How to Make a Palworld Dedicated Server

Co-op or dedicated, the official 16 GB requirement, setting up the free server tool, UDP 8211, crossplay with Xbox and PS5, and what changed in 1.0.

Palworld Admin Commands

Become admin with AdminPassword, then kick, ban, teleport, broadcast, save and shut down. The full 1.0 list, plus the REST API and why RCON is deprecated.

How to Fix Minecraft Server Lag

Tell server, network and client lag apart, read TPS and MSPT, profile with spark, and apply the Paper settings that help before buying more RAM.

What Is cPanel?

What cPanel is and what you do in it: files, email on your domain, databases, free SSL, backups and one-click WordPress, and where to get it.

How to Set Up a VPS for Game Servers

Secure a fresh Linux VPS, install Docker, the Pterodactyl panel and Wings, open game ports and keep backups, or decide a managed server is easier.

VPS vs Shared Hosting

Price, resources, root access, management and skills compared, with clear cases for choosing shared hosting or a VPS, and how to move between them.

How to Make a Pixelmon Server

Pixelmon 9.4.1 on Minecraft 1.21.1 with NeoForge and Java 21: RAM, setting it up yourself or hosted, how friends join and the usual errors.

How to Make a Create Mod Server

Which Minecraft version and loader to use for Create today, addons and their version catch, RAM for big factories and keeping contraptions from lagging.

How to Make an RLCraft Server

RLCraft 2.9.3 on Minecraft 1.12.2 with Forge and Java 8: the official server pack and settings, RAM, how friends join and common problems.

Best CS 1.6 Plugins for AMX Mod X

The built-in AMX Mod X plugins and the third-party ones worth knowing, by job, with official sources, install steps, ReAPI vs Orpheu and fixes.

How to Make a Discord Bot

Create the app and token, invite the bot and write a /ping command in discord.py or discord.js, then keep it online.

How to Make a Discord Music Bot

Lavalink or FFmpeg, the libraries that support Discord's encrypted voice since March 2026, what a music bot may play, and hosting.

How to Host a Lavalink Server

Lavalink 4 on Java 17+, a safe application.yml, the YouTube and LavaSrc plugins, connecting your bot and running it on bot hosting.

How to Create a Business Email Address

Get [email protected]: the options, creating a mailbox in cPanel, phone and Outlook settings, and SPF, DKIM and DMARC.

How to Install WordPress

One-click install with Softaculous or WP Toolkit in cPanel, the manual install, and the first settings: permalinks, HTTPS, updates.

How to Host a 7 Days to Die Dedicated Server

SteamCMD, serverconfig.xml and the V3 sandbox code, ports, versions, crossplay rules and RAM, on your PC or on HytHost.

How to Set Up a Velocity Proxy for Minecraft

Link Minecraft servers into one network: velocity.toml, modern forwarding with Paper, the try list, security and hosting.

LuckPerms Guide: Groups, Ranks and Commands

Install LuckPerms, set up player, moderator and admin groups, prefixes and tracks, use the web editor, and the commands you will need.

EssentialsX Guide: Commands, Permissions and Setup

Which EssentialsX modules to install, the player and staff commands with their permission nodes, and homes, kits and chat with LuckPerms.

How to Make a GTNH Server

GT New Horizons 2.8: the right server pack and Java, RAM per player, eula and world type, pre-generation, backups and joining.

How to Host a Vintage Story Dedicated Server

Vintage Story 1.22: download and .NET 10, serverconfig.json, port 42420, whitelist and public listing, mods and RAM.

How to Add Mods to a Project Zomboid Server

Workshop ID vs Mod ID, WorkshopItems and Mods, Build 42 vs 41, maps, load order, updates and why a mod does not load.

How to Host a CS2 Dedicated Server

SteamCMD, the GSLT, game modes, ports, a practice config with verified commands, Workshop maps and plugins for Counter-Strike 2.

How to Make a CS 1.6 Zombie Plague Server

Zombie Plague 5.0 from the official thread on AMX Mod X: install, configs, permissions, the 512 precache limit and FastDL.

How to Host a Telegram Bot

BotFather and the token, polling vs webhooks, a python-telegram-bot or grammY example, Telegram's limits and rules, and keeping it online.

What Is a VPS?

How a virtual private server works, KVM vs containers, what people run on one, how to connect over SSH and how much RAM and CPU to pick.

What Is Web Hosting?

How hosting puts a website online, domain vs hosting, the types of hosting and what a good plan includes: email, SSL, backups and cPanel.

How to Make a Discord Moderation Bot

Set up AutoMod first, then add timeout, purge and slow mode commands in discord.py or discord.js, with the right permissions, intents and logs.

How to Get a Free SSL Certificate

Let's Encrypt, ZeroSSL and Cloudflare compared, AutoSSL in cPanel, Certbot on a VPS, shorter certificate lifetimes and fixes for common errors.

BlueMap Guide: a 3D Web Map for Your Minecraft Server

Install BlueMap 5.29, accept the download, give the map its own port, the commands, render threads and file or MySQL storage.

CoreProtect Guide: Commands, Rollbacks and Setup

The inspector, lookups, rollback and restore with previews, purging old data, SQLite or MySQL, and permissions for your staff.

How to Update a Minecraft Server

Back up first, check plugins and mods, update Vanilla, Paper or modded servers, use the panel Version tab, and why not to downgrade.

WorldEdit Commands: The Complete Cheat Sheet

Selections, //set and //replace, copy and paste, undo, brushes, masks, patterns and schematics, plus when to choose FastAsyncWorldEdit.

How to Install Docker on Ubuntu

Docker Engine and Compose from Docker's official repository on Ubuntu 24.04 and 22.04, permissions, log rotation and the ufw firewall trap.

nginx Reverse Proxy Guide

A proxy_pass server block, the headers that matter, WebSockets, free HTTPS with Certbot, and fixes for 502, 504 and 413 errors.

How to Move a Website to a New Host

A step-by-step checklist: back up files, databases and email, test with the hosts file, switch DNS without downtime, and move WordPress safely.

How to Install an MLO on a FiveM Server

The map resource structure, fxmanifest.lua and stream, ensure in server.cfg, escrowed Tebex assets, game builds and avoiding conflicts.

How to Make a CS2 Retake Server

Metamod:Source, CounterStrikeSharp, the cs2-retakes plugin and a weapon allocator, map spawns, commands and keeping it working after updates.

TShock Guide: Setup, Commands and Permissions

The owner account, groups and permissions, admin commands, protected regions, server-side characters and a safe REST API for Terraria.

Simple Voice Chat Server Setup

Install the mod or plugin, give voice its own UDP port, the settings that matter, and fixes for players who cannot connect.