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Minecraft
How to Install a Forge Modpack on a Minecraft Server
Step-by-step guide to installing a Forge modpack on a Minecraft server: server files, the Forge installer, the mods folder, Java versions, and matching the client pack.
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How to Whitelist Players on a Minecraft Server
How to turn on the whitelist for a Minecraft server, add and remove players with /whitelist commands, edit server.properties, and fix players being kicked.
Read guideRust
How to Install Oxide (uMod) Plugins on a Rust Server
How to install Oxide (uMod) on a Rust server and add plugins: the Oxide.Rust build, the oxide/plugins folder, permissions commands, and update-day breakage.
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Rust Server Wipes Explained: Map vs Blueprint Wipes and Scheduling
Rust server wipes explained: forced monthly map wipes, optional blueprint wipes, which files to delete, and how to pick a wipe schedule players will accept.
Read guidePalworld
Palworld Server Settings Explained (PalWorldSettings.ini)
Every important PalWorldSettings.ini option explained with defaults: ExpRate, PalCaptureRate, DeathPenalty, day/night speed, and why edits sometimes do nothing.
Read guideARK: Survival
How to Set Up an ARK Cluster (Cross-ARK Travel)
How to set up an ARK cluster so players can travel between maps: cluster IDs, the shared cluster directory, transfer settings, and common transfer failures.
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Minecraft server.properties Explained: Every Setting That Matters
Every Minecraft server.properties setting that matters, with defaults: gamemode, difficulty, view-distance vs simulation-distance, online-mode, motd, and more.
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How to Install Plugins on a Paper Minecraft Server
How to install plugins on a Paper Minecraft server: dropping the .jar into the plugins folder, why to restart instead of /reload, startup logs, and configs.
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How to Back Up and Restore a Minecraft Server
How to back up a Minecraft server properly: which folders and files to copy, safe live backups with save-off and save-all, the restore procedure, and automation.
Read guideValheim
How to Upload an Existing Valheim World to a Server
How to upload an existing Valheim world to a dedicated server: finding the .db and .fwl file pair, matching the world name in start parameters, and keeping your seed.
Read guideCounter-Strike 2
How to Install CounterStrikeSharp Plugins on a CS2 Server
How to install CounterStrikeSharp plugins on a CS2 server: Metamod:Source 2.x first, the gameinfo.gi edit, the plugin folder layout, and css_plugins checks.
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How to Set Up a tModLoader Server for Modded Terraria
How to set up a tModLoader server for modded Terraria: the separate server binary, workshop mod sync, enabled.json, version matching, and memory requirements.
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