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Expert guides, tutorials, and tips for running game servers. From Minecraft to Palworld, learn how to optimize your server and keep your players happy.

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Hytale Guides

Hytale Mods and Server Customization: The Complete Guide

How Hytale's server-side modding works, what mod types exist, how to install them, and why server owners control the entire experience.

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Minecraft Lists

Best Minecraft Modpacks for Multiplayer Servers

The best Minecraft modpacks for multiplayer servers, with RAM requirements, mod loaders, and recommendations for every play style.

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Minecraft Guides

How to Set Up a Pixelmon Server

Set up a Pixelmon server with the right mod loader, Java version, RAM, and config settings. Covers NeoForge requirements, spawns, and community building.

9 min
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Minecraft Guides

ATM10 Server Setup: RAM, Java 21 & Performance

Set up an All the Mods 10 server with the right Java version, RAM allocation, and performance settings. Covers installation, tuning, and troubleshooting.

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Minecraft Comparisons

Fabric vs Forge Server: Which Mod Loader Should You Use?

Fabric is lightweight and fast-updating. Forge has the largest mod library. Here's how to pick the right mod loader for your Minecraft server.

8 min
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General News

We're Not Raising Prices

Hardware costs are climbing and other hosts are raising prices. We're not. Here's why, and how you can help us keep it that way.

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7 Days to Die Guides

7 Days to Die Blood Moon: How to Optimize Server Performance

Fix blood moon lag on your 7DTD server. Covers BloodMoonEnemyCount, MaxSpawnedZombies, corpse cleanup, scheduled restarts, and CPU optimization.

7 min
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7 Days to Die Guides

7 Days to Die Crossplay Server Guide: PC, PS5, and Xbox

How 7DTD crossplay works on dedicated servers. Covers requirements, the mods tradeoff, connection steps for each platform, and common issues.

6 min
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7 Days to Die Lists

Best 7 Days to Die Server Mods: Darkness Falls, Rebirth & More

Complete guide to 7DTD overhaul mods for V2.5. Covers active mods, what's paused, installation basics, and the crossplay tradeoff.

7 min
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