Game server guides
Setup guides, fixes, mods and top lists for every game we host. Written by people who run servers all day.
Zomboid6 min readHow to Make a Project Zomboid PvP Server (Safety, Safehouses, Factions)
Make a Project Zomboid PvP server: PVP and SafetySystem in the server ini, PvP damage modifiers, safehouse raid rules and factions, with good values.
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Rust6 min readHow to Make a Rust PvE Server (server.pve vs TruePVE, 2026)
How to make a Rust PvE server: the vanilla server.pve setting, why owners use TruePVE instead, the rules to set and the PvE plugins worth adding.
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ARK5 min readHow to Make an ARK Survival Ascended PvE Server (Settings, 2026)
Make an ASA PvE server: ServerPVE=True, the PvE settings for flyer carry, cave building, decay and friendly fire, and why the launch line beats the ini.
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FiveM6 min readHow to Make Yourself Admin on a FiveM Server (2026)
Make yourself admin on a FiveM server: txAdmin admins, add_principal ace permissions, and QBCore, Qbox and ESX admin groups, with exact commands.
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7DTD6 min readHow to Move a 7 Days to Die Save to a Dedicated Server
Copy Saves/<world>/<game> and the GeneratedWorlds map to your 7 Days to Die server, match GameWorld and GameName, and keep every character and base.
Read7DTD5 min readHow to Move a 7 Days to Die Server to a New Host
Move a 7 Days to Die server to a new host: copy Saves and GeneratedWorlds, bring serveradmin.xml, and match GameWorld and GameName in serverconfig.xml.
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Barotrauma5 min readHow to Move a Barotrauma Campaign to a Dedicated Server
Move a Barotrauma multiplayer campaign to a dedicated server: the .save and _CharacterData.xml pair, the server's hidden save folder, and loading it.
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Conan Exiles5 min readHow to Move a Conan Exiles Server to a New Host
Move a Conan Exiles server to a new host: copy game.db, the ini files in Saved/Config, and your mod paks with a fixed modlist.txt. Enhanced and Legacy.
ReadConan Exiles6 min readHow to Move a Conan Exiles Single Player Save to a Server
Move a Conan Exiles single player or co-op save to a server: game_0.db for Enhanced, game.db for Legacy, into ConanSandbox/Saved, with the same mods.
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Core Keeper5 min readHow to Move a Core Keeper World to a Dedicated Server
Copy your numbered .world.gzip file to the server's worlds folder, set World Index to the same number and bring your mods. Characters stay on each PC.
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Craftopia6 min readHow to Move a Craftopia World to a Dedicated Server
Move a Craftopia world to a dedicated server: copy PPSave from LocalLow into DedicatedServerSave, set the world name to match, and keep versions the same.
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DayZ6 min readHow to Move a DayZ Server to a New Host (Keep Bases)
Move a DayZ server to a new host without losing bases or characters: the storage_1 folder, the mission folder, instanceId, mods, keys and profiles.
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Don't Starve Together5 min readHow to Move a Don't Starve Together Server to a New Host
Move a DST server to a new host: copy the cluster folder with both Master and Caves saves, the cluster token, and dedicated_server_mods_setup.lua for mods.
ReadDon't Starve Together6 min readHow to Move a Don't Starve Together World to a Dedicated Server
Move a DST world to a dedicated server: copy the Master and Caves save folders from your Cluster folder, keep the token, and match game mode and mods.
ReadFiveM5 min readHow to Move a FiveM Server to a New Host (txData and Database)
Move a FiveM server to a new host: download server-data and txData, export the MySQL database, import it, fix the connection string and keep your license key.
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Foundry5 min readHow to Move a FOUNDRY World to a Dedicated Server
Move a FOUNDRY world to a dedicated server: copy its folder from LocalLow, upload it to the server's save folder and set server_world_name to match.
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Move a game server to a new host without losing anything: stop it, download saves, configs and mods by SFTP, match the version, upload, switch the address.
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Garry's Mod6 min readHow to Move a Garry's Mod Server to a New Host
Move a Garry's Mod server to a new host: copy garrysmod/sv.db, the data folder, addons, gamemodes and cfg, and reuse your Workshop collection ID.
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HumanitZ5 min readHow to Move a HumanitZ Save to a Dedicated Server
Move a HumanitZ co-op save to a dedicated server: the SaveList files, the SaveName setting, and renaming Host_Offline.sav so the host keeps their character.
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Minecraft Bedrock5 min readHow to Move a Minecraft Bedrock Realms World to a Server
Download your Bedrock Realm, export it as a .mcworld, unzip it into the server's worlds folder and set the world name. Packs and experiments come along.
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Minecraft5 min readHow to Move a Minecraft Realms World to a Server (Java, 2026)
Download your Java Realm as a single player world, upload the folder to your server, set level-name and keep every player's inventory and progress.
ReadMinecraft6 min readHow to Move a Minecraft Server to a New Host (Java, 2026)
Move a Minecraft Java server to a new host: world folders, plugins and configs, ops and whitelist, and the same server jar version so nothing is lost.
ReadMinecraft5 min readHow to Move a Minecraft Single Player World to a Server
Copy your world from .minecraft/saves to the server, set level-name, keep your own inventory and handle Paper's Nether and End folders. Java Edition.
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Myth of Empires5 min readHow to Move a Myth of Empires Save to a Private Server
Move a Myth of Empires private server save to a new server: the World and Players folders in MOE/Saved/SaveGames, and the Server ID that must match.
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