Game server guides
Setup guides, fixes, mods and top lists for every game we host. Written by people who run servers all day.
Terraria6 min readHow to Play Terraria With Friends (Steam, IP and Servers)
Play Terraria with friends through Host and Play with Steam invites, Join via IP on port 7777, or a dedicated server. Mobile and console crossplay explained.
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Valheim6 min readHow to Play Valheim with Friends (Every Way, 2026)
Play Valheim with friends by hosting from your game, joining with a crossplay code, or running a dedicated server. Up to 10 players. Which way fits your group.
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Minecraft6 min readHow to Pregenerate a Minecraft World with Chunky
Pregenerate a Minecraft server world with Chunky: the commands, matching a world border, the Nether and End, and why it stops lag while players explore.
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7DTD5 min readHow to Reset a 7 Days to Die Server (Wipe World or Players)
How to reset a 7 Days to Die server: start a fresh save, generate a new random world, or wipe only player progress. Exact folders, settings and safe steps.
ReadMinecraft5 min readHow to Reset a Minecraft Server World (New Seed, 2026)
How to reset a Minecraft server world or change the seed: delete or swap the world folder, set level-seed, and reset only the End or Nether on 26.x.
ReadHow to Run a Game Server for a Discord Server (2026)
Run a game server for your Discord: channels for join info and status, roles that map to whitelists and admin rights, status bots, announcements and moderation.
ReadHow to Set a Password on a Game Server (Every Game, 2026)
The join password setting for 16 popular games, the character rules that stop servers starting, how to remove one, and when a whitelist is the better lock.
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CS26 min readHow to Set Up a CS2 1v1 Arena Server (K4-Arenas, 2026)
Set up a CS2 multi 1v1 arena server: Metamod, CounterStrikeSharp and K4-Arenas, an am_ arena map from the Workshop, gameconfig.cfg and bots off.
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Don't Starve Together6 min readHow to Set Up a Don't Starve Together Server with Caves
Run Don't Starve Together with caves on a dedicated server: the Master and Caves shards, cluster.ini, server.ini ports, world settings and keeping mods in sync.
ReadMinecraft6 min readHow to Switch a Minecraft Server from Paper to Fabric
Move a Paper Minecraft server to Fabric without losing the world: what carries over, moving Nether and End folders back, and Fabric mods to replace plugins.
ReadMinecraft5 min readHow to Switch a Minecraft Server from Vanilla to Paper
Switch a vanilla Minecraft server to Paper and keep your world: swap the jar, what happens to the Nether and End folders, and which vanilla mechanics change.
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Zomboid6 min readHow to Switch a Project Zomboid Server Between Build 41 and 42
Switch a Project Zomboid server between Build 41 (legacy41) and Build 42 without wrecking your world: separate server names, mods per build and Steam branches.
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Rust6 min readHow to Switch a Rust Server from Oxide to Carbon (2026)
Switch a Rust server from Oxide to Carbon without losing plugins: what Carbon copies on first start, the configs folder rename, DLLs and c. commands.
ReadTerraria6 min readHow to Switch a Terraria Server to tModLoader or TShock
Switch a vanilla Terraria server to tModLoader or TShock and keep your world: where the .wld goes, the 1.4.5 world trap, and what TShock adds on first start.
ReadMinecraft4 min readHow to Turn On Keep Inventory on a Minecraft Server (26.x)
Turn on keep inventory on a Minecraft server with /gamerule keep_inventory true (Java 26.x) or keepinventory (Bedrock), and fix "Incorrect argument" errors.
Read7DTD5 min readHow to Update a 7 Days to Die Server to a New Version
Update a 7 Days to Die server to V3.2 or a new major version: back up Saves and GeneratedWorlds, keep your world, redo the SandboxCode and handle mods.
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Factorio6 min readHow to Update a Factorio Server and Its Mods (2.0 and 2.1)
Update a Factorio headless server and its mods: back up the save zip, install the exact version players run, swap mod zips, and avoid the one way 2.1 save.
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Hytale6 min readHow to Update a Hytale Server: /update, Auto Update and Rollback
How to update a Hytale server after a patch. The /update commands, auto update in config.json, the Hytale Downloader, patchlines and how to roll back safely.
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Minecraft Bedrock5 min readHow to Update a Minecraft Bedrock Server (Keep Your World)
Update a Bedrock Dedicated Server to the newest version without losing your world, allowlist or settings, plus why add-ons break after Minecraft updates.
ReadMinecraft6 min readHow to Update a Minecraft Server to a New Version (2026)
Update a Minecraft Java server to 26.3 or any new version without losing the world: back up, swap the jar, update plugins and mods, and never downgrade.
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Palworld5 min readHow to Update a Palworld Server (Without Losing Your World)
Update a Palworld dedicated server after a patch: back up Pal/Saved first, run SteamCMD app 2394010, restart, and handle Steam vs Xbox patch timing.
ReadZomboid5 min readHow to Update a Project Zomboid Server and Its Mods (B42)
Update a Project Zomboid dedicated server and its Workshop mods without breaking the save: restarts, the build branch, and the "workshop item version" error.
ReadRust5 min readHow to Update a Rust Server on Force Wipe Day (2026)
Update a Rust server on force wipe day: SteamCMD app 258550, waiting for Oxide or Carbon, which files to delete for a map or blueprint wipe, and plugin checks.
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Satisfactory5 min readHow to Update a Satisfactory Server to a New Version (2026)
Update a Satisfactory dedicated server safely: back up SaveGames, update app 1690800 on Stable or Experimental, keep mods working and avoid one way saves.
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