Game & server hosting guides
Honest comparisons, server explainers and hosting guides — written by the team behind 10,000+ servers.
Setting up a DayZ server: mods, loot and performance
Running your own DayZ server means deciding for yourself how harsh the survival is: loot, mods, restarts and rules. From serverDZ.cfg to types.xml and BattlEye — this is the setup that works, pitfalls included.
17 Aug 2026
How to set up a website for your gaming community
A Discord server is invisible to Google — your own website isn't. From domain name to server-status widget and email on your own domain: here's how to get it done in a single evening.
17 Aug 2026
Pre-generating chunks for a smoother Minecraft server
Generating new chunks is one of the heaviest jobs your Minecraft server does, and players notice it as lag spikes. With a world border and the Chunky plugin you generate those chunks in advance — as long as you choose your radius and storage wisely.
17 Aug 2026
Which Palworld server plan suits your group? 4 to 32 GB
Which Palworld plan fits your group, from 8 GB for a small crew to 32 GB for a modded world, and where extra RAM buys you nothing at all.
5 Aug 2026
Palworld server: fixing lag, rubber-banding and stuttering
Server lag, rubber-banding and low FPS are three separate problems: how to tell them apart and tackle the real cause on your Palworld server.
5 Aug 2026
Palworld backups: move your world without losing anything
Without the Players folder you move your bases but not your players: how to take a proper Palworld backup and restore it without nasty surprises.
5 Aug 2026
Palworld mods on a dedicated server: what works and what doesn't
Palworld mods are PC-only, break with every game update and push your server into the 32 GB class: here is what works and what simply doesn't.
5 Aug 2026
Enabling PvP on your Palworld server: the three switches
PvP only comes alive when three switches are on together: which ones they are, what each does, and what it all means for DeathPenalty, guilds and raids.
5 Aug 2026
Palworld With 20 Players or More: Where the Limit Sits
Above roughly 24 concurrent players a Palworld server starts to stutter, even on heavy hardware: that is the engine, not your plan.
5 Aug 2026
Palworld Crossplay Server: Steam, Xbox, PS5 and Mac Together
Steam, Xbox, PlayStation 5 and Mac have shared one Palworld world since version 0.5.0: here is how to set up a dedicated server for all of them.
5 Aug 2026
PalWorldSettings.ini: The Settings That Actually Matter
Of the roughly 119 settings in PalWorldSettings.ini, only about ten genuinely change anything: here they are, with values that work in practice.
5 Aug 2026
Palworld Memory Leak: Why Your Server Keeps Getting Slower
The memory use of a Palworld server climbs the longer it runs; only a scheduled restart every 6 to 12 hours truly winds it back.
5 Aug 2026