Game servers
Posts filed under Game servers.
DDoS protection for game servers: what wipe day looks like with and without it
Why game servers are attacked more than websites, what a game-protocol flood does to a Rust or Minecraft server, and what the protection has to do differently.
Setting up a Minecraft Paper server on a VPS, with the JVM flags that keep TPS at 20
A Java Minecraft server on Ubuntu using Paper: Java 21, the jar, the start script with Aikar's flags, systemd, the firewall, and the first plugins worth installing.
FiveM server setup on a Linux VPS with txAdmin, step by step
From a fresh Ubuntu VPS to a live FiveM city: FXServer, txAdmin, the Cfx.re key, MariaDB, a framework recipe, ports and what to size for.
Palworld dedicated server setup on a Linux VPS, including the restart that keeps it healthy
Installing the Palworld dedicated server on Ubuntu with SteamCMD, the settings file, systemd, the firewall, and the scheduled restart every Palworld server needs.
Setting up a Rust dedicated server on a Linux VPS: SteamCMD, Oxide and scheduled wipes
Running your own Rust server on an Ubuntu VPS, start to finish: sizing, the SteamCMD install, server config, Oxide plugins, systemd, the firewall, and a cron job for…