Guides
Game server guides, game by game.
How to host a server for Minecraft Java, Modded Minecraft, Valheim, Palworld, Project Zomboid, Satisfactory and 7 Days to Die: setting one up on your own PC, how much memory it needs, what each setting does, and what to check when friends can't join. They're written to be useful whoever hosts your server, and each says when it was last checked against the game.
Minecraft Java
6 guides. Minecraft Java hosting
- SetupHow to host a Minecraft serverHost a Minecraft Java 26.3 server on your own PC: Java 25, server.jar, eula.txt, port 25565 and the new whitelist default, plus fixes for the usual errors.13 min · 11 Nov 2026
- SetupA temporary Minecraft server: for a day or a weekendHow to run a Minecraft Java server for just one day or a weekend: five ways compared, what each asks of you, and what happens to the world afterwards.7 min · 11 Nov 2026
- SetupHow to upload a world to a Minecraft serverMove a single-player or old-host world to a Minecraft Java server: zip the right folder, match the version, set level-name. Covers the 26.1 folder change.8 min · 11 Nov 2026
- SizingHow much RAM does a Minecraft server need?RAM for a Minecraft server by player count and modpack size, how to set it with -Xmx, the settings that cut it, and how to tell a memory problem from lag.5 min · 12 Nov 2026
- Settingsserver.properties explained: every setting that mattersWhat each Minecraft Java 26.x server.properties setting does, its default and safe values, plus recipes for whitelists, hardcore and build servers.8 min · 11 Nov 2026
- FixesCan't connect to your Minecraft server? 7 checksWhat Connection timed out, Connection refused, Incompatible client and not white-listed mean on a Minecraft Java server, and the fix for each.8 min · 11 Nov 2026
Modded Minecraft
4 guides. Modded Minecraft hosting
- SetupHow to upload a world to a Minecraft serverMove a single-player or old-host world to a Minecraft Java server: zip the right folder, match the version, set level-name. Covers the 26.1 folder change.8 min · 11 Nov 2026
- SizingHow much RAM does a Minecraft server need?RAM for a Minecraft server by player count and modpack size, how to set it with -Xmx, the settings that cut it, and how to tell a memory problem from lag.5 min · 12 Nov 2026
- Settingsserver.properties explained: every setting that mattersWhat each Minecraft Java 26.x server.properties setting does, its default and safe values, plus recipes for whitelists, hardcore and build servers.8 min · 11 Nov 2026
- FixesCan't connect to your Minecraft server? 7 checksWhat Connection timed out, Connection refused, Incompatible client and not white-listed mean on a Minecraft Java server, and the fix for each.8 min · 11 Nov 2026
Valheim
2 guides. Valheim hosting
- SetupHow to host a Valheim dedicated serverSet up a Valheim dedicated server: Steam app 896660, the start script, UDP ports 2456 and 2457, world modifiers, moving your world, and how friends join.9 min · 11 Nov 2026
- FixesCan't connect to your Valheim server? Check these nine thingsNot in the list, Incompatible version, a short password, ports, crossplay or the permitted list: nine checks for a Valheim server friends can't join.6 min · 11 Nov 2026
Palworld
3 guides. Palworld hosting
- SetupHow to host a Palworld dedicated serverSet up a Palworld dedicated server: Steam app 2394010, PalWorldSettings.ini, UDP port 8211, -publiclobby for Xbox and PS5, 16 GB RAM, and how friends join.9 min · 11 Nov 2026
- SetupMove a Palworld co-op world to a dedicated serverMove a Palworld co-op or single-player world to a dedicated server: the save folder, DedicatedServerName, and what happens to the host's character.8 min · 11 Nov 2026
- SettingsPalworld server settings explained (PalWorldSettings.ini)Every PalWorldSettings.ini setting with its default, where the file lives, why a typo undoes them all, and lines to paste for casual and hardcore servers.8 min · 11 Nov 2026
Project Zomboid
2 guides. Project Zomboid hosting
- SetupHow to host a Project Zomboid dedicated serverSet up a Project Zomboid Build 42 dedicated server on Windows or Linux: SteamCMD app 380870, the memory line to edit, UDP 16261 and 16262, and joining.9 min · 12 Nov 2026
- FixesProject Zomboid server not showing, or friends can't join?Not in the server list, "The server is not responding", a version or mod mismatch, a wrong password: what each Project Zomboid join error means.7 min · 11 Nov 2026
Satisfactory
2 guides. Satisfactory hosting
- SetupHow to host a Satisfactory dedicated serverSet up a Satisfactory dedicated server step by step: SteamCMD app 1690800, ports 7777 TCP and UDP plus 8888 TCP, claiming it, and how friends join.9 min · 11 Nov 2026
- FixesSatisfactory server won't connect? Check these eight thingsStuck on the loading screen, "Encryption token missing" or no answer at all? Eight checks for a Satisfactory dedicated server, at home or rented.7 min · 11 Nov 2026
7 Days to Die
1 guide. 7 Days to Die hosting
Any game
What hosting costs, worked through honestly. Pricing
By topic
Setup, sizing, settings and fixes.
Setup
Getting a server running, on your own PC or on ours.
- How to host a Minecraft server
- A temporary Minecraft server: for a day or a weekend
- How to host a Valheim dedicated server
- How to host a Palworld dedicated server
- How to host a Satisfactory dedicated server
- How to host a Project Zomboid dedicated server
- How to host a 7 Days to Die dedicated server
- How to upload a world to a Minecraft server
- Move a Palworld co-op world to a dedicated server
Settings
Config files, explained line by line.
Cost
What you'll pay, worked through honestly.
Fixes
When it won't start, won't connect, or won't behave.
Free tools
Rather do than read?
- Tool 01RAM calculatorPick a game, your group size and mods. Get the size, and what a day, a week or a month of it costs.Open the tool
- Tool 02server.propertiesEvery Minecraft Java setting, explained, validated and diffed against the defaults. Paste yours to check it.Open the tool
- Tool 03PalWorldSettings.iniEdit Palworld's one-line settings file without breaking it. Unknown keys are kept, ports and passwords checked.Open the tool