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Set up your FiveM, Minecraft, Rust, ARK, CS2 and more on your VPS, step by step.
- SteamCMD: installing and updating Steam game serversValve's official tool for downloading dedicated servers (Rust, ARK, CS2, Valheim, Palworld...) on Windows and Linux, with the ID table.Game servers
- Setting up a FiveM server on Windows with txAdminFrom an empty Windows VPS to a running FiveM server with QBCore, ESX or Qbox: artifact, txAdmin, licence key, database and ports.Game serversFiveM
- Setting up a FiveM server on Linux with txAdminFiveM on Ubuntu or Debian: more free RAM for the server than on Windows. Download, start-up, safe txAdmin access through an SSH tunnel and a permanent service.Game serversFiveM
- Installing MariaDB and connecting FiveM's database (oxmysql)The database QBCore, ESX and Qbox need: installation on Windows and Linux, a dedicated user, the oxmysql connection string and the two most common errors.Game serversFiveM
- Getting your FiveM licence key (portal.cfx.re)Keymaster is gone: keys are created in the Cfx.re Portal, they are free and no longer tied to an IP. Where to put it and what to do if it errors.Game serversFiveM
- Updating FXServer (FiveM artifacts) without losing anythingWhen to update, which folder gets replaced and which one you never touch, and how to roll back if the new version causes trouble.Game serversFiveM
- FiveM: my server is not in the list or will not let players inThe checklist in order of likelihood: TCP and UDP ports, key, endpoint privacy, database and AntiDDoS filters.Game serversFiveM
- Setting up a Minecraft Java server (Paper) on your VPSThe Java version each Minecraft needs, Paper instead of the official server, how much memory to give it, the EULA, port 25565 and making yourself admin. On Windows and Linux.Game serversMinecraft
- Setting up a Minecraft Bedrock server (mobile, console and Windows)The official Bedrock server on Windows or Linux: download, settings, port 19132 UDP, permissions and updating without losing the world. Plus how to mix Java and Bedrock players.Game serversMinecraft
- Optimising a Minecraft server: less lag, more TPSWhat TPS means, how to find what causes lag with spark, the start command Paper recommends, view distances and pre-generating the world.Game serversMinecraft
- Setting up a Rust server (and adding plugins with Oxide)Installing with SteamCMD on Windows or Linux, the start script with every parameter, making yourself admin, plugins with Oxide/uMod and what to do on the monthly forced wipe.Game serversRust
- Setting up an ARK: Survival Ascended server on WindowsWhat it really needs (Windows only and plenty of RAM), installing with SteamCMD, the correct start line (not the old ARK one), the certificate Windows Server needs to appear in the list, and the ports.Game serversARK
- Setting up a Counter-Strike 2 serverInstalling with SteamCMD (about 60 GB), the GSLT token you need, the start line with mode and map, the steamclient.so fix on Linux, and the ports.Game serversCounter-Strike 2
- Setting up a Valheim serverInstalling with SteamCMD, a proper start script (so updates do not overwrite it), password, crossplay with Xbox, admins and uploading your own world.Game serversValheim
- Setting up a Palworld serverWhat it needs (16 GB recommended), installation, appearing in the community server list, the settings file (which is not the one it looks like) and becoming admin.Game serversPalworld
- Setting up a Project Zomboid server (Build 42)Build 42 is now the stable version: installation, the admin password on first start, how much memory to give it, the settings and Workshop mods.Game serversProject Zomboid
- Setting up a 7 Days to Die serverInstalling with SteamCMD, your own config file (so updates do not wipe it), fixed or random map, admins and the TCP and UDP ports.Game servers7 Days to Die
- Setting up a Garry's Mod serverInstalling with SteamCMD, the Steam token (with an App ID that is not the game's), the start line with gamemode and map, Workshop collections and ports.Game serversGarry's Mod
- Setting up a Terraria serverThe official server on Windows or Linux with a config file (so you do not answer questions on every start), port 7777 TCP, and the alternatives with mods and plugins.Game serversTerraria
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