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Hardened SSH, a UFW firewall, automatic bans with fail2ban, automatic security updates, rootkit scanning and more. Everything you need to properly protect a Linux VPS.

Picking the right launch moment doubles your chances of building a community that lasts. Most people starting a server get this wrong. Here is what works.

Players do not come back because your server has fast CPUs. They come back for the people, the rules and the atmosphere. Hardware is the floor, not the ceiling.

The real maths behind a donation-funded server. What works, what does not and what most admins find out too late.

Most hosting companies look the same at first glance. These questions separate the ones that actually deliver from the ones that only look good in a pricing table.

A game released in 2000 still draws thousands of daily players. It is not just nostalgia. There are real reasons CS 1.6 refuses to die, and they say something important about good games.

Cloud gaming promised to make dedicated servers disappear. After years of being available everywhere, dedicated servers are more popular than ever. Here is why.

Not all CS 1.6 hosting is equal. Here is what separates a server that plays perfectly from one that looks cheap on paper but frustrates your players every map.

Lag is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Before upgrading, you need to know why the server is struggling, because the answer changes everything about what to do next.