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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.

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.

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.

Most servers lose the majority of new players within seven days. It is not inevitable. The reasons players leave repeat, and most of them can be fixed.

Valheim co-op on a friend's PC works until it does not. A dedicated server changes the game in ways that go beyond simply staying online.

A badly tuned economy kills a DayZ server faster than any technical problem. Too much loot and players get bored. Too little and they quit. Here is how to find the balance.