Guides

Guides for your game server

Everything to launch, share and optimize your server — no jargon.

Install a Minecraft modpack on your server

Modrinth or CurseForge: how to launch a modded Minecraft server in minutes, and which RAM to choose.

Create a server, invite your friends, share the connection address: the guide to starting a multiplayer game.

Pay-by-the-hour billing explained simply: when it beats a subscription, and how to estimate your budget.

What a "free Minecraft server" is really worth, its limits, and the pay-by-the-hour alternative that costs a few cents.

At home, on a VPS or with a pay-by-the-hour host: the pros, cons and cost of each option.

Vanilla Minecraft, a big modpack, Valheim, Palworld: the RAM to choose by game and player count.

The Cobblemon modpack on a dedicated by-the-hour server: Modrinth/CurseForge link, recommended RAM, playing with friends.

The All the Mods kitchen-sink modpack on a dedicated server: which RAM, how to install it in 2 minutes.

Import a save from your PC or another host (.zip / .tar.gz) and pick your game back up intact.

Launch a dedicated Valheim server by the hour: password, crossplay, recommended RAM and playing with friends.

A dedicated Palworld server by the hour: recommended RAM (up to 16 GB), password, how to join and saves kept.

A dedicated Factorio server by the hour: joining, RAM, RCON console, save import (.zip) and automatic saving.