Guides & how-tos

Hosting, explained honestly

Plain-English guides to VPS, Windows, game servers and the small print budget hosts skip. No fluff, no dishonest specs.

Explainer

What is a KVM VPS?

Why full virtualization matters — and how KVM differs from cheap containers.

Windows

Cheap Windows VPS with RDP

How RDP works, and the licensing reality (BYOL) most pages skip.

Networking

NAT IPv4 vs a dedicated IP

What a shared IP changes — and the few things that need a dedicated one.

Behind the scenes

How automated provisioning works

Order to running server in minutes — what happens behind the scenes.

Tutorial

How to set up a Minecraft server

Paper, Forge or Fabric, RAM sizing, plugins/mods, backups, inviting friends.

Buyer's guide

What to look for in a cheap VPS

A buyer's checklist so a bargain doesn't become a regret.

Tutorial

How to set up a Rust server

Oxide/uMod or Carbon, RAM sizing, scheduled wipes and RCON.

Tutorial

How to set up a Counter-Strike server

SteamCMD, SourceMod/MetaMod, custom maps and tickrate.

Tutorial

How to set up a Garry's Mod server

DarkRP/TTT, Workshop collections, addons and FastDL.

Tutorial

How to set up a Team Fortress 2 server

SourceMod, custom maps and gamemodes like MvM and surf.

Tutorial

How to set up an ARK server

Steam Workshop mods, multi-map clusters, rates and RAM.

Buyer's guide

How to choose a game server host

RAM vs slots, file access, DDoS, backups and ping.

Comparison

Ubuntu vs Debian for a VPS

Release cadence, package freshness and stability — which to pick.

Tutorial

How to run a Discord bot 24/7

Keep a bot online with pm2 or systemd on a cheap VPS.

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