Self-hosted game server guides: Minecraft, Palworld, Valheim, modded & dedicated servers.
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Pterodactyl is in maintenance mode. Pelican Panel is the fork that's actually moving. Install on Ubuntu 24.04 + first gameserver in 20 min.
Run a Minecraft, Valheim or Palworld server only your friends can reach. Tailscale mesh, MagicDNS, no DDoS surface, no router config.
Set up a Satisfactory dedicated server on Ubuntu via SteamCMD. Native Linux build (no Wine), small RAM footprint, ports, claim flow, save backups.
How to run an ARK Survival Ascended dedicated server on Ubuntu via SteamCMD and Wine. Real RAM requirements, ports, mods via CurseForge, weekly restart strategy.
Run an Enshrouded dedicated server on Ubuntu via SteamCMD + Wine. Systemd unit, ports, the real RAM requirement, save backups, and the gotchas the wiki skips.
Run a CurseForge or Modrinth modpack server (Forge / NeoForge) on Ubuntu. Server-pack download, JVM tuning for modded RAM appetite, systemd unit, update workflow.
Install LuckPerms on a Minecraft proxy network, sync permissions across backends, define groups and inheritance, avoid the per-server-permission trap.
How to migrate a Minecraft proxy network from BungeeCord or Waterfall to Velocity — config translation, plugin replacements, modern IP forwarding, and the gotchas.
Practical comparison of BungeeCord and Waterfall — performance, plugin compatibility, security patches, and which one you should actually pick for a small network.
Stand up a Velocity proxy on Linux from zero — install, velocity.toml, modern IP forwarding to Paper backends, systemd unit, firewall. The clean install, no BungeeCord baggage.
Full breakdown of BungeeCord's config.yml — listeners, servers, IP forwarding, priorities, the options nobody documents and the ones that bite you.
You want to run a Minecraft server and now you're looking at a list of options: Vanilla, CraftBukkit, Spigot, Paper,