Resources

A curated, click-through list of the best free Minecraft server plugins (EssentialsX, LuckPerms, WorldEdit), performance mods, and modpacks, each linking to the official download on Modrinth or CurseForge.

Minecraft · Plugins · Mods

Curated GLua libraries from Srlion and noaccessl - Hook-Library, goobie-sql, RNDX, physics crash guard, and more.

GLua · Libraries · Performance

Weapon bases from necoarctic (ARC-9, ACT3, ArcCW) and additional tooling from Srlion and noaccessl not covered in part 1.

Weapon bases · Binary modules · Tooling

Hammer Editor tutorials, references, tools, and free assets for Garry's Mod mapping.

Hammer · Mapping · Tutorials

Curated starter pack for new Rust admins: top Oxide/uMod plugins with attribution, server.cfg essentials, and map seed resources.

Rust · Plugins · server.cfg

Curated starter pack for new DarkRP admins: top addons with attribution, server.cfg essentials, FastDL setup, anticheat stack, and backup rhythm.

DarkRP · Addons · server.cfg

How to connect to the trial server, find your SteamID64, grant yourself owner, and use admin commands. What the 24h grant covers and how it expires.

Rust · Trial · Admin

Step-by-step DarkRP server setup: install the GMod dedicated server, add the DarkRP gamemode, configure jobs and shipments, install ULX, and fix common launch errors.

DarkRP · GMod · Setup

Real DarkRP crash errors explained by symptom: nil value errors, jobs.lua breaking silently, Workshop content failures, and out-of-memory crashes, sourced from our own Crash Doctor's error signatures.

DarkRP · GMod · Admin

What running a game server actually involves: writing rules, ban management, update handling, player complaints, realistic time commitment (2-5 hrs/week), and when to grow your admin team.

Admin · Guide

Side-by-side comparison of ULX and SAM for Garry's Mod servers -- command syntax, permission systems, menu UI, and which to choose for DarkRP vs sandbox.

GMod · Admin · DarkRP

How to add Workshop addons to your Garry's Mod server: Workshop collection method, resource.AddWorkshop, FastDL basics, and avoiding the most common content download errors.

GMod · Workshop · Addons

How to keep a Node.js Discord bot online without your own PC running: get a token, upload your bot code, set it as an environment variable, and what auto-restart does and doesn't fix.

Hosting · Guide · Uptime

What DDoS protection on game servers actually means: Layer 4 vs Layer 7 filtering, how game server DDoS attacks work, what mitigation protects against, and what it does not.

Security · DDoS · Hosting

RAM requirements for GMod, Rust, Minecraft, and Project Zomboid game servers -- with breakdowns by player count, mod load, and what uses the most memory.

Hosting · Guide · Performance

Practical security steps for game server owners: rcon passwords, admin permissions, whitelisting, keeping software patched, and what threats are realistic vs theoretical.

Security · Admin · Guide

What a Lua backdoor actually looks like in an addon file, how to search for one by hand, how to clean up after finding one, and what a scanner can and can't catch.

Security · Garry's Mod · Guide

Why players experience high ping on your game server, what you can and cannot control as a server owner, and what actually helps vs common myths.

Performance · Hosting · Guide

What game server files to back up, how often, and what backup strategies work for different games -- GMod, Rust, Minecraft, and Project Zomboid.

Backups · Guide

Real measured cold-start times: GMod at 6.2 seconds, Rust at 51.5 seconds true-ready with Fast Boot Mode versus 239.5 seconds vanilla, and why the engine's own claim is often wrong.

Performance · GMod · Rust

How to monitor a game server for uptime, performance, and player counts -- tools, Discord bots, and what metrics matter for different game types.

Uptime · Guide

What RCON is, how it works for GMod, Rust, Minecraft, and other games, how to connect with RCON clients, and security considerations when enabling it.

RCON · Admin · Guide

Key server.cfg settings explained for Rust and Garry's Mod -- what each setting does, safe defaults, and common mistakes that break server startup.

server.cfg · Rust · GMod

What the difference is between a VPS, a dedicated server, and managed game server hosting -- when each makes sense and what the actual trade-offs are.

Hosting · Guide

How to transfer your game server to a new hosting provider without losing player data, world files, or configuration -- covering GMod, Rust, and Minecraft.

Hosting · Guide · Backups

Comparison of Minecraft server types and when to use each: Vanilla, CraftBukkit, Spigot, Paper, Purpur, Forge, Fabric, and modpack servers.

Minecraft · Guide · Setup

Real measured RAM data: a 100% boot-crash we found and fixed, idle memory at a starter tier, and how memory moves as real Workshop mods are added.

Performance · Guide · Hosting

How to install a Modrinth or CurseForge modpack directly from your panel: automatic loader setup, config overrides, and what to check before restarting.

Minecraft · Guide · Setup

Why game servers lag, what tickrate means, how to diagnose whether lag is CPU, RAM, or network, and what you can actually do to fix it.

Performance · Guide · GMod

Rust's forced monthly wipe, optional mid-month wipes, what gets wiped (map vs blueprints), how to configure wipes, and how to communicate schedules to players.

Rust · Guide

How crash auto-restart works, how to set up scheduled daily restarts, how to notify players before a restart, and what auto-restart cannot fix.

Uptime · Guide

The latest official updates for the games we host, pulled live from each publisher's own feed: no reproduced patch notes, just what shipped and a link to the source.

GMod · Rust · Minecraft · Guide