Game server guides
Setup guides, fixes, mods and top lists for every game we host. Written by people who run servers all day.
Killing Floor 25 min readKilling Floor 2 Admin Commands for Your Dedicated Server
KF2 server admin commands from the console: AdminLogin, Admin PlayerList, Admin Kick, KickBan, ChangeMap and AdminSay, plus where the admin password lives.
ReadKilling Floor 25 min readKilling Floor 2 Server Not Showing in Browser? How to Fix It
Fix a KF2 dedicated server missing from the server browser: ports 7777, 27015 and 20560, browser filters for custom and unranked servers, versions, and joining with open.
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Left 4 Dead5 min readLeft 4 Dead Server Refusing Connections? Lobby Only and Other Fixes
Fix a Left 4 Dead dedicated server that refuses connect from the console: sv_allow_lobby_connect_only, Steam group lock, passwords, sv_lan, ports and version.
ReadLinux Firewall for Game Servers: ufw and firewalld Commands
Open game server ports on Linux with ufw (Ubuntu, Debian) or firewalld (Fedora, Rocky, Alma), keep SSH safe, and avoid the Docker and zone traps.
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Longvinter5 min readLongvinter Admin Panel: How Server Admins Moderate an Island
How admin works on a Longvinter server: the EOS ID admin list, the in game admin panel and its logs, removing houses, resetting vaults, and running fair rules.
ReadLongvinter5 min readLongvinter Server Not Showing in the Server Browser: How to Fix It
Longvinter server missing from the browser? Search by tag, wait for the session, check the query port, use Connect by IP with the game port, and fix VPN kicks.
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Minetest5 min readLuanti (Minetest) Server Privileges and Admin Commands
Run a Luanti server: become admin with the name setting, use /grant and /revoke, pick default_privs, and kick, ban, reset passwords and protect builds.
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ClassiCube7 min readMCGalaxy Commands for ClassiCube Server Owners (Ranks, Worlds, Bans)
The MCGalaxy commands a ClassiCube server owner uses: /setrank and /pass, ranks, /newlvl and /os plots, /pervisit, bans and minigames like /zs.
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Midnight Ghost Hunt5 min readMidnight Ghost Hunt Server Not Showing in the Browser: Fixes
Can't find your Midnight Ghost Hunt server? Match the region filter, check the name and password, update after patches and open the beacon and query ports.
ReadMidnight Ghost Hunt5 min readMidnight Ghost Hunt Server Settings Explained (Modes, Bots, Maps)
What each Midnight Ghost Hunt server setting does: 4v4, 6v6 and Darkness, map, region, bot difficulty, -NoBots and -NoAutobalance, with setups that work.
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Mindustry5 min readMindustry "Outdated Client" or "Outdated Server" Kick: How to Fix
Fix Mindustry's "Outdated client! Update your game!" and "Outdated server! Ask the host to update!" kicks by matching build numbers between players and server.
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Minecraft7 min readMinecraft "An Existing Connection Was Forcibly Closed" Fix
Fix "Internal Exception: java.io.IOException: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host" on a Minecraft server, from both sides.
ReadMinecraft6 min readMinecraft "Mismatched Mod Channel List" Fix (Forge and NeoForge)
Fix "Mismatched mod channel list" and "Mod rejections" when joining a modded Minecraft server by matching the client and server mod lists exactly.
ReadMinecraft5 min readMinecraft Server Monetization Rules: What You Can Sell (2026)
What Mojang's Minecraft Usage Guidelines let a server sell: access fees, cosmetics, ranks, crates and currency, what counts as pay to win, and how to stay compliant.
ReadMini PC Game Server vs Renting: When Does Buying Pay Off?
Buying a mini PC, old desktop or Raspberry Pi to run a game server vs renting one. The break even formula, power use, and the costs people leave out.
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Modiverse5 min readModiverse Server Not Showing or Friends Can't Join? Fixes
Your Modiverse server runs but friends cannot see or join it. Check the query port, add it as a Steam favorite, match versions and fix the launch line.
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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault5 min readMOHAA Server Not Showing in the Server List? Fixes After GameSpy
Why a Medal of Honor: Allied Assault server is missing from the in game list since GameSpy closed, and how to fix it with sv_gamespy, masters and port 12300.
ReadMedal of Honor: Allied Assault6 min readMOHAA server.cfg Explained: Game Types, Map Rotation and RCON
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault server.cfg line by line: g_gametype 1 to 4, sv_maplist, time and round limits, team damage, passwords and RCON commands.
ReadMonthly vs Yearly Game Server Billing: The Break Even Math
Should you pay for a game server monthly or yearly? The break even month, what you risk by paying up front, and which groups should pick each.
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Mordhau5 min readMordhau Admin Commands: Kick, Ban, Mute and Change Map
Mordhau server admin commands: adminlogin, playerlist, kick, ban with durations, mute, unban, changelevel and addadmin, with PlayFab IDs.
ReadMordhau5 min readMordhau Server Not Showing in Server Browser (Fixes)
Mordhau server missing from the browser or players cannot join? Fix query and beacon ports, patch mismatches, filters, mods and Game.ini resets.
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Multi Theft Auto5 min readMTA Server Not Showing in the Server Browser? How to Fix It
Fix a Multi Theft Auto server missing from the MTA browser: ase, the ASE port (game port + 123), openports, owner email, serial settings and Quick Connect.
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Myth of Empires5 min readMyth of Empires Server Launch Parameters Explained (MOEServer.exe)
What each Myth of Empires private server launch parameter does: the map, -SessionName, -GameServerPVPType, -MaxPlayers, -ServerId, GM accounts and more.
ReadMyth of Empires5 min readMyth of Empires Server Not Showing in Custom Server List? Fixes
A Myth of Empires private server missing from Custom Server is usually still loading, on the wrong tab, behind a closed query port or out of date. Fix each.
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