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Plain-English guides for running your server - written for every skill level.
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- 37 guides
Getting Started
Set up your new game server with Play Your Way: your first connection, the control panel and the basics every new server owner needs.
- 29 guides
Server Management
Run your game server day to day: switch versions and mod loaders, schedule wipes and restarts, and use the panel tools that keep it online.
- 133 guides
Settings & Admin
Change your game server's settings and config files, manage whitelists and operators, and use admin commands to run it your way.
- 494 guides
Mods & Plugins
Install mods, plugins and Workshop content on your game server, from Paper plugins and Fabric mods to Oxide, BepInEx and Steam Workshop.
- 38 guides
Files & Backups
Manage your server files, create and restore backups, upload worlds and move your server from another host without losing progress.
- 20 guides
Performance
Size your server's RAM, cut lag and find what slows it down, so every session runs smoothly.
- 48 guides
Troubleshooting
Fix crashes, boot loops and connection errors on your game server with step-by-step guides for the problems we see most often.
- 11 guides
Billing & Account
Manage your Play Your Way account, plan, invoices and payment card, and find clear answers on upgrades, cancellations and refunds.
- 88 guides
Game guides
Gameplay walkthroughs for the games we host: mechanics, items and progression explained, checked against the current version.
Guides by game
7 Days to Die
7 guides
ARK: Survival Ascended
5 guides
ARK: Survival Evolved
18 guides
Enshrouded
20 guidesEnshrouded (PS5)
2 guides
Garry's Mod
35 guides
Minecraft
543 guides
Palworld
60 guides
Project Zomboid
14 guides
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
14 guides
Rust
67 guides
Satisfactory
11 guides
Terraria
31 guides
Valheim
27 guides
Recently updated
Valheim dedicated server seed: set it or find it
Set the seed on a Valheim dedicated server or read the seed of a world you already have, and what a PS5 or Xbox player can and can't do without a PC.
ARK ini settings: GameUserSettings.ini and Game.ini
What the common ARK: Survival Evolved GameUserSettings.ini and Game.ini settings do, from XP and taming to breeding, and why to stop the server first.
Can you use Fabric mods on Forge? What works, what fails
Can Fabric mods run on Forge? Our Forge 1.21.1 server skipped them without a word. Sinytra Connector runs many on NeoForge: what it needs, and what fails.
Enshrouded server won't start or launch: how to fix it
Enshrouded server stops right after Start, or friends can't join after an update? Read the console line that says why, fix it and start again.
Enshrouded permissions: let friends place Flame Altars
No permission to place a Flame Altar? Only Admin can at first. Switch it on for Friend, set what each role can do, and kick, ban or unban players.
Enshrouded worlds and saves
Bring your Enshrouded world from your PC to your server, start a fresh world, find the save files and get an old world back when you need it.