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Practical guides on servers, hosting, DDoS protection and game servers, written by the team that runs them.

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Game servers

How to Make a FiveM Server with txAdmin

How to make a FiveM server: license key, server artifacts, ESX or QBCore through txAdmin, MariaDB, port 30120 and the most common errors, step by step.

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Game servers

How to Make a Minecraft Server, Step by Step

How to make a Minecraft server step by step: Java and RAM requirements, setup on your own PC, plugins with Paper and how your friends connect to it.

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Email

SPF, DKIM and DMARC Explained: Setup Guide

SPF, DKIM and DMARC explained: how these DNS records keep your email out of spam, what each record looks like, how to set them up and mistakes to avoid.

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Servers

What Is a Dedicated Server? A Plain Guide

What is a dedicated server? How bare-metal servers work, how they compare with a VPS, when you need one and which hardware to check before you rent one.

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Hosting

What Is Web Hosting? How It Works

What is web hosting? How it works, how hosting differs from a domain, the main hosting types, cPanel vs DirectAdmin and what to check in a plan.

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Servers

What Is a VPS? How Virtual Private Servers Work

What is a VPS? Learn how virtual private servers work, how a VPS compares with shared hosting and dedicated servers, and what to check before you buy one.

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Security

What Is a DDoS Attack? How It Works and How to Stay Protected

What is DDoS? Learn how DDoS attacks work, how L3/L4 and L7 attacks differ, how to tell you are under attack and how to protect a server or website.

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