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How to Set Up a Don't Starve Together Dedicated Server
Run a persistent Don't Starve Together world with caves: SteamCMD install, the two-shard cluster setup, a cluster token, ports 10999–11000, and a systemd service.
How to Set Up a Satisfactory Dedicated Server on a VPS
Keep your Satisfactory factory running 24/7: SteamCMD install, claiming the server in-game, port 7777, and a systemd service sized for big automation saves.
How to Set Up a Core Keeper Dedicated Server
Host a persistent Core Keeper world your friends can mine and explore any time: SteamCMD install, the Game ID connection model, and a lightweight systemd service.
How to Set Up a Sons of the Forest Dedicated Server
Run a persistent Sons of the Forest co-op world: SteamCMD install, running the Windows-only server on Linux via Proton, ports 8766/27016/9700, and a systemd service.
How to Set Up an Enshrouded Dedicated Server
Host a persistent Enshrouded world for up to 16 players: SteamCMD install, running the Windows-only server on Linux via Proton, ports 15636–15637, and a service.
How to Set Up a Project Zomboid Dedicated Server
Host a persistent Project Zomboid world for your group: SteamCMD install, the -Xmx memory setting that trips everyone up, ports 16261–16262, and a systemd service.
How to Set Up an ARK: Survival Ascended Server on a VPS
ARK: Survival Ascended is the most demanding survival server around, and its dedicated build is Windows-only. Here's how to run it on Linux with Proton, or on Windows.
How to Diagnose DNS Problems with dig and nslookup
When a domain won't resolve, dig and nslookup tell you exactly why. A practical, example-driven guide to reading their output and finding the real problem.
How to Set Up DKIM on a Self-Hosted Mail Server
Generate a DKIM key, publish it in DNS and sign outgoing mail on your own Postfix server with OpenDKIM. The full command-by-command walkthrough.
How to Point a Subdomain to a Different App or Port
Run several apps on one VPS, each on its own subdomain — api.yourdomain.com, app.yourdomain.com — using a reverse proxy. DNS plus the Nginx and Caddy configs.
How to Verify Your Domain for Email Sending
Before a service like SendGrid, Mailgun or Google can send as your domain, you must verify it in DNS. Here's what each record does and how to get verified fast.
How to Set Up a Catch-All Email Address
A catch-all captures mail sent to any address at your domain — even ones that don't exist. Here's how to set one up, the real risks, and smarter alternatives.
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