
Things worth writing down
Sizing, operations and the parts of hosting that are usually explained badly. Written by the people who run the platform, mostly because we got tired of answering the same question in tickets.
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Operations13 min read
Steam Workshop mods on dedicated servers, explained
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Databases12 min read
Database backups and restores: dumps that come back
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Databases15 min read
phpMyAdmin import and export: limits, charsets and fixes
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Operations13 min read
Cron expressions explained, with schedules for game servers
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Operations16 min read
Monetising a game server without breaking the rules
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Networking15 min read
Game server ports explained: query ports, RCON and firewalls
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Security13 min read
Environment variables and secrets on an app server
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Sizing13 min read
Sizing a web app for launch day: cache, queries, headroom
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Networking12 min read
Connecting a domain to a game server: A, SRV and ports
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Web hosting13 min read
Point a domain at your server and get an SSL certificate
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Operations14 min read
Server monitoring: the four checks worth alerting on
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