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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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Operations12 min read
Why Minecraft TPS drops, and how to fix it in the right order
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Databases14 min read
PostgreSQL or MongoDB: choosing by the shape of your data
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Minecraft13 min read
Minecraft Paper optimisation: the configs that fix TPS
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Databases14 min read
MongoDB schema design and indexes that earn their keep
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App hosting12 min read
Python requirements and virtualenvs: pip-tools, uv and pins
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Minecraft13 min read
Minecraft world border and pre-generation with Chunky
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Operations11 min read
Testing a restore before you need it: a 30-minute drill
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Networking13 min read
Static IP addresses: when you need one and when you do not
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Security15 min read
Rate limiting: where to put limits and how to size them
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