Private Servers and Passwords: How They Actually Work
Running a server for a group without hiding it from your friends. What a password does, what it does not, and the alternatives.
Running a server for a group without hiding it from your friends. What a password does, what it does not, and the alternatives.
Not exotic attacks. Default passwords, exposed ports, unpatched panels and a plugin from a forum post. What to close, in order.
VPN blocks stop some ban evaders and silently reject players on mobile networks, campus Wi-Fi and bad routes. Here is where the line actually belongs.
IP bans catch the wrong people. How to recognise a returning banned player from network, account and behaviour signals without punishing newcomers.
It ships inside the artifacts you already downloaded and binds to 0.0.0.0:40120. Restart schedules, staff permissions, and the backup it never takes.
What remote console does, how it differs from in-game admin, what people actually use it for, and why a weak RCON password hands over the whole server.