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Clocks, and why they matter more than you think
The symptom is never that the clock is wrong. Restarts at the wrong hour, certificates failing, and logs that cannot be lined up.
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Log rotation, and the disk that fills at the worst moment
The most common way a long-running server dies has nothing to do with the game. Four things that grow without limit, and ten minutes that stop them.
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Firewall rules for game servers: UDP is not TCP
Six rules, and the two that decide whether you are invisible to listings or wide open on RCON. Plus the conntrack table nobody expects.
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A systemd unit for a game server that restarts correctly
Fifteen lines that replace a screen session and a cron job, and the four of them that decide whether a crash loop is survivable.
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Windows or Linux for a Game Server
An honest comparison rather than a recommendation. Where each genuinely wins, and the games where the choice is made for you.
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Automating Server Restarts Without Annoying Everyone
Why servers need restarting at all, how to schedule one nobody notices, and the warning cadence that stops people losing work.
· 7 min read
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Reading Game Server Logs Without Drowning
Logs are where every answer already is. What to grep for, which warnings matter, and why the last error is rarely the cause.
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Keeping a Game Server Running After You Close the Terminal
Screen, tmux and systemd solve the same problem differently. Which to use, and why the answer changes once the server matters.
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Linux Basics for Game Server Owners
The dozen commands that cover almost everything a server owner needs, and the four mistakes that cost people their machines.
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