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Practical, no-fluff guides for running your own game servers: free Minecraft Java hosting, Paper plugins, world uploads, lag hunting, Valheim dedicated servers and BepInEx modding. Everything here is written against the SadHost panel, but the advice works on any server.
Start here — Minecraft Java
How to Create a Free Minecraft Server That Stays Online 24/7
Free Minecraft hosting that does not expire: create the server, pick your software, tune it for 5 GB of RAM and let hibernation keep it alive while nobody is online.
How to Install Minecraft Plugins on a Paper Server
Two ways to add plugins to Paper — one click from the panel, or a manual JAR upload to /plugins — plus the plugin list that runs happily on a free 5 GB node.
How to Fix Minecraft Server Lag and Low TPS
Lag is a symptom, not a cause. Here is the order that actually finds the culprit — TPS and MSPT first, then chunks, entities, plugins and finally JVM settings.
How to Upload a Minecraft World to Your Server
Bring your existing world with you: zip the right folders, upload, hit Extract in the file manager, and point level-name at the folder you just dropped in.
How to Join a Minecraft Server: IP, Port and Custom Domain
Give your friends one address instead of a random IP. This covers ports, free subdomains and the four join errors you will actually meet.
Valheim
How to Create a Valheim Dedicated Server
Valheim needs two ports, a world name and a password — that is it. Here is the whole setup, plus how to make the server public and how to bring an existing world across.
How to Install Valheim Mods with BepInEx
BepInEx loads Valheim mods and the panel installs the loader for you. The hard part is matching client and server versions — this is how to get that right first time.
Minecraft
Create your free server in under a minute
2 vCores, 5 GB RAM and 5 GB disk — free, always. Sign in with Discord, pick your game and your friends can join right away.
- No credit card, no trial, no expiry
- One-click plugin and modpack installers
- Servers sleep when idle and wake when someone joins
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The SadHost Helpdesk covers the panel itself: creating a server, the plugin and modpack installers, switching versions, pre-generating your world and how the Semi-24/7 hibernation system wakes your server when a player joins.