Notes
Write-ups from actually running this: measured figures, things that broke, and what the fix turned out to be. No listicles.
From one node to a cluster: what got better, and what got worse
The Threadripper is now a storage box. Game servers moved to Dell R640s with ECC memory. Honest accounting of the trade, including the per-core speed that went down and the new single point of failure.
Game server or VPS: which one do you actually need
A managed panel handles the parts you do not want to think about. Root access hands you all of them. An honest look at which is right, including the case for the boring answer.
Low ping is mostly marketing: what latency numbers actually mean
Light in fibre travels about 204,000 km per second, which sets a floor no host can beat. How to spot a latency claim that breaks physics, and why jitter matters more than ping anyway.
Your server lags at 21:00: how to find the actual cause
TPS tells you there is a problem. MSPT and a spark profile tell you what it is. A diagnosis order that starts by working out whether the server is even the thing that is slow.
How to connect to your server over SFTP on Windows and macOS
Step by step SFTP setup with WinSCP, FileZilla, Cyberduck and the built-in command line, plus the two things every other guide gets wrong about File Explorer and Finder.
How backups actually work here, including what they will not save you from
Proxmox Backup Server, 24 hourly through to 1 yearly, on-site and encrypted off-site. What that retention policy really means, why raidz2 is not a backup, and the failure it cannot cover.
How much RAM does your Minecraft or Hytale server actually need
View distance and entity count drive memory use far more than player count does. What to size for, why buying more RAM often fixes nothing, and the numbers from the official Hytale server manual.
Running a Hytale server in Early Access: what is different from Minecraft
Hytale ships weekly, uses QUIC over UDP, and needs Java 25. What that changes about running a server, and the honest case for waiting rather than migrating.
Securing a VPS you just ordered: the first twenty minutes
SSH keys, a firewall and automatic updates cover most of what actually happens to an exposed server. Plus the Ubuntu config trap that silently keeps password login enabled after you disabled it.
Why Passim IT exists, and what it is not
Six years of hosting Minecraft servers for friends turned into a registered company in June 2025. Here is what runs it, who answers the tickets, and what this host deliberately is not.
Switching a Hytale server to the pre-release patchline without losing your world
The pre-release patchline is where Hytale's new content lands first. Here is the order of operations that keeps your world recoverable when a build goes wrong.