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Best Left 4 Dead 2 Mods for 2026Real, well-regarded Left 4 Dead 2 Workshop campaigns and mods worth running on your server in 2026 — plus how server-side addon installation actually works.4 min readBest Team Fortress 2 Server Plugins for 2026The real SourceMod plugins that make a Team Fortress 2 community server actually run well — map rotation, custom weapons, and where to get them, from a decades-old ecosystem.4 min readBest Necesse Mods for 2026Real Steam Workshop mods worth installing on your Necesse colony server in 2026 — from quality-of-life mining fixes to the biggest content-expansion mod in the ecosystem.4 min readBest Vintage Story Mods for 2026The Vintage Story mods worth running in 2026 — from the community's most-recommended survival overhaul to essential quality-of-life picks — and how server-side mod loading works.4 min readBest Don't Starve Together Mods for 2026Real, popular Don't Starve Together Workshop mods worth running on your server in 2026 — quality-of-life essentials, a top-rated character mod, and the cluster token you need first.4 min readPlutonium Server Hosting: BO1, BO2, MW3, and WaW ExplainedWhat Plutonium is, exactly which four Call of Duty titles it supports (and which it doesn't), and how Nxeon hosts private dedicated servers for all of them — ports, ownership rules, and pricing.3 min read
Gaming
Minecraft, Rust, and other game-server setup and tuning.
Best Left 4 Dead 2 Mods for 2026Real, well-regarded Left 4 Dead 2 Workshop campaigns and mods worth running on your server in 2026 — plus how server-side addon installation actually works.4 min readBest Team Fortress 2 Server Plugins for 2026The real SourceMod plugins that make a Team Fortress 2 community server actually run well — map rotation, custom weapons, and where to get them, from a decades-old ecosystem.4 min readBest Necesse Mods for 2026Real Steam Workshop mods worth installing on your Necesse colony server in 2026 — from quality-of-life mining fixes to the biggest content-expansion mod in the ecosystem.4 min readBest Vintage Story Mods for 2026The Vintage Story mods worth running in 2026 — from the community's most-recommended survival overhaul to essential quality-of-life picks — and how server-side mod loading works.4 min readBest Don't Starve Together Mods for 2026Real, popular Don't Starve Together Workshop mods worth running on your server in 2026 — quality-of-life essentials, a top-rated character mod, and the cluster token you need first.4 min readPlutonium Server Hosting: BO1, BO2, MW3, and WaW ExplainedWhat Plutonium is, exactly which four Call of Duty titles it supports (and which it doesn't), and how Nxeon hosts private dedicated servers for all of them — ports, ownership rules, and pricing.3 min readHow to Set Up a Soulmask Dedicated ServerRun a persistent Soulmask tribal-survival world for your clan — Docker setup, ports, admin access, and RAM sizing across small and large tribes.4 min readBest ARK: Survival Ascended Mods for 2026The real, currently-popular ARK: Survival Ascended mods on CurseForge — Structures Plus, Awesome SpyGlass, overhauls and creature packs — and how to install them.4 min readHow to Set Up an Icarus Dedicated ServerRun your own persistent Icarus prospect world instead of relying on a host's game client — Docker setup, admin access, ports, and RAM sizing.4 min readBest Core Keeper Mods for 2026The real, actually-useful Core Keeper mods worth installing on your server in 2026 — quality-of-life fixes, automation, and how mod loading actually works.4 min readHow to Set Up an Abiotic Factor Dedicated ServerGet a persistent Abiotic Factor co-op world running for your team of trapped scientists — Docker setup, save-file handling, ports, and RAM sizing.4 min readHow to Set Up a Sunkenland Dedicated ServerRun your own always-on Sunkenland raft-and-island survival world — Docker setup, world persistence, ports, and honest RAM sizing for a group.4 min readHow to Set Up a Plutonium T4 (World at War) Private ServerA setup and FAQ guide to running a Plutonium T4 private dedicated server for World at War — ports, directory layout, your Server Key, and what Nxeon does (and doesn't) provide.3 min readHow to Set Up a RuneScape: Dragonwilds Dedicated ServerDragonwilds got PC dedicated servers in its March 2026 update, with crossplay support arriving at 1.0 launch on September 15. Here's how to stand one up.4 min readCustomizing your game server: configs, mods, and performanceA deployed game server is just the start. Here's how to customize configs, add mods and plugins, tune performance and manage files on your Nxeon game server.5 min read
VPS
Provisioning, managing, and getting the most from your VPS.
Tutorials
Step-by-step walkthroughs for common hosting tasks.
How to migrate to Nxeon for freeSwitching hosts sounds painful — it isn't. A guided wizard copies your files, code and databases from your old VPS with live progress, for free. Here's the whole process.5 min readThe in-browser terminal: build straight from your serverNo SSH client, no local setup — open a full terminal to your VPS right in the browser and build from any device, even a tablet. Here's what it unlocks.4 min readClaude Code is pre-installed on every Nxeon VPSEvery Nxeon server ships with Claude Code ready in the terminal — an AI coding agent that builds, debugs and runs your project right on the box. Here's how to use it.4 min readVibe coding: build websites and apps with no code on a VPSDescribe what you want in plain English and let AI build it, run it, and put it online — all on a server you own. Here's how vibe coding on a VPS works.5 min read
Security
Hardening servers, firewalls, 2FA, and staying safe.
Free SSL certificates on your VPS with Let's EncryptHTTPS is free and automatic. Here's how to issue a Let's Encrypt certificate on your VPS, set up auto-renewal, and never see an expiry warning again.4 min readHow to generate a strong password (and why length beats complexity)Forget swapping letters for symbols. The single biggest factor in password strength is length. Here's how to generate passwords attackers can't crack.4 min readHow to check an SSL certificate's expiry and validityAn expired certificate breaks your site instantly. Learn how to check a certificate's expiry, chain and validity from the browser, the command line, and online.4 min read
Domains
Registering, pointing, and managing your domain names.
Networking
Articles about Networking.
MX records and email deliverability: SPF, DKIM and DMARCGetting email to the inbox is about DNS, not luck. Here's how MX records route your mail and how SPF, DKIM and DMARC keep it out of the spam folder.4 min readDiagnosing 'connection refused' errors'Connection refused' is one of the most misread errors in networking. Here's what it actually means, how it differs from a timeout, and a step-by-step fix.3 min readHow to point a domain at your VPSBought a domain and spun up a server? The last step is connecting them. Here's exactly how to point a domain at your VPS with A records — and verify it worked.4 min readCommon ports every developer should know (22, 80, 443, 3306…)You don't need to memorise all 65,535 ports — just the ones that come up daily. Here's the working developer's reference to the ports you'll actually use.3 min readSubnetting made simple: CIDR, netmasks, and host countsCIDR and subnet masks stop being scary once you see the pattern. Here's a clear, math-light guide to /24s, netmasks, host counts and splitting a network.4 min readReading HTTP response headers: a practical guideResponse headers reveal how a site is served, cached and secured. Here's a practical tour of the headers that matter — and what to check when something's off.4 min readDNS records explained: A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NSDNS is the internet's address book. Here's a plain-English guide to the record types you'll actually use — A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and NS — and when to reach for each.4 min readHow to check if a port is open (and what to do if it's not)A service only works if its port is reachable. Learn how to test whether a port is open from your machine and from the internet, and how to fix a closed one.4 min readWhat is a WHOIS lookup and how to read the resultsWHOIS tells you who owns a domain, when it expires, and where it's registered. Here's what every field means and how to read a WHOIS record like a pro.4 min read
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