Valheim’s dedicated server is one of the least demanding game servers you can host, but it has one catch: it relies almost entirely on a single CPU core. A 10-player…
Read MoreSons of the Forest Dedicated Server: Hardware Requirements and Config for 2026
Sons of the Forest ships a dedicated server tool that is lightweight on RAM but hungry for single-core speed. Official minimums list 4 CPU cores and 8 GB of RAM;…
Read MoreTerraria Dedicated Server: Hardware Specs, TShock Setup, and Tuning
A Terraria dedicated server for 8 players runs comfortably on a single 2 GHz core and 1–2 GB of RAM. Push to 16 players with TShock, world backups, and a…
Read MoreUnturned Dedicated Server Hosting: Hardware Specs, Setup, and Optimization for 2026
Unturned is easy to dismiss as “the free zombie game,” but its dedicated server is a real workload with specific quirks. The good news: it is far lighter than ARK…
Read MoreDedicated Server for Video Encoding and Transcoding: NVENC vs Quick Sync vs CPU
Video encoding and transcoding are the workloads where a dedicated server earns its keep. Unlike a web server, which idles between requests, an encoding box runs at full tilt for…
Read MoreFiveM Server Hosting on Dedicated Hardware: CPU, RAM, and Bandwidth for GTA Roleplay
FiveM roleplay servers need more CPU, RAM, and bandwidth than most game servers. Here are the 2026 specs for 48, 64-128, and 128-300 slot cities.
Read MoreFactorio Dedicated Server: CPU, UPS, and RAM Requirements for Megabases
Factorio servers live or die on UPS. Single-thread CPU speed is everything: sizing guidance for starter worlds, mid game, and megabases.
Read MoreSizing a 100-Slot Game Server Network: CPU, RAM, and Bandwidth Budgets Per Instance
A 100-slot game server network is not one server doing 100 players’ worth of work. It is usually 4 to 8 separate instances, each with its own tick loop, its…
Read MoreTraffic Patterns Where Dedicated Hardware Beats a VPS (With Crossover Thresholds)
“Move to dedicated when you outgrow a VPS” is true but useless as a decision rule, because nobody notices the moment they outgrow anything. CPU graphs look fine, the site…
Read MoreHow Much RAM and CPU Does a Palworld Dedicated Server Really Need in 2026?
Palworld has been through several major updates since its launch, and each one has shifted how the dedicated server uses system resources. The early community wisdom — “4 GB of…
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