Find setup and troubleshooting guides for your game server

Find instructions for the game you run, from a first configuration change to investigating a failed connection. The guides below cover Rust, FiveM and several survival or Source-family games. Use the game name as well as the task when choosing an article: similarly named settings can behave differently between games.

Start with the right server and version

Check the exact game, server build and platform before following commands. ARK: Survival Ascended is different from ARK: Survival Evolved; Counter-Strike 2 uses Source 2 rather than the older Source engine. Frameworks, mod loaders, client mods and paid resources add their own compatibility requirements.

These guides do not imply every server template exposes every setting. Use your service’s assigned addresses and ports, and ask support if a required setting is not available. A game-panel service does not give you unrestricted access to the host operating system. Keep a completed backup before changing saves, plugins or frameworks, including a matching database export when applicable.

Rust

• Find Rust server.cfg and the correct identity save folder
• Grant Rust owner or moderator access using Steam IDs
• Connect RustAdmin to Rust RCON without exposing credentials
• Diagnose Rust game, query and RCON connection ports
• Manage Oxide plugin permissions without granting everyone admin
• Repair a Rust plugin JSON configuration without losing data
• Adjust Rust Gather Manager rates and verify the actual yield
• Change Rust Stack Size Controller without losing inventory
• Configure BetterChat titles and group priority in Rust
• Create and test a Rust Kits starter kit safely
• Configure Rust Backpacks permissions and preserve stored items
• Diagnose Rust server lag and entity load without wiping
• Plan a Rust wipe and choose a map seed safely
• Install and troubleshoot Rust Oxide plugins
• Fix Rust update and startup failures without wiping

FiveM

• Set up a FiveM server licence key in Cfx Portal
• Install a FiveM resource and check its manifest dependencies
• Configure FiveM endpoints and resource start order
• Give FiveM staff limited txAdmin access
• Test FiveM ACE permissions without granting full command access
• Connect FiveM resources to a private database with oxmysql
• Check ESX Legacy dependencies and resource startup
• Check QBCore resources, database readiness and boot order
• Set up pma-voice and test proximity, radio and calls
• Diagnose FiveM joining problems on the assigned TCP and UDP port
• Trace FiveM script errors and measure resource performance
• Resolve FiveM Asset Escrow entitlement and key errors

Counter-Strike 2, Garry’s Mod and Team Fortress 2

• Configure a CS2 server and protect its Steam login token
• Load and troubleshoot CS2 Workshop maps
• Install or update Metamod and CounterStrikeSharp for CS2
• Set up CS2-SimpleAdmin with limited staff permissions
• Diagnose CS2 startup and update failures without losing data
• Set up Garry’s Mod Workshop collections and gamemodes
• Find the addon behind a Garry’s Mod Lua error
• Install ULX and ULib and give staff limited permissions
• Fix missing Garry’s Mod textures and client downloads
• Configure a TF2 server and use RCON safely

Valheim, Project Zomboid, 7 Days to Die and Terraria

• Transfer a Valheim world without losing the original
• Connect to Valheim using Steam or crossplay networking
• Check Valheim BepInEx mods before updating a server
• Configure Project Zomboid Workshop mods for the correct build
• Move a Project Zomboid save and preserve its server identity
• Manage Project Zomboid administrators and whitelist access
• Edit 7 Days to Die serverconfig.xml safely
• Preserve a 7 Days to Die save when moving or changing worlds
• Set up TShock accounts and grant limited administrator permissions
• Upload a Terraria world and verify the server connection

ARK: Survival Ascended and Palworld

• Choose the correct ARK Ascended configuration file and section
• Protect administrator access on an ARK Ascended server
• Plan an ARK Ascended cluster without risking character transfers
• Investigate ARK Ascended mod updates and startup conflicts
• Restore an ARK Ascended checkpoint with consistent player and tribe data
• Use Palworld administration without exposing RCON publicly
• Check Palworld crossplay platforms and dedicated-server compatibility
• Read Palworld crash and memory evidence before changing resources
• Update Palworld while preserving a recoverable save checkpoint
• Use Palworld REST administration through a private connection
• Choose an ARK Survival Ascended map and CurseForge mods
• Move an ARK Survival Ascended save safely
• Diagnose ARK Survival Ascended connection failures
• Move an existing Palworld world safely
• Edit Palworld server settings safely
• Fix Palworld password and joining problems

Keep a recovery path

Change one thing at a time and record the previous value. Use a test copy for a framework, world-format or mod change; keep that copy away from production databases and integration accounts. A successful startup does not prove player inventories, tribe ownership, permissions or crossplay still work, so test the feature with an ordinary player account.

Keep RCON passwords, licence keys, database credentials and API tokens private. Do not open every port to diagnose a connection problem. Record the exact error, server ID, timestamp and affected client before asking support. A redacted log is more useful than repeated reinstalls or forced shutdowns.

Minecraft and shared panel tasks

Minecraft has its own plugin guide directory. The game backup guide explains recovery points, and the game console troubleshooting guide helps distinguish a panel connection problem from a stopped game. If you cannot find a control or need a different port, use the support route for your service rather than guessing at host configuration.