Guides
Running a whitelist that people actually apply to
Whitelists keep a server civil, but a bad application form kills growth. Here is what to ask, what to cut, and how fast to reply.
Jonah Ellis3 min read1 views
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Articles tagged "server admin"
5 resultsNewsMinecraft
Minecraft 1.21 on multiplayer servers: what actually changed
Trial chambers, new mobs and a shifting redstone baseline changed multiplayer more than the patch notes suggest. Here is what server owners noticed first.
JoinGG Staff4 min read11,853 views
Game UpdatesCounter-Strike 2
CS2 community servers after the latest networking update
Retake and deathmatch servers spent a week re-tuning after Valve's networking changes. Here is what server operators had to fix and what players noticed.
JoinGG Staff3 min read5,251 views
News
Game server hosting costs are climbing and communities are splitting the bill
Bandwidth, DDoS protection and memory prices have pushed hosting bills up. Here is how community servers are funding themselves without going pay-to-win.
JoinGG Staff4 min read3,626 views
Game UpdatesFiveM
FiveM artifact updates keep breaking server queries — and listings
When a FiveM server updates its artifacts, query responses often change shape and listings show it as offline. Here is what owners and players should check.
Daniel Kaye3 min read3,186 views