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Setup guides, diagnostics and practical decisions for running games on your own VPS.
Project Zomboid
Configuring safehouses and access permissions on a Project Zomboid server: PlayerSafehouse directives in servertest.ini, non-residential claim restrictions, and respawns.
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Resolving missing spawn regions for modded Project Zomboid maps: linking spawnpoints.lua coordinates inside server spawnregions.lua, configuring Map= priority, and testing character setup.
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Configuring loot respawn on a Project Zomboid server: LootRespawn and SeenHoursPreventLootRespawn in SandboxVars.lua, safehouse container protection, and world item cleanup.
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Troubleshooting Project Zomboid mod conflicts: analyzing STACK TRACE dumps in console.txt, correlating Workshop IDs, and structuring dependency order in servertest.ini.
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Deep dive into Project Zomboid SandboxVars.lua settings: tuning ZombieConfig horde density, scheduling loot respawns, validating Lua syntax with luac, and optimizing CPU thread tick load.
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Deploying a dedicated Project Zomboid Build 42 server on Linux: SteamCMD unstable branch, JVM memory budgeting, crafting rules in SandboxVars, and systemd service.
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How to migrate a singleplayer or local co-op Project Zomboid world to a dedicated Linux server: map_p.bin world files, player safehouses, and SQLite players.db conversion.
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Memory optimization for Project Zomboid multiplayer servers: RAM sizing for mods and player counts, -Xms/-Xmx heap limits, and G1GC garbage collection tuning.
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Update a Project Zomboid server while preserving its branch, mods, launcher and complete persistent-data backup.
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Configure private Project Zomboid admission with a joining password, accounts, a whitelist and player access checks.
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Check a Project Zomboid map mod’s compatibility, load order and existing world cells before changing the server.
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Identify the effective profile, data directory and launch arguments when Project Zomboid loads the wrong world.
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