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How to Protect Your FiveM Server From DDoS Attacks
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February 25, 2025 • 2 min read

How to Protect Your FiveM Server From DDoS Attacks

FiveM is a modification for the popular open-world video game Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) that allows players to create and join custom multiplayer servers. The mod adds a range of features and functionality to the game, including the ability to play on dedicated servers, new game modes and gameplay mechanics, and custom player skins and vehicles. FiveM also allows players to use custom scripts and modifications to alter and enhance the gameplay experience on their servers. The mod is available f

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October 15, 2024 • 5 min read

We Explain How to Make a Modded Minecraft Server

Helpful Summary * Overview: In this guide, we explain how to create a modded Minecraft server, covering steps like selecting a hosting plan, installing a mod loader, and configuring server settings. * Why trust us: At Iceline Hosting, we’ve helped numerous Minecraft server owners run successful modded servers with our high-performance hosting solutions. * Why it matters: A modded Minecraft server allows for a unique and customizable gaming environment, offering enhanced features and a tailor

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October 15, 2024 • 5 min read

Here’s Our Guide on How to Make a GMOD Server [+ Best Practices]

Helpful Summary * Overview: This guide walks you through the process of setting up your own Garry’s Mod (GMOD) server. * Why trust us: At Iceline Hosting, we’ve helped numerous gaming communities launch successful game servers with our premium hosting solutions. * Why it matters: Having full control over your GMOD server allows for personalized gameplay, reliable performance, and community building. * Action points: Choose a reliable hosting provider, customize server settings, and regularl

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September 10, 2024 • 7 min read

We Simplify Palworld Server Setup for Epic Multiplayer Action

Helpful Summary * Overview: This guide explains how to set up a Palworld server using three different methods—in-game multiplayer, self-hosted, and using a game server provider. * Why you should listen: Iceline Hosting is a trusted dedicated server hosting provider with thousands of happy users around the world. * Why it matters: A properly set up server provides a stable, lag-free experience, customizable settings, and reliable uptime. * Action points: Set up a Palworld server using Icelin

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September 10, 2024 • 6 min read

Here’s Our Guide to Creating and Joining a Non-Dedicated ARK Server

Helpful Summary * Overview: This article offers a comprehensive guide to setting up and joining a non-dedicated server for ARK: Survival Evolved. * Why you can trust us: We have a proven track record in enhancing server reliability and supporting vibrant gaming communities. * Why this is important: Setting up a non-dedicated server allows for a flexible, personalized gaming experience with friends for casual play and small group sessions. * Action points: Follow the step-by-step guide to co

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September 10, 2024 • 7 min read

How We Set Up and Host a Terraria Dedicated Server

Helpful Summary * Overview: This guide provides a comprehensive step-by-step process for setting up a dedicated Terraria game server with Iceline Hosting. * Why Trust Us: Iceline Hosting is a leader in game server hosting with a proven track record of delivering high-performance, secure hosting solutions. * Why It Matters: A dedicated server ensures enhanced stability, customization, and security for a superior Terraria multiplayer experience. * Action Points: Select a hosting plan, configu

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September 10, 2024 • 5 min read

We Explain Essential 7 Days to Die Server Settings to Enhance Your Gameplay

Helpful Summary * Overview: This guide explains the best 7 Days to Die server settings to optimize performance, balance gameplay, and enhance player experiences. * Why you should listen: Iceline Hosting is a leader in game server hosting, offering optimized performance and security for smooth, reliable 7 Days to Die gameplay. * Why it matters: Proper server settings improve gameplay control, reduce lag, and create a customized experience by tailoring the server environment to your preference

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September 10, 2024 • 7 min read

Here's Our Guide on How to Set Up a Palworld Dedicated Server

Helpful Summary * Overview: This guide offers a step-by-step approach to setting up a dedicated Palworld server with Iceline Hosting. * Why Trust Us: Iceline Hosting is a leader in game server hosting with a proven track record of delivering high-performance, secure hosting solutions. * Why It Matters: A dedicated server enhances stability, customization, security, and privacy in Palworld. * Action Points: Choose a server plan, configure settings via the Iceline Hosting game panel, and foll

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June 2, 2024 • 3 min read

How to Change Palworld Server Name

Palworld is the game everyone's been talking about recently. Developed by Pocket Pair, Inc. Palworld is a survival game where you can gather resources and build bases in a world inhabited by the mysterious 'pals', a whole set of creatures that can be captured and used to help you with some of the tasks such as fighting, traveling and. The open world of Palworld can be enjoyed in single-player, but you can also hop with your friends or community thanks to the multiplayer functionalities included

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June 2, 2024 • 3 min read

How to Connect to a Palworld Server

Palworld is a Survival game where you can train and tame unique creatures named 'Pals' to assist you with tasks on your base and fight against enemies like bosses with special abilities, Pals can also be used to explore the world, collect resources, and defend the base against raids, and you can expand your mini-empire through the world with multiple bases, given all this possibilities, why do it alone? One of the great points about Palworld is that you can create your own servers to play with

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June 2, 2024 • 6 min read

How to Create a Palworld Server

You may have heard about the outstanding success of Palworld, the new indie and early-access game that has dominated Steam charts and amassed millions of players in the short time since its release; A 3d open-world game and revolutionary concept that takes advantage of the best features from other popular games and franchises such as Factorio, Pokemon, Ark: Survival Evolved, The Legend of Zelda, Dragon Quest and more, for a great and fun experience guaranteed to take most hours of your day! Per

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May 14, 2024 • 3 min read

How to Setup FiveM Reverse Proxy for DDoS Attacks

FiveM is a modification framework for the popular video game Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) that enables players to create and join custom multiplayer servers. It’s developed by CitizenFX Collective and allows for a wide range of gameplay experiences beyond the official GTA Online servers provided by Rockstar Games. FiveM servers offer unique game modes, custom content, and immersive role-playing experiences. What are FiveM DDoS Attacks? Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks pose a substan

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May 14, 2024 • 2 min read

How to Protect Your FiveM Windows VPS From DDoS Attacks

FiveM is a modification framework for the popular video game Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) that enables players to create and join custom multiplayer servers. It’s developed by CitizenFX Collective and allows for a wide range of gameplay experiences beyond the official GTA Online servers provided by Rockstar Games. FiveM servers offer unique game modes, custom content, and immersive role-playing experiences. What Are Fivem DDoS Attacks and Why Are They an Issue? Distributed Denial of Service (DD

How To Create a FiveM Server (2024 Updated!)
April 11, 2024 • 10 min read

How To Create a FiveM Server (2024 Updated!)

FiveM is a popular GTA V modification that allows you to customize your gameplay experience with different mods. You can create a FiveM server that allows you and your friends to play. Making a FiveM server is a great way to keep your GTA V gameplay fresh and new. There are many different mods available for FiveM, so you can customize your server to fit your own needs. Whether you’re looking for a new challenge or just want to have some fun with your friends, FiveM is a great option. Yo

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February 12, 2024 • 6 min read

How to Create a FiveM Server on a Windows VPS

Introduction In this tutorial, we’ll be guiding you through the process of creating a FiveM server on a Windows VPS. We recommend purchasing a Game VPS from Iceline Hosting, as we’ve rigorously tested numerous hardware to ensure that your game server will perform at it’s best! Please follow the instructions below to setup a FiveM server on a Windows VPS. We recommend opening this tutorial URL directly on the VPS Connecting to Remote Desktop First, you'll need to connect to your VPS using R

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November 2, 2023 • 4 min read

Setting up a Private Server in Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2 has been finally released to the public and the excitement is high, players are filling the official servers and having a blast, but what about the community servers? Well, they are still here! Community/Personal Counter-Strike 2 Servers are still a feature and you can host and manage many of the server aspects to your liking, such as the maps or game mode, these servers are also the best option to play with your friends or train with your team in peace, but how could you achie

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October 8, 2023 • 8 min read

Helpful Tools & Commands for Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2 is an FPS and Free to Play game and the latest update to the CS:GO game from Valve, featuring better graphics, sounds, effects, and an overall better experience thanks to the new engine. Counter-Strike 2 also features a console and multiple commands so you can adjust the experience to your liking, either letting you add and remove bots or adjusting other parameters like the server gravity and more. This console can be used in single-player or in your own Counter-Strike 2 server

How to Install Counter-Strike 2 Server Plugins
September 30, 2023 • 3 min read

How to Install Counter-Strike 2 Server Plugins

When hosting your own Counter-Strike 2 server you may wish to install plugins that allow you to customize your gameplay experience.  Plugins are scripts or extensions that can be added to your server to add new features, enhance existing ones, or change how the game is played. In this tutorial, we have discussed in detail about Counter-Strike 2 plugins and how to install Counter-Strike 2 server plugins. Currently Counter-Strike 2 plugins may or may not work with servers. More information can be

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September 29, 2023 • 1 min read

How to Change Counter-Strike 2 Server Tickrate

When creating and playing on your Counter-Strike 2 Server you may wish to modify the server's tickrate. At Iceline Hosting, the default server tickrate is set at 128. The tickrate in Counter-Strike refers to the server update rate. It's essentially how often the game server updates the game state per second. A higher tickrate means more frequent updates, which can lead to smoother, more accurate movements and shots in the game. The standard tickrate for Counter-Strike servers is typically 64,

How to Protect Your Counter-Strike 2 Server From DDoS Attacks
September 29, 2023 • 3 min read

How to Protect Your Counter-Strike 2 Server From DDoS Attacks

Counter-Strike is a game that originally started as a mod back in 1999, it was purchased by Valve and developed into its own game, with many versions being released since then, with the newest version being named Counter-Strike 2 and featuring high-quality graphics and effects and a new engine. Counter-Strike 2 is mainly a multiplayer game, and as such, is susceptible to Cyberattacks by malicious users and trolls, this can affect your server performance and do a heavy blow to your community by

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September 28, 2023 • 2 min read

How to Obtain Steam Web API Key for CS2 Server

When deploying your own Counter-Strike 2 server you'll need to obtain and provide a Steam Web API key. If you wish to use Workshop maps on your CS2 server you'll need this Steam Web API key, which is used to locate your desired workshop map and download it to your server. In this tutorial, we will show you how to obtain the Steam Web API Key and how to configure the key with your Counter-Strike 2 server. Getting Started Before proceeding with this tutorial, it's essential to have a Counter-

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September 27, 2023 • 1 min read

How to Change Counter-Strike 2 Server Map

When creating your own Counter-Strike 2 server you may wish to change the default server map. Changing the CS2 server map allows you to handpick and decide the kind of gameplay experience you want to offer to your community. Whether you prefer a fast-paced, action-packed environment or a strategic, slow-burning gameplay, changing the server map can help you tailor the gaming experience to meet the preferences and expectations of your community members. We have created a detailed guide allowing

How to Build a Counter-Strike 2 Community
September 27, 2023 • 4 min read

How to Build a Counter-Strike 2 Community

Counter-Strike 2 is a game that can be enjoyed in singleplayer with the bots and training modes included in the game, but this can be boring and solitary after a while and to be honest, you won't be enjoying the game at its full potential, that being multiplayer. Playing any multiplayer mode in Counter-Strike 2 is as easy as locating a server or game mode and joining, but these servers are managed by other people and are subject to their changes or criteria, thankfully and as in other games, yo

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September 26, 2023 • 1 min read

How to Change Counter-Strike 2 Server Name

If you're setting up your own Counter-Strike 2 Server with Iceline Hosting, one of the first things you might want to do is change the server name. This can make it much easier for players to identify your server among the multitude of others. A unique, catchy, or easily identifiable name can significantly improve the visibility and popularity of your server. We have created a comprehensive tutorial designed to guide you through the process of changing your CS2 Server Name. Getting Started

How to Manage A Counter-Strike 2 Server
September 25, 2023 • 4 min read

How to Manage A Counter-Strike 2 Server

Counter-Strike servers, in general, have always been customizable and this is also the case for Counter-Strike 2, server owners are able to decide what game modes, maps, and game types will be played on the server, which can as a result attract a certain player base and form a community of like-minded players. Get the "Gun Game" or "Free For All" fanatics a good server to spend their time and have fun! In this guide, you will learn how to use the Game Panel to change your server map, display th

How to Connect to a Counter-Strike 2 Community Server
September 23, 2023 • 3 min read

How to Connect to a Counter-Strike 2 Community Server

As many of you know, a massive overhaul for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been released under the name of Counter-Strike 2 or CS2. This update to the new engine Source 2 will bring a graphic overhaul, new reworked maps, lightning effects, and even new features like a global scoreboard. Overall, new high-resolution details to expand on what's already a great game! We have made this tutorial so you can learn how to connect to your CS2 server and play with your friends! Before starting Y

How to Create a Counter-Strike 2 Server
September 20, 2023 • 12 min read

How to Create a Counter-Strike 2 Server

Counter-Strike 2 is a dynamic multiplayer game that thrives on its matchmaking capabilities and dedicated servers, essential for delivering the complete 'Counter-Strike' experience. Engaging in Counter-Strike 2 gameplay enables you to select from official servers featuring diverse game modes such as casual, competitive, and practice. Alternatively, for a more varied gaming experience, you can opt for community servers. These offer an expansive array of gameplay scenarios, including (but not limi

How to Install Minecraft Mods with Curseforge
September 6, 2023 • 7 min read

How to Install Minecraft Mods with Curseforge

Before starting, we need to comprehend: What are Mods? 'Mod' refers to any official or unofficial add-on/modification in a game to expand the capabilities and even introduce many new concepts, varying from adding new game modes, skins, characters, weapons, and powers or even reworking the entire initial game to produce something new, did you know that Counter-Strike was originally developed as a mod for Half-Life? Mods provide players with the ability to tailor their experience and have always

How to Install RLCraft on your Minecraft Server
September 3, 2023 • 6 min read

How to Install RLCraft on your Minecraft Server

RLCraft is a modpack for Minecraft featuring over 180 mods to provide a difficult survival RPG adventure by adding multiple structures and dungeons to explore, enemies with special capabilities, quests for you to follow, adjustments to vanilla behavior such as the need to use a tool for anything (even for breaking trees), to even adding new need bars for temperature and water, and skills to train with your actions. RLCraft mechanics can be hard to learn and adapt to at first for newcomers due t

How to Install BetterMC on Your Minecraft Server
September 1, 2023 • 5 min read

How to Install BetterMC on Your Minecraft Server

BetterMC is a Minecraft mod pack made of mods to essentially improve bugs and performance, while also adding new features on top of overhauling existing ones. Explore new dimensions and overhauled vanilla biomes, fight new bosses and discover new mobs, explore with your minimap and create way stones to teleport between locations, and transform your world using the thousands of new blocks added by the mods. BetterMC has a lot of content for avid explorers thanks to the immense amount of biomes i

How to Install DawnCraft on Your Minecraft Server
August 30, 2023 • 6 min read

How to Install DawnCraft on Your Minecraft Server

DawnCraft is a Minecraft modpack of over 200 mods ranging from new mobs, powerful bosses and enemies to make you suffer, abilities and perks to help you survive, new structures and dungeons to keep you busy, and a questline for you to follow. Souls-like fans will be happy to know that DawnCraft also has a Souls-like combat system thanks to Epic Fight, along with a bunch of other mechanics and mods to totally transform your playthrough into a whole different game! Here are some of the mods that

How to Install All The Mods 8 (ATM8) on Your Minecraft Server
August 27, 2023 • 4 min read

How to Install All The Mods 8 (ATM8) on Your Minecraft Server

All the Mods 8 (ATM8) is a Minecraft Modpack of over 200 mods, adding new mobs and overhauling existing ones (like biome creepers), tweaking inventory and crafting tables, adding automatization, roguelike-based dungeons, new dimensions, new powerful artifacts, and even types of magic! It originated back in 2016 with its first release for the Minecraft 1.10.2 version and multiple versions have come since then, updated for the latest Minecraft versions and with new mods to expand your playthrough

How to Protect Your Minecraft Server From DDoS Attacks
August 2, 2023 • 6 min read

How to Protect Your Minecraft Server From DDoS Attacks

Minecraft is a sandbox game and one of the highest-selling games in history, known worldwide, and a tool for players to express their creativity in amazing ways while also having fun. Minecraft can be enjoyed solo or in multiplayer with a server, which is more fun and expands the possibilities, as you can use plugins that add features that can vary from expanding the vanilla commands to inserting new minigames and worlds within the server, furthermore, you can even use Mods with Forge There are

How to Protect Your Rust Server From DDoS Attacks
August 1, 2023 • 5 min read

How to Protect Your Rust Server From DDoS Attacks

Rust is a survival game where you collect resources on a server and build bases and tools to protect you from the sources of damage, such as players -one of the main characteristics of Rust- and animals. An online game where you can go solo or ally with other players to guarantee your survival, that’s up to you! Perhaps you and your team want to raid another clan and steal their resources, or perhaps you want to help other players get started in the game? The decision is yours and you can use y

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January 4, 2023 • 1 min read

How to Change Your Website's Nameservers

Why Change Your Websites Nameservers? If you are new to our host and you just bought your first web plan, then your probably thinking where do I start? In this tutorial, we are going to be showing you how to update your nameservers so that your website can connect with our hosting! How to Change Your Nameservers 1. The first thing that you want to do is find out which domain provider you are using. For me, I am going to be using NameCheap. 2. Next, navigate to the domain providers site a

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January 4, 2023 • 1 min read

How to Change Your Servername on the Game Panel

Why Change Your Server Name? You should change your server name to make it easily identifiable by you, or your sub-users. This is not only helpful for you and your sub-users but also for the staff at Iceline. This makes the process of looking your server up a lot easier if you happen to run into an issue. Another reason you should change your server name is so that if you happen to own multiple game servers you can tell which one you want to go into and manage. How Do I Change My Server Name

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January 4, 2023 • 2 min read

How to Setup FTP on Your VPS

What is FTP? The acronym FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It’s a communication protocol developed in the late 70’s that allows one computer to transfer files to another computer over a network. All of our Game VPS plans come with an FTP server pre-installed, however, some configuration is required before it works. How to use FTP You need a client installed on your computer to use FTP. There are different choices, but the most popular are WinSCP and FileZilla. When it comes to FTP, bot

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January 4, 2023 • 2 min read

How to Setup FiveM™ Server Port-Forwarding

What is a firewall? A firewall is a software (or hardware) security component used to filter traffic on a computer network based on configured rules. It can be used to secure access to a privileged resource, or filter undesirable traffic from the internet. In this guide, we will explain how to setup port-forwarding to your FiveM server. By default, Windows Server comes with strict firewall rules applied to inbound traffic, so to run a FiveM server accessible over the internet some

How to Install Minecraft Modpacks to Your Minecraft Server Manually
January 4, 2023 • 4 min read

How to Install Minecraft Modpacks to Your Minecraft Server Manually

What are Minecraft Modpacks? Do you love playing Minecraft with your friends? Are you looking for a way to take your game to the next level? If so, then you may be interested in installing modpacks to your Minecraft server! Modpacks are collections of mods that work together to create a unique gameplay experience. In this article, we will show you how to install modpacks manually using different launchers. There are quite a few modpack launchers out there for installing Minecraft m

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November 29, 2022 • 8 min read

How to Install ProtectionStones to Your Minecraft Server

In Vanilla Minecraft Survival, there aren’t any options available for players to protect their houses or chests, resulting in a lot of bad-intentioned players taking advantage of them and griefing their houses, this may result in frustration for new players who may end up quitting your server, so a region management option is a must-have for players to enjoy their times in their Minecraft server, fortunately, there are quite a few region management plugins available for this, and one of those

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November 29, 2022 • 7 min read

How to Install Holographic Displays on Your Minecraft Server

Minecraft Servers can become quite hard to maintain and require a place to have a lot of information and instructions on how to play, this was previously made aware of by using things such as the signs or automated messages in the console, but a better alternative for this is a message fully modifiable in front of the thing in question, a message that can hold special information for each player and introduces them to the server, and that’s when Holographic Displays enter the scene. So

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November 29, 2022 • 7 min read

How to install WorldGuard to Your Minecraft Server

Reaching back to 2011 and before, WorldGuard, alongside WorldEdit, has become a necessity for any Minecraft server intended to host a decent number of players for all its features, a must-have tool if you’re intending to define regions in your server either for common access or to introduce players to the server So, what’s WorldGuard? WorldGuard is a Minecraft plugin that will allow us to define specific regions in our servers and protect them from other players, furthermore, World

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November 29, 2022 • 6 min read

How to Install WorldEdit to Your Minecraft Server

Building is something very characteristic of Minecraft, it develops creativity and allows players to create spectacular buildings, so it’s not uncommon to see huge and impressive structures with their own style and theme in multiple of the big servers available. As it happens with other activities, the building can easily become a burden and involve having to repeat tasks, placing block by block, which in the end translates to at least dozens of thousands of blocks in total and taking quite a

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November 29, 2022 • 7 min read

How to Monetize Your Minecraft Server with Tebex

The Minecraft multiplayer mode had a huge evolution with the passing of the years, the multiple tools created by its community have proved to be really useful and have brought endless and amazing possibilities, like huge Minecraft servers capable of hosting hundreds of players, or even server networks, which are made of multiple servers with their own modalities and plugin and linked to the main server. While this may be good for players, it supposes an extra spend for their creators and deve

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November 29, 2022 • 11 min read

How to Install LuckPerms to Your Minecraft Server

By default, Minecraft plugins come with their own set of permissions assigned to server operators, meaning that if a user wants to have access to them they must be set as an operator in the server’s console, risking and compromising the security of your Minecraft server, a huge risk to take more in consideration if you want to run a server in a high scale, where it’s really necessary to keep a group division between normal users, users with custom benefits (commonly called VIPs), and the mode

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November 29, 2022 • 10 min read

How to install EssentialsX to Your Minecraft Server

Minecraft servers, by default, don’t come with a huge variety of multiplayer-oriented commands, and most of them require more technical knowledge to make full use of them, essentially making hard cooperation on a big scale. Fortunately, some plugins expand this command list and EssentialsX might as well be the best one of them. EssentialsX is a Minecraft Plugin that adds a whole variety of commands useful and essential for your Minecraft server, arranging from moderation tools to ban/mut

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November 29, 2022 • 6 min read

How to install AuthMe Reloaded to Your Minecraft Server

New vulnerabilities are found daily In the times of modern informatics, which may compromise your server and its information, one of the reasons why you shouldn’t just have one way to log in. Providing a way to reauthenticate users before joining the server will be essential in the protection of their information and progress. There are multiple ways and plugins to do this, but in this case, we’ll talk about AuthMe Reloaded Working since years ago, AuthMe Reloaded has remained as one of

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November 29, 2022 • 5 min read

How to install Duels to Your Minecraft Server

Some of the most known modalities in the Minecraft servers are the PvP ones, allowing players to fight against each other using a selection of predefined kits of objects acting as classes, or even using their own inventory with the risk of losing it all, gaining points and dominating the scoreboards. There are multiple servers and plugins dedicated completely to this modality, but the duels can also be implemented inside a Survival server, or even any other, like Skyblock. That said, Due

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November 29, 2022 • 4 min read

How to Install Tokovoip on Your FiveM Server

TokoVOIP is a FiveM Server resource and TeamSpeak3 plugin that allows the integration between both of them, working as a viable alternative for voice chat. It supports phone calls and has a radio system alongside radio effects, and it is fully compatible with OneSync so you can use it with as many players as you want Players will need to download the TokoVOIP TeamSpeak3 plugin on their end and join the designated ‘waiting’ TeamSpeak3 channel after they’re on the FiveM server, the script

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November 29, 2022 • 3 min read

How to Install MySQL Async on Your FiveM Server

MySQL Async is a FiveM Server and RedM Server resource that works like a MySQL library, allowing interactions between a local or remote database and the resources, making them include new features and store information It’s a dependency for frameworks like ESX and EssentialMode because through this library they can store the data from each user in a database (such as the name, money, jobs, properties, identifier, and their last location), access and modify them, all in an automatic and a

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April 19, 2022 • 3 min read

How to install Rust Kits on Your Rust Server

Rust Kits is an uMod modification that, as the name implies, will allow you to set custom kits of tools and items for your players. Fast, intuitive, and easy to use, certainly a good option for your Rust server. You will be able to set custom icons for your kits, limit them to a specific role, set a cooldown, assign them a cost and even modify the GUI! Installation (Mod Manager) * From your Iceline Game Panel, go to the plugins tab. * Using the search bar, search for the “Kit

How to Install Valhelsia 3 to Your Minecraft Server
April 18, 2022 • 6 min read

How to Install Valhelsia 3 to Your Minecraft Server

What is Valhelsia 3? If you’re a fan of Minecraft, then you’re going to love Valhelsia 3. Minecraft is a world that is full of adventure and mystery, and the Valhesia 3 modpack takes that to a whole new level. This modpack includes tons of new mods that will make your Minecraft experience more exciting than ever before. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or just starting out, Valhesia 3 is sure to provide hours of entertainment. So what are you waiting for? Begin exploring and start your

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April 18, 2022 • 1 min read

How to install Discord Commands on Your Rust Server

Yet another Discord Core dependent plugin that will allow users (with the respective permission) to run commands in the game server directly from Discord, a good tool for admins and moderators! You need to have Discord Core installed and configured in your server, you can follow this guide to install it Installation (Mod Manager) * From your game panel, go to the plugins tab. * Using the search bar, search for the “Discord Commands” plugin and press the “Install Plugin” butto

How to Setup Scheduled Tasks on the Iceline Game Panel
April 1, 2022 • 3 min read

How to Setup Scheduled Tasks on the Iceline Game Panel

Here at Iceline Hosting, our game panel offers the ability to create your own scheduled tasks. You might be wondering, why would I want to set up scheduled tasks on my server? Well, take a modded Minecraft server for example – over time as more chunks are generated/loaded and more of the world is explored your server’s resource usage will eventually increase. Setting up scheduled tasks such as a restart every 24 hours will ensure that your server remains performing in optimal condition.

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March 22, 2022 • 3 min read

The Best Armour Enchantments in Minecraft: How to Maximize Your Defence

In Minecraft, armour is essential for protecting yourself from enemy attacks. If you’re looking to maximise your defence, you need to know which enchantments are the best for each piece of armour. We’ll cover the best enchantments for other items in the game, e.g Tools however, In this blog post, we will discuss the top Minecraft armour enchantments and how to obtain them. Stay safe out there! If you are looking to start a Minecraft server, Iceline Hosting can help! We offer game hos

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March 11, 2022 • 2 min read

How to Install OxMySQL on Your FiveM Server

What is OxMySQL? This guide will cover the basic installation for OxMySQL on a FiveM server. OxMySQL is an alternative to other database wrappers such as GhmattiMySQL or MySQL Async. Features include; improved performance and compatibility, resolves issues when using MySQL 8.0, returns callbacks immediately – removing up to 50ms overhead and more. If you are looking to start a server for FiveM or RedM Server, Iceline Hosting can help! We offer game hosting services for a variety of

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March 1, 2022 • 2 min read

How to Install Arkan on Your Rust Server

What’s Arkan? Arkan is an umod plugin that will help you in the task of moderating your Rust server against the use of ‘Aimbot’ and ‘No Recoil’ by providing an analysis of player shots, taking into consideration a wide range of factors such as the angle and the distance to determine which one of them may be potentially made by a cheater. Under its features lies the possibility to link it to a discord webhook, which will allow you to get notified on a discord chat about possible vio

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February 28, 2022 • 3 min read

How to install Rust Player Administration

The Player Administration plugin is a great tool for monitoring and performing actions on online & offline players while in-game using a GUI. It allows you to teleport to your players, teleport your players to you. Mute, kick, ban and kill players. As well as heal, feed and water players. Those are just some of the features available. Installing the plugin to your Rust Server 1. Navigate to the plugins menu of the Iceline Game Panel and click on the PLAYERADMINISTRATI

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February 28, 2022 • 2 min read

How to Switch FiveM Build

Here at Iceline Hosting, our Game Panel offers many features such as the ability to be able to change your game build quickly and easily. Your game build is the version of Grand Theft Auto: Online that your server is running (e.g: Diamond Casino Heist Update, Cayo Perico Heist etc). Our servers come defaulted to game build 1604 as this is the preference for most players/developers. If you’d like to find out how to switch your FiveM game build, look no further than this tutorial. How

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February 27, 2022 • 3 min read

How to Install QBCore Framework on Your FiveM server

What is QBCore? QBCore is a FiveM server framework, previously known as ‘qbus’. It has since been revamped and continues to be maintained/updated regularly. QBCore offers; no database dependency for static data such as items, jobs, vehicles etc. The use of MySQL2, easily accessible and very expandable player metadata, a surplus amount of scripts meant for great roleplay interactions and many more features we’re sure you’ll love. If you’re looking for some guidance with the installation o

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January 28, 2022 • 3 min read

How to Install MC Eternal to Your Minecraft Server

What is MC Eternal? There’s a lot to explore in MC Eternal and there are plenty of unexpected turns to keep you interested. MC Eternal employs standard crafting techniques. Whilst these can be difficult to keep up with when playing some mod packs, the aim of MC Eternal is to feel somewhat led but also free to do whatever you want. The questing system, as well as the gold earned by completing missions, adds to the game’s depth and, in general, provides you with more to do! It’s i

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January 27, 2022 • 3 min read

How to Install Pixelmon to Your Minecraft Server

What is Pixelmon? No matter your age, at some point or another you will have heard of Pokemon. Pixelmon brings all of those fond memories you have of the franchise into one action-packed mod pack for you to enjoy within Minecraft. So, if you love both of those things, this might just be the perfect mod pack for you. Be sure to create a Minecraft server with Iceline Hosting and have access to a ton of great mod packs. How to Install Pixelmon Via the Mod Manager 1. Logi

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December 15, 2021 • 1 min read

How to install Discord Chat on Your Rust Server

Discord chat is a uMod plugin that will allow you to link a discord channel with the in-game chat, you will be able to answer messages from anywhere without needing to be on your rust game server! You need to have Discord Core installed and configured in your server. Installation (Mod Manager) * From your Iceline Game Panel, go to the plugins tab. * Using the search bar, search for the “Discord Chat” plugin and press the “Install Plugin” button. * Restart your server. I

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October 3, 2021 • 3 min read

How to Install EasyAdmin on Your FiveM Server

What is EasyAdmin? If you’re unfamiliar with EasyAdmin, it’s a highly customizable administration tool that can be utilized on both FiveM Servers and RedM Servers. Features include; basic administration (kick, ban, mute, teleport, etc), the ability to screenshot from another player’s point of view, and a report/admin call system. These are just a few of the features that EasyAdmin offers, so if you want to know how to install this resource, be sure to give the following tutorial a read.

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October 2, 2021 • 3 min read

How to Install vMenu on Your FiveM Server

What is vMenu? vMenu is a server-sided menu/trainer for FiveM servers that includes permissions and configuration support. Although vMenu is very customizable, some of the features include player options (god mode, heal, set health, wanted level, never wanted, etc.), advanced MP character customization, and many vehicle options, including saving cars. At Iceline Hosting, we offer server hosting for FiveM™. Start your server now and learn how to install vMenu! How to Install

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September 30, 2021 • 4 min read

How to Install Rust Furnace Splitter on Your Rust Server

The furnace splitter is a wonderful plugin that automatically allocates the right amount of wood for the ore that’s put in the furnace. It also splits the ore so that you get maximum efficiency on wood usage and the shortest time to smelt the ore. It works with both small and large furnaces. At Iceline Hosting, we provide hosting services for Rust. Start your server today and read on to learn how to install the furnace splitter plugin! Installing The Plugin

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August 5, 2021 • 4 min read

How to Install SkyFactory 4 to Your Minecraft Server

What is SkyFactory 4? SkyFactory 4 is a mod pack created for Minecraft version 1.12.2. It includes well over 200 mods and will definitely keep you and your friends occupied for some time! SkyFactory 4 offers the ability for full automation, tech, magic, and many more activities with over 30 different world types. This mod might seem similar to Skyblock at first glance, but once you’ve given it a go for yourself, you’ll soon come to realize it’s completely unalike with the many unique

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May 26, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Install Advert Messages on Your Rust Server

Overview The Advert Messages plugin allows you to display messages to your players in a configurable interval, EG. Rules/Links/Donations ETC. To install it onto your Rust Server, follow the below instructions: 1. Navigate to the plugins menu in the Game Panel and click on the AdvertMessages INSTALL PLUGIN button. 2. Once installed go to your Rust Console page and start your server or restart it if it is currently running. 3. First check that oxide is runn

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May 26, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Install the Better Loot Plugin to Your Rust Server

Overview The Better Loot plugin allows a Rust server admin to essentially allow for better loot (higher tier and increased quantities) in brown, military, & elite crates. To install it, follow the below instructions: 1. Navigate to the plugins menu in the Game Panel and click on the Better Loot INSTALL PLUGIN button. 2. Once installed, go to your Rust Console page and start your server or restart your Rust server hosting it if it is currently running. 3.

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May 19, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Install the Welcomer Plugin to Your Rust Server

Overview The welcomer plugin displays the name of the player and his location when he or she joins or leaves the Rust server, as well as the number of players currently on the server. To install it, follow the below instructions: 1. Navigate to the plugins menu and click on the Welcomer INSTALL PLUGIN button. 2. Once installed go to your Rust Console page and start your server or restart it if it is currently running. 3. First, check that Oxide is running

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May 4, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Install "RUST:IO Live Map" to Your Rust Server

RUST:IO allows players to view themselves, teammates, and even Bradley in real-time using the playrust.io website. How to install RUST:IO live map on your Rust server: 1. Login to your Iceline Hosting Game Server panel and choose the Rust server you wish to install RUST:IO on. 2. Click on Mods on the top menu of the page the choose INSTALL next to the RUST:IO Live Map (Latest) block. 3. Now click on INSTALL MOD. 4. Once the Mod is installed you can see that t

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May 4, 2021 • 1 min read

How to Install Instant Craft to Your Rust Server

Sometimes, some quality of life changes are needed to make pleasant the most tedious things on a Rust playthrough. An example is spending a lot of time waiting for stuff to be done, and that’s where Instant Craft shines. Instant Craft it’s a uMod modification that will allow you to (as the name implies) automatically craft your stuff without having to wait. You can also set this permission to just one or a bunch of players/groups on your Rust server hosting server. Not only that, bu

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May 3, 2021 • 1 min read

How to Install Zone Manager to Your Rust Server

In some cases, you may have thought of creating a zone for the new players where they can feel welcome to your Rust server and get familiar with the rules. But, with Rust being a game focused on PvP and Raids, this can prove to be a challenge. Zone Manager is a uMod plugin that allows you to designate and administrate zones with special features, creating non-PVP areas to welcome your new players. You can also apply other conditions (called flags) such as disabling the chat, buildin

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May 2, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Install Admin Radar on Your Rust Server

Overview Admin Radar is an ABSOLUTE MUST for any admin of a Rust servers. It shows you where items, collectibles, ore nodes, player TCs, players (active and sleepers) are, as well as loot, NPC’s, stashes, and more! It’s the best and easiest tool for watching your Rust server hosting server and the players on it! Its basically ESP. To install it, follow the below instructions: 1. Navigate to the plugins menu and click on the ADMIN RADAR INSTALL PLUGIN button. 2. Once installed

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May 1, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Update Your Rust Server

You will need to update your Rust server once in a while when Facepunch adds more content or has mandatory updates on either their client side or server side. This tutorial shows you how to go about updating your Rust server hosting server to the latest version. Backing up your server Backing up your Rust server hosting server is always good practice when you have to update. This is because something could go wrong and having a backup enables you to restore and attempt the ser

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March 25, 2021 • 1 min read

How to Install Save Announcer to Your Rust Server

What is Save Announcer? Save Announcer is a simple plugin used to make an announcement to all players in your chat when your Rust server is saving. It’s a good idea to run this plugin if your Rust server hosting server has a large number of entities, as saving the world can cause a split second of lag — and it’s reassuring for players to know what the cause is. How to Install Save Announcer to Your Rust Server 1. To begin, start by downloading the ‘Save Announcer’ plugin b

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March 16, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Install Sign Artist to Your Rust Server

What is Sign Artist? Sign Artist is a plugin that provides players with the ability to load custom images onto signs, picture frames, etc, on your Rust server hosting server. This plugin can provide a lot of entertainment to your server, however, just be sure to moderate what images players are importing! To install Sign Artist to your Rust server, hosting services, you’ll need to ensure that you have Oxide installed. You can view our knowledgebase guide on how to install Oxide here.

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March 11, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Wipe Your Rust Server

Why Wipe My Rust Server? In Rust, it’s very important to wipe your server. The most common wipe cycle you’ll come across is weekly map wipes, with a forced blueprint wipe upon the release of a game update. You might be thinking to yourself “Why are rust servers wiped so frequently?“. The reason being is that after around a week of consistent playing, most players will have achieved ‘end-game’ progress and the pace of gameplay will gradually slow down. How to Wipe Your Server Through

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March 11, 2021 • 1 min read

How to Increase Gather Rates on Your Rust Server

Why would you want to increase gather rates? Increasing gather rates on your Rust server hosting server is an essential process for most modded servers on Rust. It allows players to farm resources at a higher rate and thus progresses through the game a lot faster. The plugin we’ll be using to achieve this is called ‘Gather Manager’ and will require you to have Oxide installed on your Rust server. You can view our knowledgebase tutorial on how to install Oxide here. How to Instal

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March 9, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Install Better Chat to Your Rust Server

What is Better Chat? BetterChat is a plugin that can be used to revamp and replace Rust’s default chat system. It allows you to customize things such as the color of player’s names and even gives you the ability to add prefixes to make it easier to see which users are donators, staff members, etc. To install BetterChat on your Rust server hosting, you’ll need to ensure that you have Oxide installed. You can view our tutorial on how to install Oxide here. How to Install Better Cha

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March 1, 2021 • 3 min read

How to Setup the Rust+ Phone App

The Rust+ App allows you to monitor your Rust Server activity, view the in-game map live, chat with teammates, and the most important feature, the devices function which allows you to monitor the state of your base. This includes how much upkeep you have on your tool cupboard, adding smart switches to turn on and off devices, as well as setting up smart alarms to tell you when someone is around, in, or attacking your base. Downloading the Rust+ App 1. Download the Rust+ app

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February 28, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Install Discord Core on Your Rust Server

Discord Core is an uMod modification that provides linking functionality between a discord server and players, while this plugin doesn’t have a characteristic feature, it is required for all the other plugins such as Discord Chat or Discord Commands, that add interesting and special custom features accessible to users from the chat!  Before Starting You’ll need the Discord plugin installed on your Rust Server, if done, you can skip this step * Go to the uMod page * Download

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February 28, 2021 • 1 min read

How to Install Vanish to Your Rust Server

What is Vanish? Vanish is a plugin for Rust Servers that allows you to become completely invisible to other players on your own server or Rust server hosting server. It’s a great tool for spectating players if you have any doubts about them playing the game legitimately. To install Vanish on your Rust server, you’ll need to ensure that you have Oxide installed. You can view Iceline Hosting’s tutorial on how to install Oxide here. How to Install Vanish to Your Rust Server 1. To

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February 28, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Install Quick Smelt to Your Rust Server

What is Quick Smelt? Quick smelt is a Rust Server plugin that allows players to smelt/cook items at a lot faster rate than usual. This is an important plugin that you might want to consider installing if you’re running a modded Rust server with increased gather rates. To install Quick Smelt on your Rust server hosting server, you’ll need to ensure that you have Oxide installed. You can view our tutorial on how to install Oxide here. How to install Quick Smelt to Your Rust Serv

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February 26, 2021 • 1 min read

How to Administrate Your Valheim Server

Introduction If you’re running a public/community Valheim server, you may come across some “unwanted” players. Once you’ve added yourself as an admin for your Valheim game server hosting, you’ll be able to kick, ban, view server info, and ping. These commands are very handy if you don’t want to add a password to your Valheim server. Adding an Admin To add yourself as an Admin, this must be done by editing specific files. Firstly you’ll need your SteamID, this can be fou

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February 26, 2021 • 1 min read

How to Wipe Your Valheim World

Introduction There may become a point where you have decided to start from fresh and start a different experience within Valheim. To do this, you’ll most likely want to wipe/delete your Valheim World so you can generate a new world. This tutorial shows you how to delete your world on your Valheim game server hosting services at Iceline Hosting! Finding the World Within the Files To wipe the world, you will need to locate where the world files are stored. To do this, please fo

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February 26, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Connect to Your Valheim Server

Introduction Once you have successfully created a Valheim Server, whether it be from game server hosting services like Iceline Hosting or your own server, you’ll need to know how to join. Follow the steps below to find out how! Creating a Character If you haven’t already, you will need to create a character. You won’t be able to join any Valheim server(s) unless you have created a character. If you already have a character, you can skip this step. 1) Click “Start G

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February 25, 2021 • 1 min read

How to Setup Rust Server Tags

What are Rust server tags? Tags are additional bits of information that describe Rust servers to help players get a better understanding of what your server is like. With server tags on your Rust server hosting server, players can see information quickly such as how often your server wipes and what type of ‘mode’ you’re running (vanilla, roleplay, creative, etc). Up to three tags will be displayed and using them is a great way to draw more attention to your Rust server! You can find the supp

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February 25, 2021 • 1 min read

How to Install Stacksize Controller to Your Rust Server

What is Stack Size Controller? Adjusting the stack limit is a great idea if you’re running a modded Rust server hosting server with increased gather rates as it allows players on your server to conserve more space in their bases. To modify the item stack limit on your Rust server hosting server from Iceline Hosting, you’ll need to ensure that you have Oxide installed. You can view our tutorial on how to install Oxide here. How to Install Stacksize Controller to Your Rust Server 1. To begi

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February 22, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Create a Valheim Server on a Windows VPS

Introduction In this tutorial, we’ll be guiding you through the process of creating a Valheim server on a Windows based VPS. We recommend purchasing a Game VPS from Iceline Hosting, as we’ve rigorously tested numerous hardware to ensure that your game server will perform at it’s best! Installing a Valheim Server First, you’ll need to use RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to login to your VPS. 1) Navigate to “This PC” then “Local Disk (C:) 2) Create a new folder labe

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January 14, 2021 • 2 min read

How to Install ESX on Your FiveM Server

What’s ESX? ESX(also known as es_extended) is an RPG Framework for FiveM servers, a must-have for roleplay servers and one of the most popular scripts in the community, most of the FiveM servers use ESX for their grand quantity of functions and possibilities like jobs and economy which contributes to bringing life to the city! Furthermore, you’re not limited only to the options offered by this mod, you can also use it along with other popular mods like FivePD or vMenu to further imp

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December 17, 2020 • 3 min read

How to Create a Rust Server on a Windows VPS

Introduction In this tutorial, we’ll be guiding you through the process of creating a Rust server on a Windows based VPS. We recommend purchasing a Game VPS from Iceline Hosting, as we’ve rigorously tested numerous hardware to ensure that your game server will perform at it’s best! Installing a Rust Server First, you’ll need to use RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to login to your VPS. 1) Navigate to “This PC” then “Local Disk (C:) 2) Create a new folder labelled “

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December 17, 2020 • 3 min read

How to Create a Garry's Mod Server on a Windows VPS

Introduction In this tutorial, we’ll be guiding you on how to create a Garry’s Mod server on a Windows-based VPS. We recommend purchasing a GMod server hosting from Iceline Hosting, as we’ve rigorously tested numerous hardware to ensure that your game server will perform at it’s best! Installing a Garry’s Mod Server First, you’ll need to use RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to login to your VPS for GMod server hosting. 1) Navigate to “This PC” then “Local Disk (C:)

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November 27, 2020 • 1 min read

How To Adapt Your Scripts For FiveM OneSync

What is OneSync in FiveM™? OneSync is a workaround created by FiveM™ to provide the ability to play with more than 32 players in one session of your FiveM™ server hosting. GTA V / Rockstar has only 32 players in one session by default and does not support more than that. To use OneSync, you need a Patreon subscription from CitizenFX. How to Adapt Your Script? If you want to start using OneSync on your FiveM™ server hosting and you notice that some of your scripts no longer work, this is

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November 25, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Ban & Un-Ban Players on Your Rust Server

How to Ban & Un-Ban Players In Rust: There are many reasons why you as a server owner or an admin on the server would want to ban a player. Banning players is a way to make sure that the rules that you set in your Rust server are followed. Toxic behavior from un-wanted players can cause other wanted players to leave and never return to your server. Method One (Banning a player who is currently on the server): 1. While in-game hit F1 to bring up the console 2. Type ban “player_name” “opti

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November 16, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Change Your Rust Server Description, Header Image & Url

How to Change Your Rust Server Description, Header Image & Url To change your server description for your Rust server hosting, header image, and URL please follow the steps below: 1. Navigate to the Iceline Game Panel 2. Click on “Manage server” this will bring you to the Rust server’s console. 3. From there, go to the left-hand side and navigate to configuration > startup parameters 4. Within the startup parameters, scroll down and you will see input boxes for each. (Description, Header

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November 9, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Add an Admin to Your Rust Server

Different Rust Admin Roles: With Rust server hosting, there are different types of roles for admins. Granting a player admin privileges on your Rust server will enable them to use all the Rust admin commands in-game. For example, this could be kick, ban, etc… There are two types of admin roles in Rust: ownerid – This will allow the player to execute all admin commands and be able to add/remove other admins. moderatorid – This will allow the player to execute all admin commands. However, th

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November 6, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Upload a Custom Map to Your Rust Server

How to Upload a Custom Map to Your Rust Server When using Rust server hosting services, you can create or use community-made custom maps on your Rust server. There are many different maps that you can download and try out on your server! We recommend trying out custom maps as it may add a customizable Rust server experience! Uploading a Custom Map to Your Rust Server: 1. Find the custom map that you want to use and make sure that the file type is a .map file. 2. Upload the .map file t

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October 6, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Host a Garry's Mod Server

The Basics of Garry’s Mod Hosting If you are new to Garry’s mod hosting or Garry’s Mod in general and you want to host your own Garry’s Mod server, this guide will be for you! We will go over some of the basics of GMod hosting and what you should be doing to get started with your very own server! Getting Started: To get started on Garry’s Mod, it’s important to make sure that you choose the right GMod server hosting plan for your friends or community. To start, I would look at how many pla

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September 30, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Add Sub Users to Your Game Server

What Is a Sub-User? So what is a sub-user? A sub-user is a way of giving access to other administrators who may be helping you with your server. This can also include developers and anyone else who you may think needs access to control your server. Within our game panel for our game server hosting services, you can manage certain permissions for your sub-users. If you feel you only want an individual to be able to start/stop the server, you can do that! There’s also a ton more permissions you

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September 28, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Find Your Numbered Server IP

What Is the Numbered IP? The numbered IP of your gamer server hosting is another way for players to connect to your Iceline Server. You may ask the question: How do I find the numbered IP of my server instead of the hostname? This information may be useful for some games that require a numbered IP to be put into certain scripts/mods. How to Find the Numbered IP of Your Server? If you would like to find the numbered IP for your game server hosting, you can do so by checking the config files

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September 24, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Go Into Third Person in Garry's Mod

What Is Third Person in Garry’s Mod? The third-person in video games is referring to the camera view that is used while playing. For example, in the first person, you can only see what’s in front of you as if it were through your own eyes. However, in the third person, the camera is more zoomed out and shows you what’s around you rather than just showing you the direction your facing. Third-person is useful in many ways since it gives you more viewing area! How to Go Into the Third Person in

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September 23, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Change Player Model in Garry's Mod

What Is a Player Model? A player model is a character that you play as in Garry’s Mod. In Garry’s Mod, you can choose from many different types of player models. To get your very own player models, you can download them from the steam workshop and add them to your GMod server just like other Garry’s Mod addons. How to Download and Use Your Player Models: To download player models, make sure that you go onto the steam workshop. You can look up pretty much anything, there are tons of custom

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August 30, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Update Your DNS Server

What Are DNS Servers? When a user types a domain name into the URL bar in the browser, DNS (domain name servers) are responsible for translating the domain name into numeric IP addresses. It essentially redirects the user to the correct server where the website is hosted. There are numerous DNS providers available, most common providers are Google, Cloudflare, and Cisco OpenDNS. Update DNS Server (Linux) * Firstly, SSH into your VPS * Once logged in, type “nano /etc/resolv.

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August 20, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Connect to Your Rust Server

How to Connect to Your Rust Server When connecting to your Rust server there are a couple of options you can choose from: Method A: Rust has an in-game console where you can input commands such as a command to connect to your Rust server hosting service. This is the easiest method and best method if you don’t wish to advertise your server on the public community list. Method B: Rust offers an in-game list of public servers that are available to join. These server lists are great for showi

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August 20, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Connect to Your CSGO Server

What Is a CSGO Server? CSGO allows you to get your own server, you can decide what scripts and maps you want to use. You can use your server for public use or just play with your friends and family. Here is a guide on how to join your CSGO server. How to Connect to Your CSGO Server? 1. Navigate to https://game.iceline.host/ and go to your server console. 2. Start the server up and make sure there are no errors, then you can start the game up 3. On the main menu page, go to your “game se

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August 19, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Change Your Minecraft Server Version

Why Would You Change Your Servers Version? Many of us like to be on the most up to date version of Minecraft, therefore when a new version comes out for Minecraft you want to update your server so that you can get all the latest updates! In other cases updating your Minecraft version can be helpful to those who want to install specific plugins that have not yet been released on newer builds. How to Change Your Minecraft Server Version? 1. Navigate to https://game.iceline.host/ and go to y

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August 19, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Change Your Minecraft World Seed

What Is a World Seed? A world seed contains a numerical value that is used as the basis for generating a world seed. The seed is then read by a complex algorithm to determine where blocks, biomes, monsters, animals should be in a Minecraft World. How to Change Your World Seed? 1. First backup your old world and then delete it from the server. We need to make a new world so that the seed changes take effect and don’t cause any issues. 2. Navigate to the root directory of your Minecraft Se

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August 18, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install ELS Serverside Script for FiveM

Why Install ELS for Your Server? ELS is a plugin that will sync SP ELS vehicles across your entire FiveM Server! What does ELS do? ELS takes vehicle lights and can make them brighter, sound different, etc… They are useful in most RP servers to make the server have more “realism”. How to Install ELS for FiveM? 1. Navigate to https://github.com/MrDaGree/ELS-FiveM there you will download this plugin and extract it onto your PC. 2. Next, Place the plugin into your servers resources folder.

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August 17, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Add Jobs to Your FiveM™ Server

Why Add Jobs to Your Server? Adding jobs to your FiveM Server can make the world your playing in more immersive. Jobs also create activities for your players to jump on and do to earn in-game cash! In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to add some basic jobs to your server. In this case, we will be using esx_policejob How to Add Jobs **Make sure to download the plugin’s dependencies as well.** es_extended, esx_billing, esx_vehicleshop There are also some more that you may wan

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August 17, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install/Use Combatlogx to Your Minecraft Server

Why Use Combatlogx? CombatLogX is a plugin for Minecraft Servers that allows you to prevent combat logging within your server. What is combat logging? Combat logging is when a player engages in PVP (Player vs Player)  and they try to leave the server before the fight has ended so that their inventory will be safe from the other player. With CombatLogX this is no longer a problem! It blocks you from typing in the chat, dropping items from your inventory, and if you do leave the server you will

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August 17, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Install/Config Worldguard on Your Minecraft Server

Why Use Worldguard? **You MUST download WorldEdit when using this plugin, the two are linked together and can be used together.** WorldGuard is a plugin for Minecraft Servers that allows you to create zones in your world that only permit mods or certain players from building within, blacklist certain items and blocks so they can’t be used, protects against many types of grief, and much more permissions that you can configure! How Do You Setup Worldguard? 1. Navigate to https://dev.bukki

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July 1, 2020 • 2 min read

FiveM Startup on Your Windows VPS

Requirements for the Installation 1. Git. 2. Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 or newer. * The requirements have to be installed on the VPS. How to Install a Fivem Server on Your VPS. 1. On your VPS, create a new folder on disk C: and name it as you’d like. 2. Download the latest recommended version from the windows server artifacts-list. 3. Extract the build you downloaded into the folder you first created. (Use WinRAR or 7-Zip) 4. Select the folder you hav

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July 1, 2020 • 1 min read

FivePD Callout Installation - FiveM Server

Introduction FivePD callouts are very easy to install onto your FiveM server. Just follow these simple steps and you will be set up in no time. Getting a Callout Callouts are most commonly found on the GTA Police Mods website. Here, you can navigate to the downloads page and select the callout you wish to add to your server. 1. Navigate to the GPM FivePD Downloads page. 2. Find a callout you wish to download. 3. Register for an account. This allows you to download files

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July 1, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Install StarWarsRP on Your Garry's Mod Server

What is StarWarsRP? StarWarsRP utilizes the DarkRP framework to create a Star Wars role-playing environment. With thousands of addons, maps, and vehicles available on the Steam store, you can create a custom and unique gameplay experience! StarWarsRP is a fun, entertaining, and unique game mode for your GMod server that many enjoy. How to Download StarWarsRP 1. Firstly, download DarkRP 2. Extract the contents onto your desktop 3. Rename the folder from “DarkRP-master”

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June 29, 2020 • 1 min read

FivePD Police Radio Setup - FiveM Server

What is FivePD Police Radio? FivePD Police Radio is an alternative to the default menus which comes with FivePD. You can call services to your location quickly, without any of the inconvenience of needing to search through the correct menus with the added benefit of a custom GUI to make the experience even more immersive. Installation 1. Ensure that you have at least FivePD version 1.1 installed. 2. Install the latest version of the plugin. 3. Make sure you read through the

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How to Purchase an Add-On

Why Purchase an Add-On? We offer a range of add-ons to improve your game server hosting service. This ranges from various support add-ons to CPU boosts and more! Depending on the type of game server hosting service you have, you may need to purchase a specific add-on at some point. How to Purchase an Add-On 1. Go to the billing area 2. Click on the tab “Services” > “View Available Add-Ons” 3. Choose what addon you want, and purchase it. 4. Your addon will automatically be a

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June 28, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Change Your Password

Why Change Your Iceline Virtual Private Server Password? Every so often it’s best to change your virtual private server password to something new — especially if you use the same password across multiple accounts. Updating your virtual private server password is easy if you are already logged into your account(s). How to Change Your Billing Area Password 1. Login to your billing area 2. Go to Change Password 3. Type in your new password and click “Save Changes” How to C

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June 28, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Setup Scheduled Virtual Private Server Restarts

What Is a Scheduled Restart? A scheduled restart lets you set a specific time each day/week/month to restart your virtual private server. It could be useful to avoid your virtual private server from getting too laggy. How to Setup a Scheduled Restart on Your Virtual Private Server 1. Head to the game panel and click “Configuration” 2. Click on the “Schedules” option and then click on create new. 3. Insert a name and choose the times that you want the server to restart each d

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June 28, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Connect to SFTP With Filezilla

What is FileZilla?  FileZilla is a free-to-use FTP utility that allows a user to transfer files from a local computer to a remote computer, is available as a client version and as a virtual private server version. Easy to use and a fast method to transfer your files from your own computer to your virtual private server! How to Install FileZilla 1. Go to the FileZilla website. 2. Press download FileZilla client and then download it to your desktop. 3. Open FileZilla after fin

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June 28, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Cancel Your Service

What Is a Cancellation Request? If you no longer wish to keep your current hosting service with us, you can create a cancellation request immediately or for the end of your billing period. Requesting to cancel your virtual server hosting service will delete any and all associated files. How to Cancel Your Hosting Service 1. Go to your client area 2. Go to “Your Active Products/Services” 3. Then click on your service 4. Click “Request Cancellation” – and provide a brief summ

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June 28, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Upgrade Your Server

Why Upgrade Your Virtual Private Server? As you add more scripts, plugins, and players to your virtual private server, you may run into limitations with your current plan. Once you upgrade your virtual private server, the changes will be instant. Simply restart your server and you’re ready to go! Please be aware that upgrading your virtual private server not will change the due date. How to Upgrade Your Virtual Private Server 1. Go to your client area. 2. Press on services, a

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June 28, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Add Oxide to Your Rust Server

What Is Oxide? Oxide is a mod for Rust Servers that allows you to install plugins to your Rust Hosting server. Oxide is very popular in Rust and it’s easy to use. It allows you to add “mods” to your Rust hosting server to create a different survival experience. How to Install Oxide on Your Rust Hosting Server 1. Go to the Oxide website. 2. Download Oxide Linux. 3. Make a folder called “Oxide” and extract all in the folder. 4. Turn off your Rust server. 5. Connect to you

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June 28, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Fix "Waiting for Rcon to Come Up..." on Your Rust Server

What Is Rcon? RCON is a remote console and allows you to change your Rust server hosting variables without restarting. Please make sure to have a strong password to keep hackers out of your server.  How to Fix “Waiting for Rcon to Come up”: 1. Navigate to the Iceline Game Panel 2. Make sure you are logged in and click “Manage server”  3. This will bring you to your server’s console. On the left-hand side navigate to configuration > startup parameters and scroll down until yo

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June 28, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install Plugins on Your Rust Server

What Is a Plugin? A plugin is a file that goes onto your Rust virtual private server in order to change certain aspects of the game. A whitelist system and Airloot are examples of plugins that are commonly used. You can find many different plugins for your virtual private server! How to Install Plugins on Your Rust Virtual Private Server 1. Go to your favorite plugin website, we recommend UMod 2. Download the plugin you want, and save it on your desktop.  3. Login to your

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June 28, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Connect to Your Arma 3 Server

Why Have an Arma Virtual Private Server? Arma 3 is one of the most popular games available due to the realism-based, open-world aspects of the game. However, playing alone can become boring. That’s why with Arma 3, you can create virtual private servers and play with your friends in a multiplayer environment. Once you create an Arma 3 virtual private server, you can join it very easily and this tutorial will show you the steps on how to do so. How to Connect to Your Arma Virtual Pri

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June 28, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Upload Custom Maps to Your CSGO Server

What Is a Custom Map? There are hundreds of maps available for CSGO. Downloading a custom map can be used to create a unique CSGO server. This may range from a surf CSGO server to a zombie escape CSGO server. You can either upload a custom map you created yourself or install one from various websites. How to Upload Your Custom Map 1. Locate and find the map you want, we recommend the following site: https://gamebanana.com/maps/games/4660 2. Download your map, and extract it t

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June 28, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Create a Steam Token for a CSGO Server

What Is a Steam Token? A Steam Token is a unique key you need to create before running a CSGO server. This Steam token is uniquely registered to your steam account. Valve requires all CSGO server owners to make a Steam token so the CSGO server can be registered to a Steam account. How to Create a Steam Token? 1. Go this link Steam Game Server Account Management 2. Log in to your Steam account. 3. Type “730” in the “App ID” field. 4. Press create in the button. 5.

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June 28, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Whitelist a Player With Rustadmin

Why Use a Whitelist? Using a whitelist system adds an extra layer of protection for the other players on your Rust server. Whitelists restrict access to your Rust server, only allowing players who have the whitelist permissions. Why is it important to have an extra level of protection? Well, we all know that sometimes our Rust servers will attract cheaters/people who just don’t want to follow your server rules. We get it, it’s a pain for admins to have to be dealing with players like t

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Set a Password on Your Garry's Mod Server

Why Have a Password on Your GMod Server? Having a password on your GMod server is similar to a whitelist, you can decide who can join your server and whether you only want to play with your friends or not. The password is for those that want to protect their GMod server and develop on the server in peace without the worry of trolls or players joining. How to Add Password to Your GMod Server 1. Log in to your control panel 2. Go to File Management  3. Click on the “garrysmod”

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Setup a Steam Workshop Collection on Your Garry's Mod Server

Why Create a Steam Workshop Collection for Garry’s Mod? A Steam workshop collection is the fastest and most efficient method to install addons to your GMod server. There are many addons from a range of developers on the Steam workshop. When you have found the addon you want, you can just add it to the collection and restart your GMod server. How to Create a Steam Workshop Collection 1. Open your steam client.  2. Find your Garry’s Mod, and click on “Workshop” 3. Click

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Add an Admin on Your Garry's Mod Server

What Is an Admin? An admin is an administrator of your GMod server, they can kick and ban people from the GMod server. We recommend ULX as an admin mod, check our tutorial for installing ULX here. You can create different groups on your GMod server, so the owner has more permissions than other groups. You should only give administrator powers to people you trust! How to Create a Group 1. Log in to your control panel 2. Go to your console 3. Type “ulx addgroup <group> [<

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install a Custom Map on Your Garry's Mod Server

Why Install a Map on Your GMod Server? When first joining a GMod server, you are spawned into the default map Flatgrass. As this world is default and pretty bland, you may want to add your own custom map to your GMod server. This can be done pretty easily whether you are grabbing a map that you found online or if you have created your own map. In this guide, we will be teaching you how you can add a custom map on your GMod server. How to Upload a Map 1. Login to your FT

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Add a Custom Gamemode to Your Garry's Mod Server

Why Change to a Custom Game Mode? In Garry’s Mod, one of the best parts of hosting your own GMod server is the ability to use custom game modes. These GMod game modes allow for fun gameplay! You may want to add a game mode you have created yourself or one that you have found online. In the guide, we will be teaching you how to install a custom GMod game mode onto your GMod server. How to Add Custom Gamemode to Your GMod Server 1. Open an FTP client such as FileZilla. 

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Set Yourself as a Superadmin in Your FiveM™ Server

What Is a Superadmin in FiveM? FiveM has implemented a number of open- and admin commands in the server by default. With superadmin, you can execute specific commands such as /noclip, /ban, /kick and more. Superadmin commands allow you to moderate your FiveM server. How to Set Yourself as a Superadmin in Your ESX v2 FiveM Server? 1. Join your server via FiveM. 2. When fully loaded, press the arrow up until the player’s dialog appears. (Otherwise try F10 or F11) 3. In th

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Add EUP to Your FiveM Server

What is EUP? EUP is an all-in-one clothing stream pack, that contains a lot of Emergency uniforms. It also comes with a menu, so you can choose out of the big variety of pre-made uniforms. The clothes that are inside of the EUP pack is a high-quality pack. and it can improve the roleplay in your server. How to Install EUP on Your FiveM Server 1. Make sure your server has (at least) the “FiveM Element Club Argentum 💿”.  2. Download the EUP resource from this link (htt

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Fix the FiveM™ Server "Failed to Getinfo" Error

What Is the “Failed to Getinfo” Error? When hosting your own FiveM server, you may run into an error that states “Failed to getinfo after 3 attempts”. No need to worry, this is a very common error for FiveM servers that happens to many clients.           How Do You Fix the “Failed to Getinfo” Error? 1. Right-click on the FiveM shortcut on your desktop or on your taskbar, click “Properties”   2. Next, You will see an option for “Open file location” click on that and it will op

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Update Your FiveM™ Server Artifact Files

What Are FiveM­ Server Artifacts? FiveM server artifacts are the “version” of your FiveM server. Every FiveM artifact update includes a fix for a certain issue or just a general update. It’s very important to update your server artifacts every once in a while because they could contain fixes for server issues and more. How to Update Your FiveM Server Artifacts (Game Panel) Please ensure you make a backup of your files before continuing with the following steps just in case any

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Add Y-Maps to Your FiveM™ Server

What is a Y-Map/MLO? A Y-Map/MLO is a GTA interior that is created in a program called CodeWalker this allows you to make Interiors/edit. An interior is a unique thing, that makes your FiveM server look different from others! How to Manually Install a Y-Map (Game Panel) 1. Download a YMAP/MLO you would like from here. 2. Navigate to the File Management tab and Create a Directory and name it addon-maps. 3. Connect to the SFTP using FileZilla, drag the YMAP-MLO into your addon

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install FivePD on Your FiveM Server

How to Install FivePD 1. Download the latest version of the FivePD resource. 2. Upload the folder into your server using an SFTP browser. 3. Run the query of the SQL file provided in the server’s database. 4. In the config.json that is in the resource, change the default connection details to your server’s database connection details. 5. Go to your server.cfg and add “start FivePD” 6. Restart your FiveM server. How to Run an SQL Query (HeidiSQL) 1. Connect to your

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install Resources Into Your FiveM Server

  What is a Resource? A Resource is also known as a script and is an add-on modification for servers in the FiveM™ Community. Some of the more popular scripts include things such as ESX and vRP, These scripts enhance FiveM™ server hosting servers at Iceline Hosting to give the server other features such as money and food systems. **Disclaimer** This video was recorded on an old version of the Game Panel, looks may vary to the updated panel. However, The steps required are

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June 26, 2020 • 2 min read

How to configure vMenu Permissions on Your FiveM Server

vMenu Permissions In this tutorial, you will learn how to configure and run your vMenu on a FiveM Server. There will be multiple examples of what you must do so it can work correctly. If this tutorial is followed correctly, you will have no issues with running this resource on your FiveM Server Hosting server from Iceline Hosting. Please remember to not set any permissions to deny inside the permissions.cfg Installing vMenu * First, let’s go ahead and download vMenu from

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June 26, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Add an Addon Vehicle Onto Your FiveM Server

What Is an Addon Vehicle? An addon vehicle is a vehicle that when added to your FiveM™ server hosting server, it doesn’t take one of the regular GTA 5 car slots, but adds an additional slot only for itself. Addon vehicles are recommended because they are not spawned in the game by default, which can help reduce the server lag unlike changing default GTA 5 vehicles. You can also set a custom name for your addon vehicle and edit it’s handling. How to Add an Addon Vehicle Onto Yo

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Change Slots on Your FiveM Server

What Are Slots? Slots are the number of players that can join your FiveM server at one time. If you set your player slots at 32, 32 players will be able to join your FiveM™ server hosting server from Iceline Hosting. How to Change Slots on Your FiveM Server (Game Panel) 1. Login to your control panel 2. Go to “Configuration” 3. Go to “Startup Parameters” 4. Change the slots at “Max Players” 5. Save and restart your FiveM server How to Change Slots on Your Server (VPS)

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Change Server License Key on Your FiveM Server

What Is a FiveM License Key? FiveM license keys authenticate the FiveM server and depending on the license key type, it can provide your FiveM server with different benefits. You need a FiveM license key to run your server and to join your server. Don’t have a FiveM™ server? Check out our Server Hosting for FiveM™ at Iceline Hosting How to Generate a License Key 1. Go to the Iceline Game Panel and select your FiveM™ server 2. Go to the Startup tab (You may need to use th

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Setup Your Database on Your FiveM Server

What Is a Database? A database is a place for your FiveM™ server to store it’s data in an organized way that it can read and use later on. You will need a database to store your player’s data, such as the items they have, their money, and more. How to Create a Database 1. Head to the Iceline Panel and click on your server hosting for FiveM™. 2. To the right of your console tab, go to the “Databases” tab. (You may have to use the scroll bar on the top to see it) 3. To the rig

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install ULX on Your Garry's Mod Server

What is ULX? We recommend you use ULX for your GMod server because it’s easy to use and configure. The admin menu in-game is simple and effective for beginners. There are also plenty of commands and works very well with DarkRP. How to Upload ULX to Your GMod Server 1. Download ULX here 2. Login to the Iceline Game Panel 3. Go to File Management 4. Go to /garrysmod/ 5. Extract the contents of the ULX zip Facing Any Issues? If this does not work, pleased che

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install DarkRP on Your Garry's Mod Server

What is DarkRP? DarkRP is a roleplay game mode for Garry’s Mod. It allows you to play in a realistic and roleplay environment on your GMod server and you can even get a job! This can be a lot of fun, interacting with new players and building bases with your friends. The basic map in the DarkRP gamemode is “Downtown” How to Upload DarkRP to Your GMod Server 1. Download DarkRP here 2. Login to the Iceline Game Panel 3. Go to File Management 4. Go to /garrysmod/gam

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June 26, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Install Forge on Your Minecraft Server

What is Forge? Forge is a modding API and loader that is created to allow community-created game mods to be used easily with Minecraft: Java Edition. While playing vanilla Minecraft is great, it can get boring quite fast. One of the best parts of Minecraft is the ability to mod it further than the normal Vanilla gameplay on your MC server. Whether you are adding mods for custom mobs, new maps, or just a new type of game type, mods will always require Forge. A lot of the fun mod packs you

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June 26, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Install Spongeforge on Your Minecraft Server

What is Spongeforge? One of the most popular ways to play Minecraft is with mods. Minecraft Forge allows you to add mods to your MC server hosting server from Iceline, but what about plugins? Mods and plugins are not compatible with each other, so sadly, you are not able to have some of the classic Bukkit plugins you love such as PermissionsEx. However, with Spongeforge, you are able to add it to the mods folder of your Minecraft server and this will allow the installation of Sponge plug

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install Craftbukkit on Your Minecraft Server

What is Craftbukkit? Craftbukkit is a modification for Minecraft servers that allows the use of plugins. You may have seen servers in Minecraft that have unique features separate from Vanilla Minecraft. The reason they are able to have these is due to plugins. However, you are not able to have plugins on your MC server hosting server unless you have Craftbukkit or another fork such as Spigot or Paper. Craftbukkit also adds optimizations for Vanilla Minecraft including bug fixes, exploits

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install Spigot on Your Minecraft Server

What is Spigot? Spigot is a modified Minecraft server version that is based on CraftBukkit. This provides extra optimizations and performance advancements. Spigot also includes new configuration options and features. With all of this, it is still compatible with all Bukkit plugins and has a full website of its own plugins you can add. If you plan on having plugins on your Minecraft server, Spigot is the way to do so as it is far better than Craftbukkit. In this guide, we will be explaini

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install Paper on Your Minecraft Server

What is Paper? Paper is a highly optimized fork of the Spigot server version. This server version aims to fix gameplay mechanics in Minecraft along with improving performance. One of the benefits of this version is that it fixes numerous features and bugs that are in Spigot. When trying to fully optimize your Minecraft server, Paper is the recommended version. The PaperMC project has worked countless hours to ensure that your Minecraft server can run as smoothly as possible. Plugins from

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June 26, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Install Plugins on Your Minecraft Server

What is a Plugin? A plugin is a jar file that goes into your Minecraft Server in order to change certain aspects of the game. You will see this many times when you are accessing an MC server hosting server. Even simple abilities like /home, /spawn, //wand, and more are the works of plugins. If you want to have ranks on your Minecraft server, an economy, a shop, or other features, you will need plugins. You can only have plugins if your MC server hosting server is running either Bukkit, S

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June 26, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Reset Playerdata on Your Minecraft Server

What Is Player Data? Player data is any information that is stored about your players on your Minecraft server. The information is usually stored in a plugin folder or in the MC server hosting server’s world folder. What Are the Different Types of Player Data? The first type of player data is known as “world player data”. This is usually stored in the main world folder for your MC server hosting server and tracks health, inventory data, ender chests, and a few other NBT values

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Upload a World to Your Minecraft Server

What Is a Minecraft World? If you are hosting a Minecraft Server, you may want to import a custom world. This is of course not a requirement as a new world is generated when you buy an MC server hosting server at Iceline Hosting. However, having a custom world could be a great thing as you can import it for the spawn, for a custom game mode, custom terrain, and much more. How to Upload a Minecraft World 1. Head to the Iceline Game Panel and stop the Minecraft server. 2. To th

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install a Resource Pack to Your Minecraft Server

What Is a Resource Pack? A resource pack is a Minecraft pack that can modify sounds, music, and textures on your MC server hosting server from Iceline Hosting. You can use them for many purposes such as setting the theme for an adventure map, showing a custom health bar, and much more. How to Install a Server Resource Pack 1. Download or create your preferred resource pack and ensure it’s 50MB or lower in size 2. Place the resource pack in a zip file and upload it to a file-s

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install Datapacks to Your Minecraft Server

What Is a Data Pack? In Minecraft, there are many different customizations you can add to enhance your game. One of the most popular is data packs, these can be used in Vanilla Minecraft simply by adding it to your world file. A data pack is a pack that allows you to customize the Minecraft experience by modifying loot tables, structures, recipes, tags, advancements, predicate and functions. How to Install a Data Pack 1. If the data pack specifies to extract the data pack, ext

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Enable Command Blocks to Your Minecraft Server

What Is a Command Block? A command block is a block that can execute Minecraft commands. It is usually used in creative servers and not survival servers since you cannot use it in survival mode. Command blocks uses Redstone for most of its functions. Please be aware that command blocks can be potentially dangerous if enabled as they will allow players to run OP commands. How to Enable Command Blocks 1. Head to the game panel and stop your server. 2. Go to your server’s f

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Add a Flat World to Your Minecraft Server

What Is a Flat World? In Minecraft, there are many different world types. These include Default, Large Biomes, Amplified, Buffet, and Flat. Having a flat world is commonly seen in servers that are running creative mode. Flat worlds are used to build new objects and buildings as there is no terrain to get in your way. These worlds spawn with no trees, mountains, or any Minecraft structures that you would see in a default world. How to Make Your Minecraft Server Have a Flat World

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Upload an Icon to Your Minecraft Server

What Is a Server Icon? An icon is one cool way for you to represent your Minecraft Server to your players on the server list. Putting an icon on your server makes it looks better than other servers and of course, more unique. It would be used for your players to recognize your server better on the server list. How to Upload a Server Icon 1. Design an icon for your server which is sized 64×64 2. Head to the game panel and stop your server 3. Go to your server’s file managemen

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Change the Game Mode on Your Minecraft Server

What Is a Minecraft Gamemode? In Minecraft, there are 5 different game modes that you can play. Each adding a whole new experience to your gameplay. For your Minecraft Server, you can choose a default game mode that all players will be set to upon joining. These game modes can include Survival, Creative, Adventure, Spectator, and Hardcore. While most of these can be changed in game, Hardcore mode must be set only through files as this is more of a gametype. With each of these having its

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Change Your Server Title on Your Minecraft Server

What Is a Server Title? When choosing a Minecraft Server to join, the first thing you will find is the server title. Many of these can be colorful and include both your username, the amount of players, some of the server game modes, and much more. This title on the server is called the MOTD, Message of the Day. This can be changed to have all the features that you have seen in other Minecraft Servers. In this tutorial, we will be explaining how you can set a MOTD. It is recommended

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Ban a Player on Your Minecraft Server

What Is a Ban? A ban is a way for you and your Minecraft Server operators to prevent unwanted players from joining. Minecraft includes two commands to ban a player, “/ban” and “/ban-ip”. The first is used to ban the player’s account, and one is used to ban both the account and his IP. Minecraft also includes two commands to unban a player, “/paradon” and “/paradon-ip”. The first is used to unban a player who was banned by the “/ban” command and the second is for a player that was banned

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Whitelist a Player on Your Minecraft Server

What Is a Whitelist? Having a whitelist on your server is essentially a system that allows you to choose who can and cannot join your server. If you want to have a private Minecraft server for just friends or family, a whitelist is just the way to do so. This is the ultimate built-in protection against griefers or hackers and it is very easy to set up as there are no plugins required for it. In this tutorial, we will be explaining how you can set up a whitelist on your Minecraft Server.

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June 26, 2020 • 2 min read

What is a Minecraft Server Operator?

What is a Server Operator? In a Minecraft Server, there are a variety of different commands you can use to perform in-game actions. Some of these include /tp, /gamemode, /time, and more. While there are many commands in Minecraft, not all of them are accessible to normal players on the server. In order for you or others to be able to access these commands, you will need to be a server operator. Being opped will allow you to use all commands and essentially give you every permission on th