Guides & Tutorials

Learn how game servers actually work

Short, no-jargon guides and video walkthroughs — from picking the right plan to opening ports, backups, and getting each game online.

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How Game Server Hosting Works

A plain-English tour of what actually happens when you spin up a game server in the cloud — containers, ports, world data, and why managed hosting beats running it on your own PC.

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Getting Started

New to game servers? Start here.

Getting Started

How Game Server Hosting Works

A plain-English tour of what actually happens when you spin up a game server in the cloud — containers, ports, world data, and why managed hosting beats running it on your own PC.

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Plans & Billing

Pick the right plan and understand what you pay for.

Plans & Billing

Flex Auto-Sleep vs Always-On: Which Plan Should You Pick?

Flex plans pause your Minecraft server after a few idle hours so you only pay for active time; Always-On runs 24/7. Here is how to choose so you do not overpay — or get caught with a sleeping server.

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Plans & Billing

The Free Minecraft Tier, Explained

Quantum Shell gives every account one free Minecraft server — no card, no trial clock. Here is exactly what you get, how the auto-sleep works, and where the limits are.

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Managing Your Server

Ports, backups, files, console — run it like a pro.

Managing Your Server

Server Ports Explained (and How to Open Extra Ones)

What a port actually is, why your game already works without touching one, and how to open additional ports for voice chat, web maps, or mods — all from the dashboard.

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Managing Your Server

How Backups and Restores Work

Your world is backed up automatically every time the server stops, plus on demand. Here is how snapshots work, when they run, and how to roll back in one click when something breaks.

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