Linux
Palworld Dedicated Server on Linux with SteamCMD
Palworld dedicated server on Ubuntu via SteamCMD: native Linux build, systemd unit, the empty PalWorldSettings.ini trap, steamclient.so fix, backups.
Lukas
Sysadmin, coder, CIO at one company and CEO of my own. Linux, Windows Server, game servers — I write down what I set up and what broke.
Windows Server
Join Windows Server to AD Domain with PowerShell
Domain-join a Windows Server with Add-Computer: point DNS at the DC first, land in the right OU, verify the secure channel, fix the usual join errors.
Linux
rsync Backups That Actually Work — No Excuses
rsync backups that hold up: trailing-slash rules, dry runs, hard-link snapshots with --link-dest, rotation, pull over SSH with rrsync, a timer.
Windows Server
Reset a Forgotten Windows Administrator Password — the Utilman Trick
You're staring at a Windows login screen. You don't know the password. You own the machine. You need back in. This is the utilman trick — a classic…
Gameserver
How to Install Mods on a Hytale Server (Full Guide)
Installing mods on a Hytale server is short enough to fit in a tweet, but most new operators still get tripped up by three things: which file goes where,…
Gameserver
How to Set Up a Hytale Dedicated Server (2026 Guide)
You want to run your own Hytale server. The official manual has every flag and config key — what it doesn't have is the opinionated "this is the order you…
Windows Server
Windows Server Initial Setup Checklist (2026 Edition)
Fresh Windows Server install. The OOBE finished, you're at the desktop, now what? Here's the checklist I run on every new server — in order — before it…
AI
Claude Code Superpowers: How I Brainstorm Features Before Writing a Single Line
How the Superpowers plugin for Claude Code forces a design step: one question at a time, 2-3 approaches, a written spec, then a plan. Install and workflow.
Windows Server
Enable Remote Desktop (RDP) on Windows Server — CMD & PowerShell
You just finished installing Windows Server, you're sitting at the console, and you need to RDP in from your workstation so you can finally close the KVM…
Windows Server
Create a Windows User via CMD (net user) — Cheat Sheet
Creating a local user on Windows Server from the command line is one of those tasks you'll do a hundred times. The GUI is fine for one user; CMD is faster…
Linux
Installing Docker on Ubuntu the Right Way (Not the Snap Version)
Install Docker Engine + the compose plugin from Docker's official apt repo on Ubuntu/Debian, ditch the snap, and fix log growth and the UFW bypass.
Linux
Linux Disk Full: Finding What's Eating Your Space
Disk full on Linux: df, du, ncdu, deleted-but-open files, inodes, journald, Docker and snap leftovers, and how to free space safely.