Docs

Guides for running your PlayDubious server: getting set up, using the panel, the settings for each game, and managing your account.

Start here

Set up your server and learn the panel.

Getting started From payment to your first player: what happens after you order and what to do first. Panel basics A tour of the control panel: console, files, backups, schedules and the rest. Security and two-step verification Two-step verification, sharing access safely and the audit log.

Per game

Settings and tips for each game we host.

Minecraft server guide Vanilla, Forge, Paper or Fabric, the EULA, plugins and mods from Modrinth. Modded Minecraft server guide Forge, NeoForge and CurseForge modpacks: pick a loader and upload your pack. Rust server guide World size, seed, PvE options and wipes. Rust plugin list Popular uMod plugins with the exact names to paste into the Oxide plugins field. ARK: Survival Evolved server guide Rates, difficulty and PvE options for ARK: Survival Evolved. DayZ server guide serverDZ.cfg settings on the Startup tab and Steam Workshop mods from your modlist.html. BeamMP server guide Add your own AuthKey, set the map and player limits.

Account

Domains, billing and backups.

Use a custom domain Point your own domain at your server: an SRV record for Minecraft, an A record for other games. Billing and cancellation How billing works, the billing portal, cancelling, refunds and failed payments. Backups and restores Create, download, restore and lock backups from the panel.

Anything else? Email [email protected] or ask on Discord.