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Practical, no-nonsense guides on game servers, web hosting, and WordPress — written for UK site owners, developers, and gamers.
How Much RAM Does a Minecraft Server Need? (Player Count Table, 2026)
How much RAM your Minecraft server needs by player count and modpack size, why more RAM is not always faster, and how to allocate it correctly.
Read guideHow to Make a Minecraft Server for Friends (UK Guide, 2026)
Step-by-step UK guide to making a Minecraft server for friends: Java setup, server software, port forwarding vs hosted servers, and CGNAT problems.
Read guidePaper vs Spigot vs Forge vs Fabric: Which Minecraft Server Software?
Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Forge, Fabric and NeoForge compared: plugins vs mods, performance, compatibility, and which server software to pick.
Read guideUK Web Hosting Prices Explained: The Renewal Trap Nobody Mentions
Why UK web hosting gets expensive after year one: how intro pricing works, the add-ons that inflate renewals, and how to compare the true cost.
Read guideShared Hosting vs VPS vs Cloud: Which Do You Actually Need?
An honest comparison of shared hosting, VPS and cloud hosting: real trade-offs, costs, and which one fits your site at each stage.
Read guideHow to Migrate a WordPress Site to a New Host Without Downtime
Zero-downtime WordPress migration, step by step: DNS TTL, full backups, wp-config.php, testing with a hosts file, and safe serialised URL replacement.
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