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Explained step by step: from uploading your world to connecting your server to your own domain name. Stuck? Get in touch.

Getting started

  • Getting started

    First steps after your order

    Your server is ordered. Here’s how to pay your invoice, log in to the game panel, start your server and invite your friends, step by step.

  • Getting started

    How to order a game server

    Order a game server in a few minutes: choose a package and line, set the billing period and location, pay through Stripe and keep your invoices paid.

  • Getting started

    Use your server console

    The console in the game panel shows what your server is doing live and lets you send commands. How to start and stop your server and track down errors.

Minecraft

All 17 guides about Minecraft

Game panel

  • Game panel

    Give a friend access to your server

    Let a friend help run your server without sharing your password. Here’s how to add a subuser in the game panel and choose exactly what they can do.

  • Game panel

    Add an extra port to your server

    Voice chat, a web map or Geyser sometimes needs a second port. Here’s how to add an extra port under Network and point your plugin at it.

  • Game panel

    Change your server settings under Startup

    Under Startup in the game panel you change your server name, passwords and options. How it works, when changes apply and what to leave alone.

  • Game panel

    Create a MySQL database for your server

    Plugins like LuckPerms prefer to keep their data in MySQL. Here’s how to create a database in the game panel and connect it to your plugin.

  • Game panel

    Manage files over SFTP (FileZilla or WinSCP)

    How to connect to your server over SFTP in FileZilla or WinSCP: where to find the details, which port and username to use, and how to fix errors.

  • Game panel

    Schedule automatic restarts for your server

    Use a schedule in the game panel to restart your server automatically, with a warning for your players, and avoid the time zone trap.

Backups

  • Backups

    Create and restore a backup

    How to back up your server in the game panel, schedule automatic backups and restore a backup when something goes wrong.

Discord bots

  • Discord bots

    Upload and start your Discord bot

    How to get your Discord bot running on your server: upload the files, keep your token safe, install packages and start it, with tips for Python and Java.

Account and billing

  • Account and billing

    Set up two-factor authentication

    Protect your accounts with a code from an app on your phone. Here’s how to switch on two-factor authentication in My CakeHosting and the game panel.

  • Account and billing

    Cancel a service

    How to cancel a server or other service in My CakeHosting, at the end of your billing period or right away, and what happens to your files afterwards.

  • Account and billing

    Upgrade your plan to more memory

    Need more memory? Upgrade your server to a bigger plan in My CakeHosting, see what you pay today and learn how to move from Standard to Premium.

Other games

  • Other games

    Install Hytale mods on your server

    How to put mods on your Hytale server: upload them to the mods folder, pick the right version and fix what breaks after a Hytale update.