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Pretty much all the popular ones: DarkRP, TTT, Sandbox, PropHunt, Murder, Cinema, Deathrun and more. Switch the active mode through the server config, or upload a custom gamemode of your own.

Build a Workshop collection and drop its ID into the server config — the moment players connect, their clients pull the add-ons down automatically.

FastDL is already configured and serves custom content like maps, models and sounds over a dedicated fast channel instead of the slow game protocol, which noticeably shortens join times.

It depends heavily on gamemode and add-ons: Sandbox and PropHunt run smoothly on 3 to 4 GB, while an add-on-heavy DarkRP server with 32-plus players benefits from 6 to 8 GB. More active Workshop add-ons simply call for more headroom.

Upload ULX together with ULib as an add-on and add your SteamID as superadmin — you then get an in-game admin menu for kicks, bans, group permissions and map changes.

Typical initial setup: about 3 minutes. Queues or large installations can take longer. Set your gamemode, Workshop collection ID and ULX admin in the control panel, then have friends join via the in-game server browser or straight through your own subdomain.

Every mcfreehost server ships with its own address such as yourserver.mc.mcfreehost.com right from the start. Rename it anytime from the dashboard — no ticket required.

Monitoring and database add-ons — Uptime Kuma, MariaDB, phpMyAdmin, Game Server Watcher — never carry a surcharge. For music and chat bots, the first slot you activate is included; every additional bot is billed on top, and the dashboard shows the exact cost before you switch it on.

Typical initial setup: about 3 minutes. Queues or large installations can take longer. Larger Steam installs can take a bit longer depending on the game.

No — you are on a subscription that renews monthly, and you can cancel it from the dashboard whenever you like; the same goes for turning off automatic renewal.

Yes. All game servers run in German data centres (Falkenstein and Limburg) connected to the major German exchanges — low pings for players across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and solid latency for the rest of Europe.

The best provider is the one that shows you what you get before you pay: RAM, slots, location, price and cancellation terms. Here the price and resources are visible in the configurator before checkout, there is no minimum term and setup is automated — feel free to compare that with other offers.

Self-hosting costs power, time and a machine that runs around the clock; port forwarding, updates and backups are on you. A rented server is online within minutes, keeps running when your PC is off, and updates, DDoS protection and backups are included. For one or two friends on a single evening self-hosting is often fine — for a persistent world, renting pays off.