Founder & Hosting Engineer
Andreas
Andreas is the founder of DoomHosting and the engineer who built most of the infrastructure powering it: the Pterodactyl deployment, the Nuxt frontend, the panel automation, and the billing stack. He writes the deeper technical pieces here: hardware comparisons, real performance numbers from our own nodes, and the occasional opinionated take on what's wrong with the wider game-hosting industry.
Articles by Andreas
How to Turn PvP On or Off on Your Minecraft Server
Minecraft 1.21.2 moved PvP from server.properties to /gamerule pvp. Here is how to turn PvP on or off without restarting, plus per-world rules and older versions.
How to Turn Off the Locator Bar on Your Minecraft Server
Minecraft 1.21.6 added the Locator Bar that shows nearby players above the hotbar. Run /gamerule locatorBar false to disable it, plus per-world setups and Bedrock.
How to Change the MOTD on Your Minecraft Server
Learn how to change your Minecraft server MOTD, add color codes, format with section signs, insert line breaks, and fix common encoding issues. Java and Bedrock covered.
How to Make Only One Player Sleep to Skip Night on Your Minecraft Server
Learn how to use the playersSleepingPercentage gamerule so only one player needs to sleep to skip night on your Minecraft server. Works on Java 1.17+.
Getting Started with Your V Rising Server
Connect to your DoomHosting V Rising server, configure ServerHostSettings.json, set your max player count, and install your first BepInEx mod from Steam Workshop.
Getting Started with Your Vintage Story Server
A walkthrough of your first 10 minutes with a DoomHosting Vintage Story server — connecting, configuring world settings, and installing your first ModDB mod.
Best Project Zomboid Mods for Multiplayer Servers (2026)
17 best Project Zomboid mods for multiplayer servers in 2026 — QoL, weapons, maps, server admin tools. RAM impact and load order included.
Project Zomboid Build 42 vs Build 41: What's Different for Server Owners
Detailed comparison of Project Zomboid B41 and B42 for server owners — RAM, mod compatibility, save migration, when to upgrade.
Project Zomboid Server RAM Requirements (Build 41 vs Build 42)
Real RAM benchmarks for Project Zomboid B41 and B42 servers. Tables by player count and modlist, signs of OOM, and tuning advice.
How to Set Up a Whitelist on a Project Zomboid Server
Lock your Project Zomboid server to approved players only. 4-step whitelist setup with adduser, addalltowhitelist, and SQLite storage details.