The Homelab Gamer – Self-hosted game server guides, hardware picks, and multiplayer setup tutorials

How to Set Up a Factorio Dedicated Server (Docker Method)

September 5, 2026

Factorio doesn’t ease you in — someone opens the game meaning to build “just a small starter base,” and a […]

September 4, 2026

If you’ve outgrown vanilla Minecraft and want to add mods to your home server, the first decision you’ll face is

September 2, 2026

Setting up your server is only half the job — keeping it reliably online, backed up, and recovering gracefully from

September 1, 2026

One of the most common questions when setting up a home game server is simply: “will my hardware handle this?”

August 31, 2026

If you’ve followed any of our server setup guides, you’ve seen the phrase “forward the port to your server’s local

August 29, 2026

If you’ve followed our setup guides, you’ve already run a few docker run commands — but it helps to understand

August 28, 2026

If you’re setting up a Valheim server with Docker (see our Valheim server setup guide if you haven’t yet), you’ll

August 27, 2026

Valheim is leaving Early Access on September 9, 2026, with a full launch on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2

August 24, 2026

If you just want to play with a friend or two tonight — no Docker, no port forwarding, no monthly

August 24, 2026

If you followed our Minecraft server setup guide and something’s not quite right, you’re not alone — a handful of