guideapi
Turn Basalt into your own game-hosting business
The built-in API and OpenAPI reference let you resell instances, gate access behind payment, and build a storefront on top of Basalt instead of a spreadsheet and a prayer.
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Blog
Guides and updates on self-hosting game servers: hardware, networking, backups and sharing access with the people you play with.
announcement
Meet Basalt: game servers on your own hardware, without the hassle
Why we built a self-hosted panel for game servers, and what it does for you on day one.
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guidenetworking
Share your game server without port forwarding
Why "just open port 25565" often fails in 2026, and how tunnels get your friends connected in minutes.
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guidebackups
Game server backups that actually restore
A backup you have never restored is a hope, not a backup. A practical strategy for protecting worlds and configs.
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guidetemplates
Turn any Docker image into a deployable game server
Templates are single JSON files that give any containerized game a real settings UI. Here is how they work.
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guideaccess-control
Running game servers for a team, not just for friends
Roles, per-resource permissions and multi-node setups. How the same panel scales from a friends server to a studio.
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guidegetting-started
That old PC in your closet is a game server
A weekend project. Install Linux and Docker, deploy Basalt, and give your spare hardware a second life.
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