ARK: Summer Bash 2020 can be activated now

The ARK summer event Summer Bash 2020 can now be activated on all ARK servers until 14.07.2020.
 The summer event brings several buffs for default settings and especially beach party feeling thanks to new skins like Hawaii shirts, colors for your dinos and 5 new Chibi-Dinos.
To activate the summer event on your server, put in Summer in your server's settings under ARK Events in the web interface and save the change. After a restart, the event will be activated on your server.
If you don't have an ARK server, you can rent one here:
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Activate Crossplay and Epic on your ARK server

ARK: Survival Evolved is currently available for free at the Epic Gamestore. Of course you can connect to our server with the Epic version. In this post we will show you which settings are necessary for this. There is also a new map and a current event that can be activated on our servers.

Important: Currently there is no mod support for the Epic version. To connect to a server with the Epic version, the server must not have any mods enabled. Studio Wildcard will add mod support in a future update.

In order to connect to an ARC server with the Epic version, "Crossplay" or "Epic" must be enabled in the server settings. With Crossplay enabled, both Steam and Epic versions of ARC can connect to the server. If Epic is enabled, only Epic versions can connect to the server. If both options are disabled and/or mods are enabled, only Steam versions can connect to the server. To...

Two-factor authentication for Windows Server

Windows servers are becoming more and more important in the crypto-currency scene. Wallets can be easily opened 24h host and opened from anywhere without having to use third-party vendors as a wallet. Also in the Altcoin Staking area Windows servers have a big advantage because the local computer doesn't have to be connected 24/7 to and with the Internet.

Your own Windows vServer is already available from 9.90 at ZAP:
WinVPS
Of course, it is all the more important to secure a server in this area. For this reason, we have written a guide explaining how to secure your remote desktop access with two-factor authentication. After installing the backup, you will be asked to confirm your login every time you log in via a smartphone app. This makes it impossible for hackers to brutforce your RDP access.

If you are hosting important or sensitive data on your Windows ...

Docker installation on a Linux server

Virtualization is now ubiquitous. Whether it's in small companies or even the giants like Facebook, Amazon, Google & Co. It is all the more important that the infrastructure is potentially expandable and still provides a central management interface.

This How-To revolves around Docker & how to install this small software and additionally start the first small container.

Docker is a lightweight open-source virtualization software to deploy services or applications isolatedly on a single system. In contrast to real virtual machines, no extra operating system is emulated or hosted, but explicitly only an application environment within the host system. This not only saves resources in general, but also causes lower overhead compared to full virtualization. Installation of Docker: The installation of Docker is quite simple and takes only a few minutes. In this...