Tutorials & Guides

Clear, privacy-first walk-throughs for everything ShadowNode — from your first order to advanced setup.

Getting Started

Create your account & order a server

From the homepage to a running service in ~5 minutes — sign up (or stay anonymous), pick a product, order. No card, no KYC.

Set up your Minecraft server

The setup wizard step by step — customise your world, connect in Java Edition, and invite friends.

Add your own Minecraft world

Upload an existing world (singleplayer or from another host) and play it on your server — drag & drop, no size limit.

Run a Velocity / Bungee proxy

Link several servers behind one lobby — the port (25565, not a custom one) and forwarding that actually work on ShadowNode.

Your private VPS, from pay to SSH

Complete payment, grab your root credentials from the console, and connect over SSH.

Using your console

Manage every service from one place — power, SSH, live console, backups and players.

Your dedicated bare-metal box

How human provisioning works and how to access your machine via SSH or the Proxmox UI.

Encrypted Storage

Turn on true zero-knowledge (end-to-end encryption)

Make your cloud unreadable to everyone — including us. Full walk-through with the desktop app.

Back up your cloud — and restore in seconds

Turn on automatic encrypted backups, restore a snapshot without overwriting anything, and manage your space.

Automation

Getting started with your hosted n8n

From first login to your first live automation — secure your account, build a workflow, use webhooks and connect AI.

More guides coming soon. Questions? @videx32 on Telegram