Getting Started

New to GuavaHost? Start here to open your control panel, start your server, find its IP and port, take a first backup and set up your game.

• Your First Day: What to Do Right After Ordering

  Your GuavaHost server goes live within seconds of ordering, so this guide walks you through the handful of things worth doing on day one to get it set up the way you want.

  2 min read · onboarding, first-steps, setup · Updated Sep 24, 2026

• Paid but your server isn't ready yet?

  What happens between paying and a running server, how to check each step yourself, and exactly when to contact support instead of waiting.

  4 min read · order, setup, provisioning · Updated Sep 24, 2026

• Set your password after an express checkout

  Paid with Apple Pay, Google Pay or Link? Use the one-hour email link to choose your GuavaHost password, or request a fresh link if it expired.

  4 min read · password, fast checkout, apple pay · Updated Sep 24, 2026

About these guides

New to GuavaHost? Start here. These guides cover your first day: what happens right after you order, what to do if you have paid but your server is not ready yet, and how to set a password if you checked out with Apple Pay, Google Pay or Link.

Once your server is running, the Panel Basics guides show you the console, files, backups and schedules, and every game has its own category of setup guides in the Help Center.