Switch games on your GameBox

A GameBox is a shared resource pool: you can run several different game servers in parallel on it. Switching games means creating a new instance (an egg) and, if needed, removing another to free up RAM.

Cause / The problem

You often want to replace one server with another (move from Minecraft to Rust, add a voice server next to the main game) without starting over or paying for a separate service. The confusion comes from the fact that a GameBox is not “one game” but a multi-game container limited by total RAM.

Solution

1. Check the available pool in the panel: Dashboard → your GameBox → Resources tab. Note the remaining RAM before any change.
2. Create the new instance via Create Server / New Server, then pick the desired software (egg): Minecraft, Rust, ARK, TeamSpeak, and so on.
3. Allocate RAM to the new instance while keeping a safety margin (do not consume 100% of the pool).
4. Write down the ports automatically assigned by the panel (game port + query port). This is what you give to players (IP:port).
5. Start the new instance and watch the first boot (Steam file download, world generation…).
6. If you need to free up RAM, stop the instance you want to replace then delete it (Delete). The RAM is immediately returned to the pool.
7. Data is kept per instance: the files of a deleted server are erased, but other instances are untouched. Back up before deleting anything.
8. Monitor the global impact: adding a hungry game can slow down neighbouring instances. Adjust each instance’s limits if needed.

The GameBox stays the same service: you are not changing plans, you are simply redistributing the pool between active games.