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Glossary from A to Z – terms for Nexthosting customers
Plainly explained: prepaid, mandate, panel, SFTP, port, DDoS, backup, DNS, SSL, rescue system, FastDL, DPA and more terms around Nexthosting.
In short
This page lists around 40 terms you will come across at Nexthosting, each explained in a sentence or two. Where the German term appears in the shop, customer account or panel, it is shown first with its English meaning. For many terms, a link leads to the detailed guide.
A record – A DNS entry that maps a name such as meinserver.example.de to an IPv4 address. You need it when you want your domain to point to a website or a server. DNS basics
Abrechnungsart (billing type) – When ordering, you choose between Vertrag (contract) and Prepaid. With a contract you are billed regularly; with prepaid you pay for a period in advance. Ordering
AVV (data processing agreement, DPA) – German: Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag. You need it if you process other people’s personal data through Nexthosting, for example on a website with customer data. You can download it in your customer account. Data protection and DPA
Backup – A safety copy of your data. Game servers have a certain number of backup slots depending on the plan, web hosting is backed up automatically twice a day and the backups are kept for 30 days, and a VPS has a Backups tab in the customer account. Backups and databases
DDoS – An attack in which a server is flooded with a huge number of requests until it can no longer be reached. Every game server is covered by basic protection at no extra charge; with your own IP address you also get your own filter. DDoS protection and attacks
DNS – The phone book of the internet. It translates names like nexthosting.net into IP addresses. DNS basics
Eigene IP-Adresse (own IP address) – An extra for game servers: you get an address just for your server instead of the shared one. It includes your own DDoS filter, which you control in the protection panel. Your own IP address
FastDL – A fast download for Garry’s Mod: players download maps and content from a web server instead of the game server and get into the game faster. Loading screen and FastDL
Guthaben (account credit) – An amount on your customer account that you can use to pay for Nexthosting services. It is not paid out and does not earn interest. Account credit and automatic renewal
IP address – The address of a server on the network, for example 203.0.113.10. Game server addresses consist of an IP address and a port. Network, ports and subdomains
Konsole (console) – The text window in which your server prints what it is doing and in which you enter commands. In the panel you find it in the menu on the left. Console and controls
Kündigungsfrist (notice period) – The time that must lie before the end of a contract period for a cancellation to take effect. It depends on the minimum term you chose. Contracts and cancellation
Mandat (mandate) – Your permission for Nexthosting to debit amounts from your account, for example with SEPA direct debit. You also need a mandate for the automatic renewal of prepaid products. Paying
Mindestvertragslaufzeit (minimum term) – The period you commit to with a contract. For game servers you choose between 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. Ordering
Modpack – A ready-made collection of mods that fit together and are installed together. Templates, mods and modpacks
Node – A physical server in a data center on which several game servers run side by side. In the panel it appears in the technical details. Settings and startup parameters
NVMe – A very fast type of storage. Game servers and VPS at Nexthosting use NVMe storage.
Panel – The management interface in your browser. For game servers it is called the game server panel, for websites the web panel. Where do I find what?
phpMyAdmin – A browser tool for viewing and editing MySQL databases. Databases and phpMyAdmin
Port – A number after the IP address that addresses a particular service on the server, such as :35600. Each plan includes a certain number of port allocations. Network, ports and subdomains
Prepaid – A billing type in which you pay for a period in advance. Afterwards the service ends unless you renew. Renewal can happen automatically from your account credit or via a stored payment method. Account credit and automatic renewal
RAM – Working memory. The more players and mods, the more RAM a game server needs. Extend your server and boost
RCON – A password-protected remote control for game servers that lets you send commands from a program. The RCON password is secret and does not belong in tickets or screenshots. Console and controls
Rescue system – A small emergency Linux that a dedicated server boots into when no operating system is running or when you want to reinstall it. Installation and rescue
Root access – Access with full rights on a Linux server. You have it on VPS and dedicated servers, and you also carry the responsibility that comes with it. VPS overview
SEPA – The European payment area. With SEPA direct debit you give a mandate so that amounts can be collected from your account. For orders, confirmation takes about 12 to 13 days; only then is the service set up. Paying
SFTP – An encrypted way to transfer files between your computer and the server, for example with FileZilla or WinSCP. For game servers it runs via sftp://nodede1.nexthosting.net:2022. Files, editor and SFTP
Snapshot – A snapshot of the entire state of a virtual machine at a point in time. Whether and how this is possible for your VPS is shown with the product in your customer account. VPS overview
SSH – An encrypted access to the command line of a server. You need it for VPS, dedicated servers and web hosting plans with SSH. For game servers there is SFTP, but no SSH. VPS: first steps with SSH
SSL – The encryption for websites, recognizable by the padlock and https://. With web hosting you get the certificate automatically. SSL certificates and HTTPS
Staging – A test copy of your website where you try out changes before you make them live. Staging and cloning
Startvariablen (startup variables) – The fields in the game server panel under Konfiguration → Start, for example map, player count or passwords. They apply every time the server starts. Settings and startup parameters
Subdomain – A name prefix before a domain, for example mein-server.nexthosting.app. Game servers get a free subdomain under .nexthosting.app. Network, ports and subdomains
Support-PIN (support PIN) – A PIN that lets Nexthosting recognize you as the account holder. It is on the start page of your customer account (Übersicht, overview) in the Support box; Neu generieren (generate new) creates a new one. Only give it out when talking to support, never publicly. Support
vCore – A virtual processor core. The more vCores, the more computing power you have. VPS overview
Vertrag (contract) – A billing type in which the service is billed regularly until you cancel. Different notice periods apply depending on the minimum term. Contracts and cancellation
Vorlage (template) – A one-click package in the game server panel that sets a game up for a purpose, such as DarkRP for Garry’s Mod or Carbon for Rust. Templates, mods and modpacks
Webmail – Reading and writing email in your browser, without an email program. At Nexthosting it is at webmail.nexthosting.net; you log in with your full email address and the mailbox password. Email mailboxes
Webspace – Storage space on a web server for your website, with email mailboxes and databases. Web hosting overview
Whitelist – A list of only those players who are allowed on your server. Anyone not on it cannot get in.
WordPress – A widely used system for building websites without programming skills. Install WordPress
Workshop – The Steam Workshop, a collection of content for games such as Garry’s Mod or ARK. Game servers load Workshop content by its ID. Garry’s Mod