Smart idle hibernation
Most private game worlds are only active a few evenings a week. When a game server sits empty, we save its world state to disk and pause the container so RAM can be used by active crews.
About the collective
Good servers. Great people. Same dumpster fire.
Trash Panda Hosting provides free game and Mumble voice servers to friend groups and communities. Running costs are covered by voluntary community donations, and the platform is designed not to waste shared hardware.
Reliability expectations
How the campsite runs
Why Mumble?
Mumble is open source, uses minimal CPU and memory, and delivers crisp Opus audio with low latency, so many voice camps can share one node.
No artificial tiers
Everyone gets the same free essentials. Standard accounts can create up to 2 servers when node capacity allows, and there's no guaranteed uptime: check the status page when something looks off.
Acceptable use policy
Keeping the campsite welcoming
Hardware is shared across communities and funded by fellow players, so a few clear rules protect node stability for everyone:
- No fake player bots or anti-AFK scripts. Artificial traffic that dodges idle hibernation takes memory away from other friend groups.
- No non-gaming workloads. Containers may only run the game or Mumble service chosen at creation: no cryptocurrency miners, proxies, or scrapers.
- No commercial reselling. Servers are free for communities; charging others for access is prohibited.
- Network courtesy. Outbound scanning, DDoS activity, or abusive content leads to suspension.
What we store
Only the account and operational data needed to run your servers: your username, email address, bcrypt password hash, server configuration, and container console logs.
We don't sell user data or run third-party ad trackers. World saves are kept while your camp is active or hibernating; abandoned servers may be archived after inactivity notices so disk space can be reclaimed.