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# What will you make room for?

A server can be a workshop, a meeting place or a quiet corner of the internet. Explore useful things to build.

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[Use cases ## A home for your private applications. Run the dashboards, APIs and internal tools that help your project work, with access designed around the people who need it. Read document](https://koalavps.com/private-apps/)[Use cases ## Self-hosting with a maintenance plan. A server can make your tools portable and customisable. The benefit lasts when updates, backups and recovery are part of the design. Read document](https://koalavps.com/self-hosting/)[Use cases ## A server for the people who play together. Run an authorised game server or community tool with the latency, resource headroom and moderation that its players need. Read document](https://koalavps.com/game-servers/)[Use cases ## Remote access, without loose ends. A hosted desktop or development environment can make a project reachable from several devices. Treat it as a shared system with valuable data. Read document](https://koalavps.com/remote-work/)[Use cases ## Your own WireGuard endpoint. Connect devices to private services or route traffic through a server you administer, with the trust boundary understood. Read document](https://koalavps.com/use-cases-wireguard-vpn-server/)[Use cases ## A Tor relay, with the role made explicit. A middle or guard relay contributes network capacity. An exit relay has a different operational and abuse profile and needs separate consideration. Read document](https://koalavps.com/use-cases-tor-relay/)[Use cases ## Own the instance. Care for the people. A Mastodon service needs a reliable stack and an operator willing to moderate, update and maintain it. Read document](https://koalavps.com/use-cases-mastodon-fediverse-instance/)[Use cases ## A Matrix home you can maintain. Operate your account namespace and federation relationship while explaining encryption and metadata accurately. Read document](https://koalavps.com/use-cases-matrix-homeserver/)[Use cases ## Validate the chain. Manage the channels. Run your own Bitcoin backend and a compatible Lightning implementation with deliberate storage, access and funds management. Read document](https://koalavps.com/use-cases-bitcoin-lightning-node/)[Use cases ## Mail is a service, not just an open port. Host email when you are ready to maintain DNS, reputation, spam controls and recovery as well as the machine. Read document](https://koalavps.com/use-cases-mail-server/)