New CachyOS Guides for Gaming and Server Setup

I’ve published two new guides for CachyOS↗, the performance-focused Arch Linux distribution that I’ve been using for over a year now on both desktop and server workloads.

CachyOS Gaming Quick Start

The CachyOS Gaming Quick Start guide covers everything you need to get a gaming-ready CachyOS installation up and running. It includes:

• Installation and dual-boot setup with Windows, including tips for avoiding sleep issues with the Windows Fast Startup feature
• Post-installation configuration covering the CachyOS Hello welcome app, Ghostty as a terminal, and KDE Plasma desktop tweaks
• Using Paru for package management, including how to find and install packages from the official repos and the AUR
• Gaming-specific optimizations for sound latency (pipewire with realtime-privileges), process priorities, and keyboard bindings that won’t interrupt gameplay
• Game setup instructions for WoW (via Lutris with proton-cachyos-slr) and FFXIV (via xivlauncher-rb), including DPI scaling tips for 4k monitors
• Companion app installation for CurseForge, Warcraft Logs Uploader, WowUp, and Discord

CachyOS Server Setup Guide

The CachyOS Server Setup Guide walks through setting up a secure CachyOS server from scratch, targeting Hetzner dedicated servers but applicable to other VPS providers with minor adjustments. It covers:

• Why CachyOS for servers - the linux-cachyos-server kernel variant with 300Hz tickrate, no preemption, and optimized package repositories compiled for modern CPU architectures (x86-64-v3, x86-64-v4, Zen4)
• Installation from an Arch ISO since CachyOS doesn’t yet have a dedicated server edition, including both direct ISO boot and rescue system bootstrap methods
• Using btrfs with subvolumes matching the CachyOS desktop installer layout for Timeshift snapshot compatibility
• SSH key-based authentication with passwords disabled for security hygiene
• Network configuration for both IPv4 and IPv6, with Hetzner-specific instructions and notes for other providers
• UFW firewall setup for controlling incoming connections and avoiding open-port surprises when package upgrades are done

Both guides reflect my actual configurations and workflows, and are a fairly complete and low-friction way to get started with CachyOS in gaming and server settings.