Enshrouded server hosting

Sixteen Flameborn.
The flame stays lit.

An Enshrouded 1.0 server that keeps Embervale running when the host logs off. Pick a difficulty preset or set every slider yourself, give admins, friends and guests their own passwords, and download a backup whenever you like.

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  • No contracts
  • One-click cancel
  • Real people on support

Players per server

16

Keen's own limit

Enshrouded art © Keen Games GmbH. HavoNode isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Keen Games GmbH.

Enshrouded plans

A few friends
or a full 16.

Every plan comes with everything further down this page. What changes is the number of player slots and how much RAM the server can use. Tell us how many of you play and we'll show you where to start.

How many players?
Running mods?
Where?

Start with 8 slots and up to 8 GB for up to 8 players.

  • Up to 16 players

    Up to8 GBRAM · 16 slots

    For a full server of up to 16, Enshrouded's limit.

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Enshrouded servers hold 16 players at most. Keen sets that limit, so it's the same on every plan. Keen's server FAQ puts the server at about 4.4 GB with nobody on, plus up to 100 MB for each player, and says it shouldn't use more than 6 GB in total. Those figures date from before 1.0, so our sizes leave room on top.

These sizes are a guide. Mods, game settings and updates can all change how much RAM a server needs.

Our promises

  • Lag-free promise

    We never overload our machines. If your server lags because of our hardware, we fix it at our cost.

  • One-click cancel

    Cancel from your account whenever you like. It takes one click, and you won’t have to argue with anyone first.

  • Your backups, your files

    Automatic daily backups you can restore or download any time. Your world never gets held hostage.

  • Help that knows your server

    An AI assistant in your Game Panel that reads your server's logs and config files, and changes nothing until you approve it.

Difficulty presets

Default, Survival
or your own rules.

One line in enshrouded_server.json sets how hard Embervale fights back. Tell us what your group is after and we'll point at the preset to start with.

What's your group after?

Default. Keen recommends it for first-time players. Every setting stays at its standard value.

  • Keen's pick for first-timers

    Default

    Every setting at its standard value, the way Enshrouded played before presets arrived.

  • For builders

    Relaxed

    Fewer enemies, more resources and more loot. Keen pitches it at base-builders and casual play.

  • Tougher fights

    Hard

    More enemies, and more aggressive ones.

  • Hunger and losses

    Survival

    Aggressive enemies with survival mechanics on top: hunger, and dropping your whole backpack when you die.

  • Your rules

    Custom

    Set each individual setting yourself, in the gameSettings section of the same file.

Set it on the gameSettingsPreset line of enshrouded_server.json, with the server stopped. Keen describes what each preset is for but hasn't published the exact values behind it. Difficulty can't change while the server is running, so restart it to switch.

Settings

One file.
All of it yours.

Everything lives in enshrouded_server.json, in the server's main folder. Stop the server before you edit it, and keep every comma and quote mark where it is.

Name

What your server is called in Enshrouded's server list. Everyone can see it, and Keen asks you to keep it clean.

Settingname

Passwords and roles

Each user group has its own password and permissions, and the password a player joins with decides their group. Keen's default file has Admin, Friend, Guest and Visitor.

SettinguserGroups

Player slots

From 1 to 16. Every slot adds to the server's load, so set what your group needs.

SettingslotCount

Reserved slots

Keep slots back for a group, so admins and friends can still get in when guests have filled the rest.

SettingreservedSlots

Difficulty

Default, Relaxed, Hard, Survival or Custom. Only Custom lets you change the individual settings.

SettinggameSettingsPreset

Individual settings

Health, stamina, enemy damage, boss health, XP, plant growth, day and night length and more, each within Keen's limits. Day and night are written in nanoseconds, so count the zeros.

SettinggameSettings

Dying

By default you drop the materials in your backpack into a tombstone. You can make it the whole backpack, or switch the tombstone off.

SettingtombstoneMode

Chat

Text and voice chat are both off in Keen's default file. Voice can be proximity or server-wide.

SettingsenableTextChatenableVoiceChatvoiceChatMode

Joining

Get everyone round
the same Flame Altar.

Players find your server in Enshrouded's own server list, and the password they type decides what they can do.

  1. Find it in the server list

    In Enshrouded, choose Join from the main menu and switch on the Show dedicated server filter. Pick your server and enter the password for your group.

  2. Not showing? Add it in Steam

    In Steam, open View, then Game Servers. On the Favorites tab, press + and enter your server's address and query port from the panel. It then sits at the top of Enshrouded's list.

  3. Bringing a world over?

    Upload its save files to the server's savegame folder with the server stopped. Characters are saved on each player's own PC, so everyone brings their own.

Steam · Add a server · example

203.0.113.24:15637

An example address. 15637 is Enshrouded's usual query port; yours is in the panel.

Every game server comes with

  • DDoS protection
  • NVMe storage
  • Daily backups you can download
  • Free subdomain
  • Full file and config access
  • Scheduled restarts and updates
  • Live console
  • Switch games any time

Enshrouded help

Set it up.
Sort it out.

Step-by-step answers for running your Enshrouded server, each one checked against the game's own docs.

All 4 Enshrouded help articles

FAQ

Enshrouded questions,
straight answers.

What people ask before they rent a Enshrouded server.

How much RAM does an Enshrouded server need?

We recommend up to 5 GB for up to 4 players, up to 8 GB for up to 8 players and up to 8 GB for up to 16 players. Our RAM sizes are a guide, based on player count. What a server really uses also depends on its mods and plugins, its settings (map size, view distance and spawn rates all count), how much its world grows over time, and the game's own updates. If you're planning a modded server, start a size up.

How many players can join an Enshrouded server?

Up to 16. Keen sets that limit, and the server's slotCount takes any number from 1 to 16, whichever plan you're on.

Can PlayStation or Xbox players join?

Not yet. Keen says Enshrouded isn't cross-platform at launch. They're working on it but have no estimate of when, so for now everyone plays on PC through Steam.

Do players keep their characters?

Yes. Characters are saved on each player's own PC, not on the server, so you bring yours to any server. You keep your gear, inventory, levels and skills. Most crafting recipes depend on NPCs and crafting stations in the world, so those stay with the world.

Can I bring my own world over?

Yes. With the server stopped, upload the world's save files to the server's savegame folder in place of its own world, and download a backup first. Keen hasn't published steps for moving a world onto a server, so our Help Centre walks you through it.

Will my Early Access world work in 1.0?

Yes. The first time 1.0 loads an older save, it backs it up and converts it to the new format. Keen strongly suggests a fresh start, because 1.0 reworked the world and the early game. Characters loaded into 1.0 for the first time also get their skill tree reset, so spend the points again.

How do I make myself an admin?

Give the Admin group your own password, under userGroups in enshrouded_server.json, then restart the server and join with it. Anyone who joins with that password is an admin, so keep it to yourself and give your friends the Friend password.

Can I use mods?

Not officially. Keen's FAQ says mod support is something they'd like to add one day but can't promise. In the meantime, enshrouded_server.json has more than 30 settings to play with.

Is there PvP?

No. Keen's FAQ says Enshrouded has no PvP mode and none is planned, so everyone on your server is on the same side.

Where are your Enshrouded servers?

In London, close to players across the UK and Europe.

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