Pick your game
Click Deploy Service on your dashboard (or open the Store) and choose Game Servers. Games on sale today include ARK, Counter-Strike 2, DayZ, Enshrouded, FiveM, Garry's Mod, Minecraft, Palworld, Project Zomboid, Rust, Terraria, Team Fortress 2, Valheim and V Rising. Need something else? A custom build lets you pick another game template and size it yourself.
Choose a plan
- RAM — the most important number for most games. Modded Minecraft and ARK need more than lighter games like Terraria. The store warns you if you pick less than a game's recommended RAM.
- Players — each plan shows the player count it is sized for. Some games also let you set a player limit in the startup settings.
- Location — game servers run in Montreal (YUL1).
- Backup Protection — game server backups are a paid add-on (Basic, Standard or Premium). You can choose one at checkout.
Provisioning
Your server is created on a game node and given its own port. While it installs, the console shows Installing server. Most servers are ready within a couple of minutes. When the status changes to Running, the Server Address (IP and port) is shown at the top of the service page with a copy button.
First-launch checklist
- Open the Console tab and confirm the game has finished its first start-up. Modded games can take several minutes the first time while they generate worlds and download files.
- Open the Startup tab to set the game's variables. The options depend on the game, for example server name, max players or world seed.
- Fully stop the server and start it again after changing startup variables. A quick restart won't pick up the changes.
- Connect from your game client using the Server Address.
Subusers
Want a friend or moderator to manage the server without giving away your account? Open the Subusers tab, click Add Subuser, enter their email address and tick the permissions you want them to have. They receive an invitation by email.