{"article":{"id":16056312924957,"url":"https://enshrouded.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/16056312924957.json","html_url":"https://enshrouded.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/16056312924957-Dedicated-Server-FAQ","author_id":8930288355485,"comments_disabled":false,"draft":false,"promoted":false,"position":0,"vote_sum":5,"vote_count":69,"section_id":16050842957085,"created_at":"2024-01-12T14:33:15Z","updated_at":"2026-05-19T05:50:53Z","name":"Dedicated Server FAQ","title":"Dedicated Server FAQ","source_locale":"en-us","locale":"en-us","outdated":false,"outdated_locales":[],"edited_at":"2025-02-21T12:52:02Z","user_segment_id":null,"permission_group_id":8940655324061,"content_tag_ids":[],"label_names":[],"body":"<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>\n<strong>How much CPU % does the game server process use?</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Please refer to <strong><a href=\"https://enshrouded.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/16055628734109-Recommended-Server-Specifications\">the article for recommended system specs</a></strong>.<br><br>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>How much RAM does the game server process use?</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In idle state the server process uses ~4.4GB of physical RAM.</li>\n<li>Each player needs up to 100MB of additional RAM.</li>\n<li>In total the server should not use more than 6GB of physical RAM.<br><br>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>How much disk space uncompressed are the server files?</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>We recommend to have a free space of 30GB. The uncompressed server files are currently ~13GB.<br><br>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>How large is a typical save file?</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A save file can be between 1MB and 100MB. This is hard to specify. At the beginning it is very small. For worlds with a lot of big bases it is closer towards 100MB. <br><br>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>How many (and how often) are save-files generated?</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a file per game-world. Character save-games will not be stored on the dedicated server.</li>\n<li>Character progression is stored only on clients.</li>\n<li>The world progression is stored on the dedicated servers.</li>\n<li>Save game files will be created every 5 minutes.<br><br>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Does the game server use IPv4 or IPv6?</strong><br>\n<ul>\n<li>The server is using IPv4.<br><br>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Which network ports are needed?</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>By default, we are using: \"queryPort\": 15637</li>\n<li>Additionally, Steam is using the ports described in their <a href=\"https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/2EA8-4D75-DA21-31EB\"><strong>Required Ports for Steam</strong></a> article</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>What are the Important files and their expected file path? (Config / Logs / Crash Dumps)</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>As described in the <a href=\"https://enshrouded.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/16055441447709-Dedicated-Server-Configuration\">Dedicated Server Configuration</a> article, the default paths for save data and log files are as follows:\n<ul>\n<li>\"saveDirectory\": \"./savegame\"</li>\n<li>\"logDirectory\": \"./logs\"</li>\n<li>The config file itself and crash dumps are automatically placed in the same directory as the server exe.<br><br>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Can the server be run headless? (In the background with no UI on the desktop)</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes, but there is a DOS window.<br><br>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>What is a typical indicator that the server is fully started?</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Something like the following should appear in the DOS window &amp; log-file:<br><span class=\"wysiwyg-color-black60\">[Session] 'HostOnline' (up)!</span><br><span class=\"wysiwyg-color-black60\">[Session] finished transition from 'Lobby' to 'Host_Online' (current='Host_Online')!</span><br><span class=\"wysiwyg-color-black60\">[server] Load deserialization took 2.77 s<br><br></span>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>How can I connect to a server?</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The default method for connecting to a server is via the server browser menu. It can be reached by selecting [Join] in the main menu of the game.</li>\n<li>Make sure to enable the „Show dedicated server” options in the server filter to show dedicated servers in the server list.<br><img src=\"https://enshrouded.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/16056312915229\">\n</li>\n<li>Dedicated servers can be marked as favorite by selecting the „star“-icon. Favorite dedicated servers are automatically sorted at the top of the server list.\n<ul>\n<li>Optional: Dedicated servers can also be marked as favorite in the Steam client. This option needs to be used if the dedicated server is not appearing in the in-game-list of the client. For this, select [View] and then [Game Servers]. Here a new server can be added by clicking on the [+]-icon and add an IP.<br><img src=\"https://enshrouded.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/16056312917021\"><br><br>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>How does the server browser work?</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The server browser can list both dedicated and peer-to-peer session. The listing of dedicated servers can be toggled on and off in the Server Filter widget on the right side of the screen.</li>\n<li>The Server Filter widget also allows filtering the list by password protection, sessions with Steam friends, empty servers and servers with a set min number of free slots.</li>\n<li>The list is sorted by preferring favored servers, friends’ sessions, dedicated servers and finally peer-to-peer sessions.<br><br>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>How will setting up a dedicated server actually work?</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Please refer to our two articles on <strong><a href=\"https://enshrouded.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/16051370691485-Dedicated-Server-Installation-on-Steam\">installing the dedicated server</a></strong> and <strong><a href=\"https://enshrouded.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/16055441447709-Dedicated-Server-Configuration\">its configuration</a></strong>.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"> </li>\n</ul>"}}