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Enshrouded Dedicated Server Hosting

Last reviewed: 2026-06-05 · Updated for the current Steam dedicated-server build and Adventure Sharing

A dedicated Enshrouded server runs 24/7 on always-on hardware, so your world stays online even when nobody is logged in. No host has to leave their PC running, the world does not close when one player leaves, and your crew is not capped by someone's home machine. Your terrain edits, flame altars, and bases hold their place in the world around the clock, and an Adventure Sharing world stays browsable on the community map instead of vanishing when the host logs off. You get full control over difficulty and game settings through enshrouded_server.json, plus reserved slots and server roles. This is a real dedicated Enshrouded server, live day and night, that everyone connects to on their own schedule.

See dedicated plans Dedicated vs co-op From $999/mo
Prices include tax at checkout.
24/7 always-on Up to 16 players Full game-settings control 99.9% uptime 2-day refund

Dedicated server vs co-op / peer-hosted (and why it matters for Enshrouded)

Enshrouded lets you play with other people two ways, and they are not the same thing. A co-op or peer-hosted session is run from inside one player's game client. A dedicated server is a separate machine that does nothing but run the world. For anything beyond a single evening, the difference decides whether your crew's progress stays reachable.

Co-op / peer-hosted session

  • The world is tied to the host being online. When they leave, the session ends and the world is unavailable, so nobody can play or build.
  • An Adventure Sharing world drops off the community map the moment the host logs off, so visiting crews cannot find it.
  • Player slots are capped low and limited by the host's home PC and internet connection.
  • Voxel terrain edits and shroud streaming are heavy, so a packed world tanks the host's framerate for the whole group.
  • Performance rides on a gaming PC that is also rendering the game, so the server stutters during big builds and busy areas.

Dedicated Enshrouded server

  • Runs 24/7 on its own hardware. Players join whenever they want and the world stays reachable with nobody online.
  • Your Adventure Sharing world stays browsable on the community map around the clock, so crews can discover and join it anytime.
  • Scale from a small co-op group up to Enshrouded's 16-player cap for a full community.
  • Full difficulty and game-settings control through enshrouded_server.json and the panel, with backups before every update.
  • Dedicated AMD EPYC CPU time and NVMe storage hold performance steady through heavy excavation, shroud streaming, and large bases.

If you only want a couple of friends playing for one evening, a co-op session is fine. The moment you want a world that stays reachable, an Adventure Sharing destination that stays on the map, a 16-player crew, or steady performance through big builds, a dedicated server is the only setup that holds up. That is what this page is for.

What you get with a dedicated Enshrouded server

Root-level config: direct access to enshrouded_server.json for difficulty, survival rates, combat, and game-settings control.
FTP and file manager: upload world saves, drop in configs, and pull logs without waiting on support.
Full game-settings control: difficulty presets plus custom survival, combat, mining damage, and XP tuning from the panel.
Persistent voxel world: terrain edits, flame altars, and bases stay built whether or not anyone is online.
Server roles and reserved slots: set Admin, Friend, and Guest roles plus reserved slots so your crew always gets in.
NVMe and EPYC: AMD EPYC CPUs and NVMe storage keep saves fast under the memory pressure of voxel terrain and shroud streaming.
DDoS protection: network-level filtering keeps your world reachable under attack.
Daily backups: automatic snapshots of the world save plus on-demand backups, since save sizes grow as players excavate.

Dedicated Enshrouded plans

Every plan is a real dedicated server, always on, with full difficulty and game-settings control. Pick by player count and scale anytime without wipes.

Available regions: US West (Oregon), US East (Virginia), US North-East (Toronto), Europe West (Paris), Australia (Sydney)

Plan S

Small co-op group

$999/mo

Up to 5 player slots

  • Up to 5 player slots
  • Full difficulty and game-settings control
  • Persistent voxel world and Adventure Sharing
  • AMD EPYC + NVMe storage
  • Daily automated backups
Get Plan S

Plan M

Active co-op crew Most popular

$1299/mo

Up to 10 player slots

  • Up to 10 player slots
  • Full difficulty and game-settings control
  • Persistent voxel world and Adventure Sharing
  • AMD EPYC + NVMe storage
  • Daily automated backups
  • Priority support
Get Plan M

Plan L

Full 16-player community

$2499/mo

Up to 16 player slots (Enshrouded cap)

  • Up to 16 player slots (Enshrouded's co-op cap)
  • Full difficulty and game-settings control
  • Persistent voxel world and Adventure Sharing
  • AMD EPYC + NVMe storage
  • Daily automated backups
  • Priority support
Get Plan L

Need a custom build (dedicated hardware, multiple parallel instances, or a managed migration)? Talk to us.

Dedicated Enshrouded FAQ

A co-op or peer-hosted session is hosted from inside one player's game client, so the world is tied to that host being online and becomes unavailable when they leave, which stops everyone from playing or building and drops an Adventure Sharing world off the community map. A dedicated server runs 24/7 on its own hardware, keeps the world reachable with nobody online, scales to Enshrouded's 16-player cap, gives you full difficulty and game-settings control, and keeps performance steady because it does nothing but run the world.

Yes. Upload your existing world save through the file manager or FTP, match the server to the same Enshrouded build, and your terrain edits, flame altars, and bases carry over. Once it is on a dedicated server, the world stays reachable for everyone instead of living on one player's machine and going offline when they log off.

Our dedicated plans scale by slots: Plan S supports up to 5 players, Plan M supports up to 10, and Plan L supports up to 16, which is Enshrouded's co-op player cap. Because a dedicated server is not limited by a home PC, you can run a full community without the low player ceilings of a peer-hosted session.

Yes. A dedicated server gives you full control over enshrouded_server.json. Start from the Default, Relaxed, or Hard difficulty presets, then tune survival rates, combat damage, mining and resource yields, XP, and stamina to fit your group. You can also set server roles and reserved slots so admins and friends always get in. These are settings a peer-hosted session does not fully expose.

Enshrouded does not have official mod support or a workshop yet, so there is no in-game mod loading on any server, dedicated or peer-hosted. What a dedicated server gives you instead is the full game-settings and difficulty control described above, plus persistent worlds and reserved slots. If Keen Games adds modding after the 1.0 release, a dedicated server is where it will run, and you will be able to manage it from the panel.

Dedicated Enshrouded hosting starts with Plan S (up to 5 slots) for small co-op groups, scales to Plan M (up to 10 slots) for active crews, and tops out at Plan L (up to 16 slots) for a full community at Enshrouded's player cap. Live prices show in your local currency at the top of this page, and longer terms cut the monthly rate by up to 22 percent. Every plan includes daily backups, DDoS protection, FTP file access, and 5 regions.

Keep reading

Want the bigger picture first? See our full Enshrouded hosting overview for regions, hardware requirements, and the complete feature set. When you are ready to set up your world, the Enshrouded dedicated server setup guide walks through installation and launch step by step, the server configuration guide covers every setting in enshrouded_server.json, and the server roles and reserved slots guide explains how to keep admins and friends connected.

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