Enshrouded Server Hosting

What does an Enshrouded dedicated server give you?

An Enshrouded dedicated server keeps your Embervale world online 24/7, independent of the PC of whoever created it. In in-game co-op, everyone is kicked when the host quits; on your own server, the Flame Altar never goes out, and whoever is free can dive into the Shroud, upgrade their craftspeople or expand the base.

Enshrouded supports up to 16 players, and servers are built around that cap. The typical setup is a group of four to eight friends progressing through a long-running world, while bigger Discord communities fill all 16 slots with a shared settlement.

Characters are stored on each player's own PC, and the world lives on the server. That means everyone can bring the same character to their own world and to yours. The rescued craftspeople, base structures and unlocked regions belong to the server world and remain the crew's shared progress.

Why does an Enshrouded server need 16 GB of RAM?

An Enshrouded server needs 16 GB of RAM because that is what Keen Games recommends for a dedicated server, along with a 6-core CPU. That is why we only offer Emerald 16GB and Xtreme 32GB for this game; smaller plans might look cheaper on paper, but they come back as stutter and crashes in play.

The voxel world is the biggest memory consumer. Every tunnel players dig, every structure they build and every patch of terrain they reshape adds to the world data the server tracks. As players spread across different parts of the map, the area the server keeps loaded at once grows as well.

Emerald 16GB delivers 16 GB of RAM and 6 vCores, matching the official recommendation, and it is the right starting point for a server of up to 16 players. Xtreme 32GB does not raise the player cap, since the game stops at 16; instead it gives communities that build enormous bases, scatter across the whole map and run a world for months 12 vCores and twice the memory headroom.

What is in enshrouded_server.json?

Every Enshrouded server setting lives in enshrouded_server.json. Stop the server in the panel before editing, open the file in the file manager and save it without breaking the JSON structure.

name is the name shown in the server list, and slotCount is the player cap, with a maximum of 16. saveDirectory and logDirectory point to the save and log folders. The single password field from earlier versions has been replaced by the role system, so passwords are now defined under userGroups.

userGroups holds a name, password and permissions for each role: canKickBan for kicking and banning, canAccessInventories for opening chests, canEditBase for editing the base and canExtendBase for expanding it. reservedSlots sets how many slots are held open for that role. For example, you can keep a slot free for admins and give guests look-around rights only.

gameSettingsPreset can be Default, Relaxed, Hard, Survival or Custom. The fine-grained values under gameSettings only apply when Custom is selected, so with any other preset you do not need to touch them. Voice and text chat can also be switched on or off in the same file.

How do you change difficulty and gameplay settings?

To change difficulty in Enshrouded, set gameSettingsPreset to Custom and edit the multipliers under gameSettings. These values reshape the game around your group's pace.

shroudTimeFactor scales how long players can stay inside the Shroud, and exploration-focused groups tend to raise it. playerHealthFactor, playerManaFactor and playerStaminaFactor tune character stats, enemyDamageFactor and enemyHealthFactor set enemy strength, and bossDamageFactor and bossHealthFactor adjust boss fights. With pacifyAllEnemies turned on, enemies ignore players unless attacked, which is ideal for building-focused servers.

tombstoneMode decides what you lose on death: the default AddBackpackMaterials drops only backpack materials at the tombstone, Everything drops all items and NoTombstone costs nothing. dayTimeDuration and nightTimeDuration store day and night length in nanoseconds, so count your zeros carefully when changing them. enableStarvingDebuff turns hunger into a real threat.

Settings take effect when the server restarts and apply to the existing world as well, so you do not need to start a new one.

How do players join an Enshrouded server?

Players join by searching for your server's name in the in-game server list and entering a password when they connect. That password decides which role they get: someone with the admin password joins with full rights, the friend password grants base editing and the guest password gives limited access. Sharing each role's password in a separate Discord channel is a good habit.

Since characters live on each player's PC, everyone can bring their existing character to the server. You can also move a world you started on your own PC or on a friend's machine to the server by uploading the save files to the savegame folder with the correct file names. If you get stuck, our support team can help with that step.

Because the server is hosted in İstanbul, players in Türkiye play with low latency, and friends connecting from Europe, the Middle East and the Caucasus generally get a good connection too.