Nightingale Server HostingNightingale Server Hosting
Keep your Realm Cards, estate and Abeyance realm online while you sleep: a dedicated Nightingale server for your crew of up to six.
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Select from our wide range of optimized game servers. Each server is configured for maximum performance and comes with DDoS protection.
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Gold 8GB
Platinum 10GB
Diamond 12GB
Emerald 16GB
Xtreme 32GB
Which Nightingale Plan Is Right for You?
Compare recommended use, plan hardware and monthly prices.
| Plan | Recommended for | Hardware | Monthly price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold 8GB | 1–6 players, default cap (recommended)Enough for Nightingale's default six-player cap; the right start for most crews. | 4 vCore Ryzen 9950X · 8 GB DDR5 6000MHz · 70 GB NVMe SSD Samsung 990 PRO | ₺440.00/mo |
| Platinum 10GB | 6 players, many active realmsExtra memory for crews that spread across Realm Cards and open portals often. | 4 vCore Ryzen 9950X · 10 GB DDR5 6000MHz · 100 GB NVMe SSD Samsung 990 PRO | ₺530.00/mo |
| Diamond 12GB | 6 players, large estate, long-running worldGenerous headroom for estates with hundreds of pieces and servers that rarely restart. | 4 vCore Ryzen 9950X · 12 GB DDR5 6000MHz · 110 GB NVMe SSD Samsung 990 PRO | ₺617.50/mo |
| Emerald 16GB | Experiments above 6 (officially unsupported)Going past six is unsupported; pick this only if you knowingly want to experiment. | 6 vCore Ryzen 9950X · 16 GB DDR5 6000MHz · 120 GB NVMe SSD Samsung 990 PRO | ₺840.00/mo |
| Xtreme 32GB | More than Nightingale needsThe player cap does not grow with RAM, so most crews will never use this capacity. | 12 vCore Ryzen 9950X · 32 GB DDR5 6000MHz · 200 GB NVMe SSD Samsung 990 PRO | ₺1520.00/mo |
Why TheCrewHost for Nightingale?
Features shaped by Nightingale's official dedicated server guide and sized for crews of up to six.
Configure via ServerSettings.ini
Copy NWX/Config/ExampleServerSettings.ini to ServerSettings.ini and set the join password and admin password under the [/Script/NWX.NWXServerSettings] section.
Realm and character import
Players bring their characters to the server with inventory and appearance intact. On a fresh server, the first player's realms are imported automatically.
Admin panel and cheat mode
Authenticate in game with the admin password to kick and ban players. Add -EnableCheats to unlock the developer tools and the cheat menu for admins.
Save folders and backups
Realm data lives under NWX/Saved/Offline. Beyond the panel's automatic backups, the server copies the Offline folder to OfflineBackup on its first launch each weekday.
Ryzen 9 9950X and DDR5
Portal jumps and fresh realm loads cause short spikes in load. A high-clocked CPU and DDR5 memory keep the wait during realm transitions short.
Free DDoS protection
Your server's game port sits behind free DDoS protection. Even a small friend group's world can become a target, so protection is standard on every plan.
Nightingale server hosting starts at ₺440.00 per month on an 8 GB plan. With the 0.8.0 update in July 2025, Inflexion Games moved away from its own hosted online infrastructure and toward dedicated servers, so running your own server is now the way to keep a shared Nightingale world alive. Yours runs in İstanbul on a Ryzen 9 9950X with NVMe SSD storage. ServerSettings.ini holds the join and admin passwords, while startup parameters control the player cap and cheat mode. The realms of the first player to connect are imported automatically, so your crew can bring existing progress into the new world.
What is a Nightingale dedicated server, and why do you need one now?
A Nightingale dedicated server keeps the realms and estate of your gaslamp fantasy world online 24/7, independent of anyone's PC. With the 0.8.0 Dedicated Server update in July 2025, Inflexion Games stepped away from centrally hosted online play and pointed the game toward player-hosted servers. If you want a persistent Nightingale world with friends, your own server is now the main route.
The server ships as the Nightingale Dedicated Server tool on Steam, and the same package contains both the Windows and Linux builds. By default the game supports up to six players in a realm. You can raise the cap with a startup parameter, but Inflexion states plainly that going past six is unsupported and may cause unintended behavior.
In short, Nightingale server hosting is for a steady crew rather than a big public community. You open portals with Realm Cards, grow your estate together, and nobody has to leave a home PC running for the others to play.
ServerSettings.ini vs. startup parameters: what goes where?
Some Nightingale settings live in the ini file and some only work as startup parameters, and knowing the split saves a lot of trial and error.
Start by copying NWX/Config/ExampleServerSettings.ini to ServerSettings.ini in the same folder. Under [/Script/NWX.NWXServerSettings], the Password line sets the join password and AdminPassword sets the admin password. The server starts with no password by default, so setting one is the easy way to make sure only the people you invite can connect.
The player cap, cheat mode and port cannot be set in the ini at all; they belong on the startup line. The cap uses -ini:Game:[/Script/Engine.GameSession]:MaxPlayers=, and cheats use -EnableCheats. The server listens on UDP 7777 by default, and if you change it with -port=, the equals sign is mandatory or Unreal ignores the setting. Server logs are written to NWX/Saved/Logs, which is the first place to look when a setting does not take effect.
How do I move my realms and character to the server?
Characters travel on their own in Nightingale: when a player connects, their character comes along with inventory, appearance and everything else attached to it. Connect with a character you have been playing offline, and everything it has gathered comes with it.
Realms need more care. On a brand-new server that nobody has joined yet, the realms of the first player to connect are imported as well. If you want to bring your crew's existing world over, simply have the player with the most developed realms connect first.
If you would rather start fresh, flip the order: join first with a newly created character. That sets up an empty Abeyance realm, and anyone connecting with an existing character afterward will not import their realms. Skip this and you may start with a world you did not want; in that case stop the server and delete the NWX/Saved/Offline and NWX/Saved/Config folders to return it to an empty state. Back up before deleting anything.
Which plan does a Nightingale server need?
Given the default cap of six players, Gold 8GB is a sufficient starting point for most Nightingale crews. Load in Nightingale comes less from player count than from how many realms are active at once and how big the estates get. In a long-running world where players scatter across different Realm Cards and estates grow to hundreds of building pieces, Platinum 10GB or Diamond 12GB leave more comfortable headroom.
To be honest, Emerald 16GB and Xtreme 32GB are more than Nightingale needs for the six players it officially supports. Consider them only if you want to run unsupported experiments above six, or keep the server up for very long stretches without restarting. More RAM does not raise the player cap.
On the CPU side, portal jumps and fresh realm loads create short load spikes, and the Ryzen 9 9950X's high clock speed shortens them. NVMe SSD storage keeps realm data reads and writes quick. If your needs grow, you can upgrade whenever you like.
How do players connect, and how is the server managed?
Players open Nightingale's connect screen, type the IP and port from your panel into the address field and enter the join password you set. The continue button stays inactive until an address is entered, so typing the full IP:port is all it takes.
Administration happens in game. With an AdminPassword set, players who authenticate with it can kick and ban others. On a server running with cheats enabled, a player who wants the developer tools and cheat menu also needs to launch the game with the -EnableCheats launch option and authenticate with the admin password.
Nightingale has no official mod support, so running the server is about settings and backup discipline rather than a mod list. If you want automated monitoring, the -statusPort parameter opens an endpoint at /status that reports the player count and player names as JSON. Our İstanbul location gives crewmates in Türkiye low-latency play.
How to Set Up a Nightingale Server
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Start with Gold 8GB
For the default six-player cap, Gold 8GB covers most crews. If you are planning large estates and many active realms, choose Platinum 10GB or Diamond 12GB.
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Let the automatic install finish
After payment, the Nightingale Dedicated Server files install automatically. Log into gamepanel.hostingmerkezi.net with your credentials to open the console and file manager.
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Create ServerSettings.ini
Copy NWX/Config/ExampleServerSettings.ini to ServerSettings.ini and fill in Password and AdminPassword. A server with no password lets anyone with the address join.
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Check your startup parameters
Command-line-only options such as the player cap, -EnableCheats and the port belong in the startup parameters. Remember that more than six players is unsupported.
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Make the first connection with the right character
To import existing realms, let that player connect first. For a clean start, join first with a new character to create an empty Abeyance realm.
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Send your crew the IP:port and password
Friends enter the address and password on the connect screen to join. Share the admin password only with people who will help run the server.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions worth answering before you set up a Nightingale server.
How much does Nightingale server hosting cost?
How many players can join, and does a bigger plan raise the cap?
How fast is my server ready?
How do my friends connect?
Can I bring my existing character and realms to the server?
Can I install mods on a Nightingale server?
How are backups handled?
Is DDoS protection included?
Can I upgrade my plan later?
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