{"id":659,"date":"2026-07-18T02:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestdedicatedwebhostingserver.com\/blog\/?p=659"},"modified":"2026-08-17T22:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:15:49","slug":"dedicated-server-for-enshrouded-hosting-requirements-and-provider-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestdedicatedwebhostingserver.com\/blog\/dedicated-server-for-enshrouded-hosting-requirements-and-provider-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Enshrouded Server Hosting: Requirements and Options for 4\u201316 Players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enshrouded&#8217;s dedicated server is deceptively light on paper and heavier in practice. The official minimums \u2014 4 cores and 8 GB of RAM \u2014 run a small server fine, but the game&#8217;s persistent voxel world keeps every player-built structure in memory and streams terrain constantly, so requirements climb as your base grows and your friend list does too. Whether you rent a <a href=\"https:\/\/bestdedicatedwebhostingserver.com\/\">dedicated hosting server<\/a>, spin up a VPS, or run the free server app on an old desktop, here are the real requirements and where each hosting option starts to struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Enshrouded&#8217;s server actually needs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dedicated server app (free on Steam under the game&#8217;s tools) runs a headless instance of the game world. Its load profile: one to two threads do most of the world simulation, memory scales with the number of loaded chunks and placed structures, and disk I\/O matters for world streaming and periodic saves. Measured behavior from community-hosted servers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Players<\/th><th>CPU<\/th><th>RAM (server)<\/th><th>Storage<\/th><th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2\u20134<\/td><td>4 cores @ 3.0 GHz+<\/td><td>4\u20136 GB<\/td><td>Any SSD, 30 GB free<\/td><td>Runs on a decent desktop<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>4 cores @ 3.2 GHz+<\/td><td>6\u20138 GB<\/td><td>SATA SSD<\/td><td>Keep save on SSD<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16 (max slots)<\/td><td>4\u20136 cores @ 3.2 GHz+, high IPC<\/td><td>8\u201312 GB<\/td><td>NVMe recommended<\/td><td>Large bases raise both CPU and RAM<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official 16-slot cap is a hard limit \u2014 the server accepts at most 16 players regardless of hardware. What hardware changes is how smoothly the world streams: with several players building simultaneously, the server syncs voxel edits and structure data to everyone nearby, and a weak CPU shows up as hitches around large build sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Configuring the server file<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All settings live in <code>enshrouded_server.json<\/code> in the server folder. The two settings that matter most are <code>slotCount<\/code> (max 16) and <code>saveInterval<\/code>, which controls how often the world is written to disk \u2014 lowering it from the default protects against rollback but increases write load, so pair an aggressive save interval with an SSD:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>{\n  \"name\": \"My Enshrouded Server\",\n  \"password\": \"change-me\",\n  \"slotCount\": 16,\n  \"userGroups\": [],\n  \"saveInterval\": 120,\n  \"logLevel\": \"INFO\",\n  \"difficulty\": \"Default\"\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open UDP 15636\u201315639 in the firewall for game traffic (the Steam query port is included in that range), and TCP 15637 if you use remote management tools. The server writes a dedicated save per world \u2014 back up the <code>savegame<\/code> folder before any major update, since version mismatches are the most common cause of world corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hosting options compared<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Home desktop:<\/strong> fine for 2\u20138 players on a LAN or with friends, but your upload speed (typically 10\u201350 Mbps) caps how many remote players connect smoothly, and the server stops when the PC sleeps. Free, but it is not really &#8220;hosting.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VPS:<\/strong> a 4 vCPU\/8 GB VPS runs an 8-player Enshrouded server acceptably, and the price ($15\u201330\/month) is tempting. The risk is noisy-neighbor CPU throttling during build-heavy moments and IOPS limits on the virtual disk that make saves stutter. It works \u2014 until it doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dedicated server:<\/strong> for a full 16-slot public server with plugins later, a bare-metal box is the safe choice. A 4\u20136 core Xeon or EPYC with 16\u201332 GB of RAM and an NVMe drive gives you the single-thread headroom the voxel streaming needs, plus a real 1 Gbps port so remote players aren&#8217;t capped by your ISP. It costs more ($50\u2013150\/month), but it also leaves room to run other servers or services on the same machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are already comparing providers, the same CPU and RAM diligence applies here as anywhere else \u2014 check the CPU&#8217;s single-thread performance, not just core count, and make sure the disk is an SSD, because Enshrouded&#8217;s save and stream behavior punishes HDDs visibly. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/bestdedicatedwebhostingserver.com\/\">dedicated hosting comparison<\/a> lists machines with the specs above so you can match a plan to a 16-slot population directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bottom line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enshrouded&#8217;s server is forgiving at small scale \u2014 4 cores, 8 GB of RAM, and any SSD will host a handful of friends. Cross 8 players or start building large bases, and the voxel streaming workload makes a dedicated box with fast single-thread performance and NVMe storage the difference between smooth building sessions and rubber-banding around your own castle. To price a machine sized for 16 players, compare the <a href=\"https:\/\/bestdedicatedwebhostingserver.com\/\">dedicated server plans<\/a> on our site \u2014 or start with <a href=\"https:\/\/interserver.net\/r\/1067805?url=interserver.net\/dedicated\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">InterServer&#8217;s dedicated hosting deals<\/a> if you want a quick spec-to-price anchor.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enshrouded&#8217;s dedicated server is deceptively light on paper and heavier in practice. 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