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Unturned is easy to dismiss as “the free zombie game,” but its dedicated server is a real workload with specific quirks. The good news: it is far lighter than ARK or Rust, so a modest dedicated server handles a full 24-player vanilla server with room to spare. The catch: modded servers with Rocket or OpenMod, large curated maps, and 100-player communities scale RAM and CPU requirements faster than most hosts expect. This guide covers the hardware you need, the setup path, and the configuration options that keep a server stable for months.<\/p>\n\n

Because Unturned servers are so light at the low end, many owners start on a shared VPS and hit resource caps the moment they add mods. If you are planning a public server, start from the hardware you will need in six months, not what works for a weekend with friends. Our comparison table<\/a> shows dedicated plans with the CPU and RAM tiers that give Unturned headroom for plugins and player growth.<\/p>\n\n

How Unturned Servers Actually Use Resources<\/h2>\n\n

Unturned’s dedicated server is built on Unity and runs a single main loop. That means single-thread performance matters more than core count \u2014 a modern 4-core CPU at 4+ GHz will outperform an older 8-core Xeon for a single instance. RAM scales with map size, player count, and mods: the stock PEI map with 24 players sits around 3\u20135 GB, while a modded 100-player server on a large workshop map easily needs 10\u201316 GB. Bandwidth is light \u2014 expect roughly 50\u2013150 KB\/s per player, so a 100-player server peaks around 15\u201330 Mbps plus overhead.<\/p>\n\n

Server Type<\/th>CPU<\/th>RAM<\/th>Storage<\/th>Bandwidth<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Vanilla, 24 players<\/td>4 cores @ 4.0+ GHz<\/td>8 GB<\/td>120 GB SSD<\/td>100 Mbps<\/td><\/tr>
Vanilla, 50 players<\/td>4\u20136 cores @ 4.0+ GHz<\/td>12 GB<\/td>250 GB SSD<\/td>250 Mbps<\/td><\/tr>
Modded (Rocket\/OpenMod), 50+ players<\/td>6 cores @ 4.0+ GHz<\/td>16 GB<\/td>500 GB NVMe<\/td>500 Mbps<\/td><\/tr>
100+ players \/ multiple maps<\/td>8 cores (i7\/Ryzen 7 class)<\/td>32 GB<\/td>1 TB NVMe<\/td>1 Gbps<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

NVMe matters here more than the spec sheet suggests: Unturned streams map assets and saves world state periodically, and modded servers load hundreds of workshop items at startup. A SATA SSD works for vanilla, but modded servers restart much faster and save more smoothly on NVMe.<\/p>\n\n

Installing the Server with SteamCMD<\/h2>\n\n

Unturned’s dedicated server is distributed through SteamCMD. On a fresh Ubuntu dedicated server, the install is straightforward:<\/p>\n\n

# install steamcmd\nsudo add-apt-repository multiverse && sudo apt update\nsudo apt install steamcmd\n\n# install the dedicated server (appid 1110390)\nsteamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir \/home\/unturned \\\n  +app_update 1110390 validate +quit<\/code><\/pre>\n\n
After the first run, the server generates a Servers\/<instance>\/Server\/Config.json<\/code> file plus Commands.dat<\/code>. Key settings in Config.json:<\/p>\n\n
{\n  \"Server_Name\": \"MyServer [PVP]\",\n  \"Server_Description\": \"24\/7 vanilla + Rocket\",\n  \"Server_Password\": \"\",\n  \"Max_Players\": 24,\n  \"Port\": 27015,\n  \"Cycle\": 300,\n  \"Cheats\": false,\n  \"Monetization\": false\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n