Rent an ARK: Survival Evolved Server

A ARK: Survival Evolved server costs from €14.56 per month with us (from 20 slots), up to €38.31 for the largest tier. The configurator shows the exact monthly price before you pay; the subscription can be cancelled monthly.

Any time in the control panel. Every official map is available — The Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Genesis 1 & 2, Fjordur, Lost Island and more.

A cluster links several ARK servers so you can travel between maps with your characters and dinos. It is set up via the control panel — worth it once one map gets too small for your group.

ARK is resource-hungry: little works below 12 GB, and for multiplayer with mods 16 GB is the recommendation. Heavily modded servers with many players run stable on 20 GB.

We support up to 70 players — ARK's own server default. You choose the slot count in the configurator: the bookable entry tier includes 20 slots, then the price scales without package jumps. The matching RAM scales automatically: 20 players receive 12 GB, 40 players 20 GB and 70 players 32 GB. Many community servers stay at 20–40 players, which runs noticeably smoother.

Use the built-in mod browser to research 29,000+ Steam Workshop mods such as Structures Plus, Dino Storage v2 or Awesome SpyGlass. Automatic installation is not currently enabled for ARK: check compatibility and set up mods manually via mod ID or the file manager. Everyone needs the same mods.

No. Upload the .ark save files via the file manager and continue on the server — characters, dinos and bases stay intact.

Every mcfreehost server ships with its own address such as yourserver.mc.mcfreehost.com right from the start. Rename it anytime from the dashboard — no ticket required.

Monitoring and database add-ons — Uptime Kuma, MariaDB, phpMyAdmin, Game Server Watcher — never carry a surcharge. For music and chat bots, the first slot you activate is included; every additional bot is billed on top, and the dashboard shows the exact cost before you switch it on.

Typical initial setup: about 30 minutes. Queues or large installations can take longer. Larger Steam installs can take a bit longer depending on the game.

No — you are on a subscription that renews monthly, and you can cancel it from the dashboard whenever you like; the same goes for turning off automatic renewal.

You choose the location at checkout: Germany (Falkenstein and Limburg) or France (Roubaix) — all in the EU, connected to the major European exchanges. Low pings for players across Germany, Austria and Switzerland at both locations, and solid latency for the rest of Europe.

The best provider is the one that shows you what you get before you pay: RAM, slots, location, price and cancellation terms. Here the price and resources are visible in the configurator before checkout, there is no minimum term and setup is automated — feel free to compare that with other offers. ARK: Survival Evolved starts here at 14.56 EUR per month, and setup typically takes about 30 minutes.

Self-hosting costs power, time and a machine that runs around the clock; port forwarding, updates and backups are on you. A rented server is online within minutes, keeps running when your PC is off, and updates and backups are included; data-center DDoS protection is included at every location. For one or two friends on a single evening self-hosting is often fine — for a persistent world, renting pays off.

Yes, you can do it yourself in the customer area using a slider. An upgrade takes effect immediately: you only pay the prorated difference for the remaining term, and the new price applies from the next renewal. A downgrade takes effect on the next renewal date. Your world, settings and subdomain are kept, and depending on the game, a restart is required afterwards. With monthly payment and a minimum term, the change is only possible once that term has ended, and for games with a slot-based plan it is not available.