Rent an Icarus Server

8 GB is the floor. With multiple players or several Prospects running at once, 16 GB gives more breathing room, since the Windows build under Wine uses more memory than a native Linux server.

Up to 8 people per session or Prospect. The game is built around parallel sessions, so you can run different Prospects at the same time.

Plan for around 15 to 25 minutes, since it is a Windows build installed via SteamCMD. After the first launch everything runs quickly.

Yes, the pre-configured Wine image brings the needed Windows libraries along, so the server behaves largely like a native Windows server.

Icarus has no Steam Workshop — mods are uploaded as .pak files from NexusMods through the file manager. Set the server name and session settings in the panel at the same time.

Prospects are time-limited runs where only items you carry out remain permanently. Outposts are persistent worlds with no time limit, ideal for building. On your own server you can run both in parallel and switch anytime.

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 20 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.

Yes. All game servers run in German data centres (Falkenstein and Limburg) connected to the major German exchanges — low pings for players across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 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.

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, DDoS protection and backups are included. For one or two friends on a single evening self-hosting is often fine — for a persistent world, renting pays off.