Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2 Server Hosting
Host a Battlefield 2 server for classic large-scale multiplayer combat. Full RCON administration, custom map rotations, mod support, and BF2Hub integration for the active community.
7 days free, no card. One subscription runs any game we host.
- 2 GB minimum
- PC only
- Ports assigned for you
- Mods and add-ons supported
- Game
- Battlefield 2
- Address
- play.example.com
- Players
- 6 / 10
- RAM
- 2 GB
Console
Battlefield 2
Hosted on FadeHost
What you get on a Battlefield 2 server
Classic large-scale military combat with vehicles and 64-player battles. Everything below is in the panel from the moment the server finishes installing.
- DDoS protection and NVMe storage on every server
- Daily backups with one-click restore and a file manager
- Console, scheduled tasks, team access and SFTP
- Split your RAM across as many servers as you want
Battlefield 2 server requirements
What the server needs before you pick a size. 2 GB of RAM is the minimum.
- RAM
- 2 GB minimum. Every extra gigabyte is $1 a month and can be added or removed later without a reinstall.
- CPU
- Light by today's standards; 64 players on one core.
- Disk
- The server with maps is a couple of GB.
- Ports
- Game and query ports, assigned for you.
- Mods and plugins
- Mods and map packs uploaded to the mods folder; clients need the same mod installed.
- Your existing world
- Nothing to save between rounds; configs live in the server folder.
How to make a Battlefield 2 server
Battlefield 2 lives on through the community. A dedicated server gets you 64-slot classic BF2 with full control, and your squad doesn't depend on anyone's home connection.
- 1
Create your server
Start the free 7-day trial (no credit card) or pick a plan. 2 GB is enough. BF2 is a 2005 game and runs light. Then hit Create Server in the panel, choose Battlefield 2 and your region, and the server installs itself. Your server's address and port appear on the server page as soon as it's up.
- 2
Set up the basics
Choose server name, map rotation and player slots from the Settings tab. RCON is available for in-game admin.
- 3
Join the server
Play through BF2Hub (the community's replacement for the retired GameSpy master servers): with the BF2Hub patch installed, your server appears in the in-game browser, or connect directly using the address and port from your server page.
What the panel hands you
- Address
- On the server page as soon as it is up, port and all.
- Console and files
- Live console, a file manager and SFTP, from the first minute.
- Backups
- Daily, with one-click restore and a backup you can take by hand before a risky change.
- If it goes wrong
- The crash doctor reads the log and tells you the cause in plain words.
Start from a preset
When you create a Battlefield 2 server, pick one of these and every setting is filled in. Change any field, or save a running server's setup as your own preset.
Public 64
Full-size server, standard rules.
- Player slots: 64
- Bots: 0
- Friendly fire
- Auto balance teams
Friends
16 slots, friendly fire off.
- Player slots: 16
- Bots: 0
- No Friendly fire
- No Auto balance teams
Friends with bots
32 bots fill the teams for a small group.
- Player slots: 16
- Bots: 32
- No Friendly fire
- No Auto balance teams
What a Battlefield 2 server costs
You pay for RAM, not for the title: a server slot is $2.50 a month with 1 GB and 30 GB of storage, and every gigabyte after that is $1. A year is ten months. The same subscription runs Battlefield 2 today and anything else we host tomorrow.
Smaller
1 GB
$2.50/mo
or $25 a year
Under the 2 GB minimum. Move up whenever you need to, without a reinstall.
Start with 1 GBRecommended
2 GB
$3.50/mo
or $35 a year
2 GB is the minimum this page lists for Battlefield 2.
Start with 2 GBMore room
3 GB
$4.50/mo
or $45 a year
Headroom for a bigger group or a world that has grown.
Start with 3 GBEvery size starts with the 7-day trial and no card. Add RAM, storage or a second server later from the panel, on the same subscription. See how pricing works
Who can join
The honest version, so nobody buys a server their friends cannot reach.
Platforms
PC. A 2005 game that still runs, with community patches for online play.
Crossplay
PC only.
Regions and latency
Pick Europe or North America when you create the server. North America has nodes on the east coast and the west coast, Europe in the west, all on NVMe storage with DDoS protection in front. Players on the same continent as the server see 20 to 60 ms, which Battlefield 2 handles well; a group split across the Atlantic should host where most of them are. Changing region later is a backup, a new server in the other region, and a restore.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the server appear on BF2Hub?
- Yes! Our Battlefield 2 servers come pre-configured with BF2Hub integration so your server is visible to the active BF2 community.
- Can I run mods like Project Reality?
- Yes! You can configure the server to run popular mods. Upload mod files through our file manager and update the server configuration.
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