Core Keeper
Core Keeper Server Hosting
Host a Core Keeper dedicated server and keep your underground world online around the clock. Friends join with a Game ID from the main menu or connect directly to your server address. Pick a world mode, set a seed, and you are digging together in about a minute.
7 days free, no card. One subscription runs any game we host.
- 2 GB minimum
- PC only
- Mods and add-ons supported
- Upload an existing save
- Game
- Core Keeper
- Address
- play.example.com
- Players
- 6 / 10
- RAM
- 2 GB
Console
Core Keeper
Hosted on FadeHost
What you get on a Core Keeper server
Mine, build and survive in an endless underground world. 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
Core Keeper 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.
- Disk
- Small.
- Ports
- No open port: players join with the server's Game ID through Steam's relay.
- Mods and plugins
- Steam Workshop mods; players need the same ones.
- Your existing world
- Upload a save file and set it in the settings; single-player saves work.
Start from a preset
When you create a Core Keeper 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.
Friends
Normal mode, 10 slots.
- World mode: Normal
- Player slots: 10
Hard mode
Tougher enemies and bosses.
- World mode: Hard
- Player slots: 10
Casual
A relaxed run.
- World mode: Casual
- Player slots: 10
What a Core Keeper 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 Core Keeper 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 Core Keeper.
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 on Steam. The console versions cannot join PC servers.
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 Core Keeper 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
- How much RAM does a Core Keeper server need?
- 2 GB runs a fresh world with a few friends comfortably. The world file grows as you explore, so give a long running server 4 GB of headroom.
- How do friends join my server?
- Two ways. The console prints a Game ID right after boot, and friends paste it into Join Game in the main menu with no port forwarding needed. Or they connect directly with the server address, port and join password shown in your panel.
- Is my server password protected?
- Yes. Every server runs with a join password, generated for you at creation. You can change it any time in the server settings.
- Can I upload an existing world?
- Yes. Upload your world save through the file manager or SFTP into the saves folder, keep the same world slot, and restart the server.
- Can I change the world mode later?
- You can switch between Normal, Hard, Creative and Casual in the settings and restart. The world seed only applies when a world is first generated.
Other games on the same subscription
All gamesRuns alongside your Core Keeper server
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Seven days free, no card. The server installs itself, the address is on the page as soon as it is up, and you can cancel from the panel.
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