Icarus
Icarus Server Hosting
Host an Icarus dedicated server so your prospects stay online around the clock. Friends drop in and out mid-mission, progress is saved server-side, and the last prospect resumes automatically after every restart.
7 days free, no card. One subscription runs any game we host.
- 8 GB minimum
- PC only
- Ports assigned for you
- 30 GB of storage included
- Game
- Icarus
- Address
- play.example.com
- Players
- 6 / 10
- RAM
- 8 GB
Console
Icarus
Hosted on FadeHost
What you get on a Icarus server
Session-based survival on a savage terraformed planet. 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
Icarus server requirements
What the server needs before you pick a size. 8 GB of RAM is the minimum.
- RAM
- 8 GB minimum. Every extra gigabyte is $1 a month and can be added or removed later without a reinstall.
- CPU
- Moderate; 8 players on one core.
- Disk
- The server is several GB; saves are small.
- Ports
- Game and query UDP ports, assigned for you.
- Mods and plugins
- No official server mods.
- Your existing world
- Prospects and characters save on the server; upload a Prospects folder to move them.
How to make a Icarus server
Icarus was built around drop-in sessions, and a dedicated server turns it into a persistent world your friends can join any time.
- 1
Create your server
Start the free 7-day trial (no credit card) or pick a plan. 8 GB runs a standard prospect; long open-world sessions like 12-16 GB. Then hit Create Server in the panel, choose Icarus 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
Launch a prospect
Set a join password and admin password in the Settings tab, then start a prospect from inside the game. The server resumes your last prospect automatically after every restart, and all progress saves server-side.
- 3
Join the server
In Icarus open the dedicated servers list, search for your server name and enter the join password. Everyone lands in the active prospect and can drop in or out mid-mission.
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 Icarus 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
Eight slots. Set a password below.
- Player slots: 8
What a Icarus 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 Icarus today and anything else we host tomorrow.
Smaller
6 GB
$7.50/mo
or $75 a year
Under the 8 GB minimum. Move up whenever you need to, without a reinstall.
Start with 6 GBMore room
12 GB
$13.50/mo
or $135 a year
Headroom for a bigger group or a world that has grown.
Start with 12 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.
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 Icarus 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 do prospects work on a dedicated server?
- The server holds your prospects. A player launches one from inside the game, everyone else joins it, and progress saves on the server, so the mission continues even when the person who started it logs off.
- How much RAM does an Icarus server need?
- 8 GB covers a typical group on a standard prospect. Long sessions on the big open-world maps with 6-8 players are happier with 12-16 GB.
- Can I restrict who can launch or delete prospects?
- Yes. Set an admin password in the panel, and use the server config to limit launching and deleting prospects to admins. The settings file is editable over SFTP and survives restarts.
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