# ARK: Survival Ascended Server Hosting from $7.50

Tame the island with your tribe. Custom rates, any map and mods from CurseForge. Set it up once and your tribe plays around the clock.

https://gamezservers.com/games/ark-survival-ascended

## At a glance

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| Price | From $7.50 for 3 days with no subscription. Monthly plans from $29.99, cancel any time, 50% off your first month for new customers |
| Plans | 12 GB (10 slots), 16 GB (30 slots), 24 GB (70 slots) |
| Players | Up to 70 player slots |
| Crossplay | PC, Xbox, PlayStation |
| Mods | CurseForge mods, Mod maps, Cross platform mods |
| Paying together | Split the bill with up to 10 friends, everyone pays their own share |

## About ARK servers

An ARK: Survival Ascended dedicated server is the ArkAscendedServer program installed through SteamCMD, started with the map name and a string of options such as the session name, passwords and port. Hosting a non dedicated session from your game only works while you are playing and keeps everyone tethered to the host, so tribes that want dinos to keep breeding, crops to grow and the world to stay online use a dedicated server.

Most of the fun lives in two ini files. GameUserSettings.ini holds the common rates such as XP, taming speed, harvest amount and day length, while Game.ini covers the deeper tuning like per level stat multipliers and breeding intervals. Clusters let players carry characters and dinos between maps, with one server running per map and all of them sharing a cluster ID and folder.

ARK is one of the heaviest survival servers there is. The Island needs around 8 to 10 GB of memory with nobody online, and bases, tamed dinos and mods push that higher over time, which is why 12 GB is the realistic floor and 16 GB suits most tribes. The official server only runs on Windows, so Linux hosts run it through Proton, a compatibility layer. With us that part is already handled, the server updates itself on every restart, and XP, taming and harvest rates and the highest wild dino level are simple settings in the panel.

## FAQ

### How much does a ARK server cost?

ARK servers start at $7.50 for 3 days, with no subscription. Monthly plans are 12 GB for up to 5 players at $29.99, 16 GB for up to 15 players at $39.99 and 24 GB for up to 35 players at $59.99. Pay monthly or prepaid, split the bill with friends, and cancel any time.

### Why does ARK need so much RAM?

Survival Ascended is one of the heaviest servers around. 16 GB is the sweet spot for most tribes.

### Can I run a cluster?

Not yet. Each server runs one map on its own, and characters and dinos cannot transfer between servers. You can switch a server to another map at any time.

### Can console players join?

Yes. Survival Ascended servers are cross platform, so Xbox and PlayStation players can find your server under Unofficial with Show Player Servers turned on. Any mods you add need to support console too.

### How do I add CurseForge mods?

Copy the project ID from each mod page on CurseForge, add the IDs in the panel and restart. The server downloads them and players get them when they join.

### Can I change taming and XP rates?

Yes. XP, taming and harvest multipliers are settings in the panel. Everything else, like breeding and maturation speed, lives in GameUserSettings.ini and Game.ini in the file manager. Stop the server before editing them, or the server writes over your changes when it shuts down.

### How do I kick or ban players?

The Players tab in your panel lists who is online with Kick, Ban and Whitelist buttons. To ban someone who already left, use the Ban player button with their EOS ID.

### How do I become an admin in game?

Open the console with Tab or ~ and type enablecheats followed by the admin password from your panel. Admin commands also work from the panel console, without cheat in front.

### Can I make the server whitelist only?

Yes. Turn on Whitelist only in the panel, then add each player by their EOS ID with the Whitelist player button. Each player can see their EOS ID by typing whoami in the game console.

### Can I move a save from another server?

Yes. Upload the SavedArks folder for your map and it loads on the next start. Single player saves can move too, but the host character usually needs to be recreated, so back up first.

### Can my friends and I split the cost?

Yes. At checkout choose "Me and my friends" and up to 10 people each pay their own share with their own card, on any plan length, from 3 days to a year. It is not a payment plan: nobody pays in parts over time, each friend simply pays their own share. You pay yours, send each friend their link, and the server starts straight away. Each share includes a $1 payment fee.

### Can I build a custom plan?

Yes. Every game has a Build your own page: pick any amount of RAM up to 32 GB, any length from 3 days to 1 year, prepaid or a subscription, plus your server type and settings. A custom size costs 15% more per GB than the standard plans next to it.

### Can I pay once instead of a subscription?

Yes. Pick Prepaid and pay once for 3 days, 30 days, 6 months or a year. Nothing renews: when the time is up the server pauses and keeps its world for 14 days. Add time or switch to a subscription from your panel any time. Short rentals cost more per day, since every server is set up from scratch.

### How fast is setup, really?

Your server starts building the moment Stripe confirms payment. Most are online in under a minute, and the address and login appear on your dashboard automatically.