How much RAM does my game server need?
Pick your game and the row that sounds like your server, and you get the RAM it needs and the plan that has it. The numbers are the same RAM guides each game page uses, written for that game: a vanilla Minecraft server for a few friends needs far less than a modded ARK server or a 60 player DayZ server.
A Minecraft: Java Edition server like that needs about
2 GB
Our Starter plan has 2 GB and 10 player slots for $4.99 a month. See Minecraft: Java Edition plans
RAM for every game we host (155 games)
| Game | Server | RAM |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Days to Die | Vanilla, up to 8 players on Navezgane or a random world | 8 GB |
| Light mods, or 8 to 16 players | 12 GB | |
| Overhaul mods, big random worlds, or 16 players and up | 16 GB | |
| Abiotic Factor | Small crew of 2 to 4 on a fresh save | 6 GB |
| Full team of 6 with a built up base | 8 GB | |
| Raised player cap or a months long save | 12 GB | |
| American Truck Simulator | A few friends on base game content | 2 GB |
| Full convoy of 8 with map DLC packages | 4 GB | |
| Large map mod packages and heavy traffic mods | 8 GB | |
| Archean | Small crew, modest builds | 8 GB |
| Bigger machines or more active builders | 12 GB | |
| Full server of 16 with large physics builds | 16 GB | |
| ARK: Survival Ascended | Small tribe on The Island or Scorched Earth, up to 10 players | 12 GB |
| Bigger maps, boosted rates or a few mods, up to 30 players | 16 GB | |
| Heavy mod lists, large bases or a busy public server | 24 GB | |
| ARK: Survival Evolved | The Island or Ragnarok, small tribe, light mods | 8 GB |
| Larger maps or a modded server with 10 to 20 players | 12 GB | |
| Genesis or Fjordur with big mods and many players | 16 GB | |
| Arma Reforger | Vanilla Conflict or Game Master, up to 32 players | 8 GB |
| 64 players or a few mods | 12 GB | |
| Big mod list or up to 128 players | 16 GB | |
| AssaultCube | Private scrims and small matches | 1 GB |
| Full 16 player public server | 2 GB | |
| Busy server with a large custom map collection | 4 GB | |
| Assetto Corsa | A handful of drivers on a small map | 2 GB |
| Full server with AI traffic on a big map | 4 GB | |
| Large modded map, heavy traffic and plugins | 8 GB | |
| Astro Colony | A few friends starting a new map | 4 GB |
| Full 10 players or several linked colonies | 8 GB | |
| Huge late game networks across many planets | 12 GB | |
| Astroneer | A few friends on a fresh save | 4 GB |
| Full crew of 8 with growing bases | 6 GB | |
| Long running save with large automated bases | 8 GB | |
| Avorion | A few friends in a new galaxy | 4 GB |
| Full 10 player group exploring widely | 8 GB | |
| Large group, old galaxy or many mods | 12 GB | |
| Barotrauma | Small crew, vanilla or light mods | 2 GB |
| Full crew or a long modded campaign | 4 GB | |
| 16 players with heavy Lua mods and big subs | 8 GB | |
| BATTALION: Legacy | Practice server for a few players | 2 GB |
| Full 5v5 with spectators or a caster | 4 GB | |
| Busy community server running all day | 6 GB | |
| BeamMP | A few friends on a stock map | 1 GB |
| Group of 10 with mod cars and a plugin or two | 2 GB | |
| Large public server with many mod files | 4 GB | |
| Black Mesa | Deathmatch for a small group | 2 GB |
| Full 32 player deathmatch or a co-op campaign | 4 GB | |
| Co-op with plugins plus a big Workshop map rotation | 6 GB | |
| Brickadia | Small group, normal builds | 6 GB |
| Large detailed worlds with active contraptions | 8 GB | |
| Busy public server with huge saves | 12 GB | |
| Citadel: Forged with Fire | Small group or clan | 6 GB |
| Community of 20 or more with heavy building | 8 GB | |
| Busy public world with many castles | 12 GB | |
| ClassiCube | Small community with a few worlds | 1 GB |
| Busy server with minigames and many worlds | 2 GB | |
| Many very large maps loaded at once | 4 GB | |
| Clone Hero | A band of up to four on a private lobby | 1 GB |
| Lobby that stays up all week for a rotating group | 2 GB | |
| Busy public lobby with full logging turned on | 4 GB | |
| Colony Survival | Two to five friends with their own colonies | 4 GB |
| Ten or more players with growing colonies | 6 GB | |
| Large colonies with hundreds of colonists each | 8 GB | |
| Public or modded server heading toward 64 players | 12 GB | |
| Conan Exiles | A clan of friends on vanilla settings | 8 GB |
| 20 to 30 players or a modded PvE server | 12 GB | |
| Busy 40 player PvP server on Enhanced | 16 GB | |
| Core Keeper | Friend group of up to 8 | 4 GB |
| 8 to 15 players or a well explored world | 6 GB | |
| Dozen plus regulars with big automated farms | 8 GB | |
| Community server with dozens online | 12 GB | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5v5 scrims, practice or wingman with friends | 4 GB |
| Community server with plugins, up to 16 players | 6 GB | |
| Deathmatch, retakes or surf with a full 32 player lobby | 8 GB | |
| Counter-Strike: Source | Private 5v5 or a small vanilla server | 2 GB |
| 24 to 32 slots with SourceMod plugins | 4 GB | |
| Surf, zombie or jailbreak with a big map pool | 8 GB | |
| Craftopia | Small co-op group in a new world | 8 GB |
| Heavy automation and a large save | 12 GB | |
| Long running world with many islands built up | 16 GB | |
| CryoFall | Private group of friends | 2 GB |
| Public server with 100 to 300 players | 4 GB | |
| Large community with mods and long seasons | 6 GB | |
| CS2D | Private match with a few friends | 1 GB |
| Full server with custom maps | 2 GB | |
| Heavy Lua mod that keeps lots of data | 4 GB | |
| Cube 2: Sauerbraten | Duels or a small instagib server | 1 GB |
| Full 16 player CTF or team games | 2 GB | |
| Coop edit nights with big custom maps | 4 GB | |
| DayZ | Vanilla Chernarus or Livonia, up to 20 players | 8 GB |
| Modded with Expansion or traders, up to 40 players | 12 GB | |
| Heavy mod list, Nasdara or a full 60 player server | 16 GB | |
| DDRaceNetwork | Private team runs with a few friends | 1 GB |
| Public server with a custom map pool | 2 GB | |
| Large server with dozens of players | 4 GB | |
| Dead Matter | A squad of friends | 8 GB |
| Private community with a couple dozen players | 12 GB | |
| Busy server near a high player cap | 16 GB | |
| Don't Starve Together | A few friends on a vanilla world with caves | 4 GB |
| Modded server or 10 plus players | 6 GB | |
| Long running world with a big mod list | 8 GB | |
| Large modded community near the 31 player cap | 12 GB | |
| Eco | Default world, up to about ten players | 4 GB |
| Mature world a few weeks in | 8 GB | |
| Public server with a larger map | 12 GB | |
| Big community world with dozens online | 16 GB | |
| Empyrion - Galactic Survival | Small group on one or two planets | 8 GB |
| Several factions or a heavy scenario | 12 GB | |
| Full 20 player server on Reforged Eden 2 | 16 GB | |
| Big community spread across many systems | 24 GB | |
| Enshrouded | Small group, up to 4 players | 8 GB |
| Regular group with a growing base, up to 8 players | 12 GB | |
| Full 16 player world with large bases | 16 GB | |
| ET Legacy | Clan server for scrims | 1 GB |
| Public server with bots and custom maps | 2 GB | |
| Heavily scripted mod with a big map pool | 4 GB | |
| Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Convoy of up to 8 players | 2 GB |
| Convoy with map DLC and mods in the packages | 4 GB | |
| Oversized convoy with heavy map mods | 6 GB | |
| Factorio | Vanilla co-op with a few friends | 2 GB |
| Space Age or a growing factory, up to 16 players | 4 GB | |
| Megabase, big overhaul mods or a public server | 8 GB | |
| Fistful of Frags | Small group or a private Versus duel server | 2 GB |
| Public server with bots and custom maps | 4 GB | |
| Busy community server with a big plugin stack | 6 GB | |
| FiveM | Vanilla freeroam or a small test server | 4 GB |
| QBCore, Qbox or ESX roleplay, up to 32 players | 8 GB | |
| Roleplay with many custom cars, maps and scripts | 12 GB | |
| Busy 48 slot server with a large resource pack | 16 GB | |
| Foundry | Small co-op group on a fresh map | 8 GB |
| Mid game factory with outposts and trains | 12 GB | |
| Big group with a sprawling late game factory | 16 GB | |
| Frozen Flame | Two to four friends on a fresh world | 4 GB |
| Full group on the default 10 slots | 8 GB | |
| Raised player cap or a months old world with big bases | 12 GB | |
| Garry's Mod | Sandbox or TTT with friends and a few addons | 4 GB |
| DarkRP or TTT with a full Workshop collection | 8 GB | |
| 64+ slot roleplay community with heavy model and map packs | 16 GB | |
| Grand Theft Auto Connected | Freeroam or deathmatch for a group of friends | 2 GB |
| Public server with a handful of custom resources | 4 GB | |
| Roleplay server with saved player data and many scripts | 8 GB | |
| Ground Branch | Co-op squad of up to 8 on stock maps | 6 GB |
| Full 16 player PvP or co-op with lots of AI | 8 GB | |
| Workshop maps and mods on a busy community server | 12 GB | |
| Holdfast: Nations At War | Regiment drills or a training server | 4 GB |
| Public server with up to about 100 players | 6 GB | |
| Full 150 player line battles and event nights | 8 GB | |
| HumanitZ | A few friends on a fresh map | 6 GB |
| Co-op group up to the default 16 slots | 8 GB | |
| Full 24 players or a long running save with big bases | 12 GB | |
| Hurtworld | Private server for friends or a small clan | 4 GB |
| Public server with a few plugins | 6 GB | |
| Busy server near 60 players with lots of bases and plugins | 8 GB | |
| Icarus | Two or three friends on a fresh prospect | 6 GB |
| Full crew of eight on an open world | 8 GB | |
| Long running open world with large bases and farms | 12 GB | |
| Insurgency | Co-op squad against bots | 2 GB |
| Full PvP server up to 32 slots | 3 GB | |
| Plugin heavy server with many custom maps | 6 GB | |
| Insurgency: Sandstorm | Co-op squad against AI, no mods | 4 GB |
| Full versus server or a few mods | 6 GB | |
| Large mod set with custom maps and AI tweaks | 12 GB | |
| IOSoccer | Pickup games and 4v4 or 5v5 scrims | 2 GB |
| Full 8v8 matches with spectators | 3 GB | |
| League server at high tickrate with every slot filled | 4 GB | |
| Kerbal Space Program (DMP) | Small group in sandbox or science mode | 1 GB |
| Career universe with several players and stations | 2 GB | |
| Big public universe with heavy mod checks | 4 GB | |
| Killing Floor 2 | Stock six player co-op | 3 GB |
| Co-op with a Workshop map rotation | 4 GB | |
| Big mutator setup or many large custom maps | 6 GB | |
| Left 4 Dead | Four player co-op on the original campaigns | 1 GB |
| 8 player Versus with a few plugins | 2 GB | |
| Plugin heavy server with many custom campaigns | 4 GB | |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Stock co-op or Versus | 2 GB |
| Eight player co-op with plugins and a few custom campaigns | 3 GB | |
| Large plugin list and many Workshop campaigns | 4 GB | |
| Longvinter | Group of friends on one island | 4 GB |
| Community server with 15 to 25 regulars | 6 GB | |
| Public server on the full 32 slots with lots of camps | 8 GB | |
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault | Clan scrims or a small team server | 1 GB |
| Full 32 slot public objective server | 2 GB | |
| Big custom map rotation with server side scripts | 4 GB | |
| Midnight Ghost Hunt | 4v4 Hunt for one friend group | 4 GB |
| 6v6 Hunt or Darkness with bots filling gaps | 6 GB | |
| Long community nights with frequent map changes | 8 GB | |
| Mindustry | A few friends on stock survival maps | 2 GB |
| Long runs with big factories and some plugins | 4 GB | |
| Public PvP or attack server with many plugins | 8 GB | |
| Minecraft: Bedrock Edition | Survival with up to 10 friends | 2 GB |
| Busy survival world or a few add-ons, 10 to 25 players | 4 GB | |
| Large explored world, heavy add-ons or 25 to 50 players | 6 GB | |
| Minecraft: Java Edition | Vanilla or Paper, up to 5 friends | 2 GB |
| Paper with plugins, 10 to 25 players | 4 GB | |
| Light modpack or Fabric mods, up to 10 players | 6 GB | |
| Big modpack like All the Mods, up to 15 players | 8 GB | |
| Public server or heavy modpack with a big crowd | 12 GB | |
| Minetest | Minetest Game with a few friends | 2 GB |
| VoxeLibre or Mineclonia with mods and a growing map | 4 GB | |
| Public server with a large mod pack and 30+ players | 8 GB | |
| Modiverse | Small TTT or Deathrun group | 4 GB |
| Sandbox building with lots of props, 20+ players | 6 GB | |
| Roleplay or big sandbox near the slot cap | 8 GB | |
| Mordhau | Duel yard or small team fights, up to 24 players | 4 GB |
| Frontline or Invasion at 48 players with a few mods | 8 GB | |
| Full 60 slots with a large mod list | 12 GB | |
| Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | Skirmish or Duel servers | 4 GB |
| Siege, Team Deathmatch or Captain | 8 GB | |
| Big Siege lobbies running all day | 12 GB | |
| Multi Theft Auto | Race, deathmatch or freeroam with friends | 2 GB |
| Roleplay server with many scripts and a database | 4 GB | |
| Large public server with custom vehicles and maps | 8 GB | |
| Myth of Empires | Small PvE group, under 10 players | 8 GB |
| Default 25 players with bases and troops | 12 GB | |
| Busy PvP server with sieges and 50+ players | 16 GB | |
| Nazi Zombies: Portable | Four players on the stock maps | 1 GB |
| Always on server with custom maps | 2 GB | |
| Several custom maps and extra headroom | 4 GB | |
| Necesse | Four to six friends on a vanilla world | 2 GB |
| Larger group, big settlements or mods | 4 GB | |
| Community server with dozens of players | 8 GB | |
| Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition | DM run campaign for a small party | 2 GB |
| Persistent world with custom content and 30+ players | 4 GB | |
| Large persistent world with heavy hak packs | 8 GB | |
| Night of the Dead | A few friends on a fresh world | 6 GB |
| Full crew with sprawling bases | 8 GB | |
| Big group on high difficulty with heavy hordes | 12 GB | |
| Nightingale | Two or three players | 8 GB |
| Full group of six with a big estate | 12 GB | |
| Six players hopping between many Realms | 16 GB | |
| No Love Lost | One crew playing a few raids a week | 4 GB |
| Full ten player raids most nights | 6 GB | |
| Long sessions with extra headroom | 8 GB | |
| No More Room in Hell | Eight player co-op on official maps | 1 GB |
| Map rotation with custom maps and SourceMod | 2 GB | |
| Large custom map pack and many plugins | 4 GB | |
| No One Survived | A few friends on a fresh save | 8 GB |
| Ten or so players with built up shelters | 12 GB | |
| Big group with a high zombie count | 16 GB | |
| Nova-Life: Amboise | Small group or new whitelist server | 4 GB |
| Established city with 25+ regular players | 6 GB | |
| Busy public city near the 50 slot cap with plugins | 8 GB | |
| Nuclear Option | A small squadron, up to 8 pilots | 3 GB |
| Up to 16 players, the size the game recommends | 4 GB | |
| Big public servers up to 32 players, or unit heavy Workshop missions | 6 GB | |
| Onset | Private freeroam or package testing | 2 GB |
| Roleplay server with several packages and a database | 4 GB | |
| Large scripted community with many players | 8 GB | |
| Open Fortress | Deathmatch night for a friend group | 2 GB |
| Full 32 slot public server | 4 GB | |
| Large custom map pool with extra configs | 8 GB | |
| open.mp | Freeroam, stunt or deathmatch server | 2 GB |
| Roleplay city with a database and a steady crowd | 4 GB | |
| Large roleplay with heavy mapping and many plugins | 8 GB | |
| OpenArena | Duel or small deathmatch server | 1 GB |
| 16 slot CTF or team server with bots | 2 GB | |
| Big custom map collection and several modes | 4 GB | |
| OpenRA - Dune2000 | Private 1v1 or team lobby | 1 GB |
| Public lobby with observers | 2 GB | |
| Tournament nights with long team games | 4 GB | |
| OpenRA - Tiberian Dawn | Private skirmish lobby | 1 GB |
| Public lobby with team games and spectators | 2 GB | |
| Tournament nights with long 4v4 games | 4 GB | |
| OpenRA: Red Alert | Private 1v1 or 2v2 lobby | 1 GB |
| Public lobby with big team games and observers | 2 GB | |
| League nights with long 4v4 matches | 4 GB | |
| OpenRCT2 | Shared park for a few friends | 2 GB |
| Full 16 player park | 4 GB | |
| Huge park with thousands of guests and plugins | 8 GB | |
| OpenTTD | Friends map with a few companies | 2 GB |
| Public server or a full 15 company game | 4 GB | |
| Huge maps with heavy NewGRF sets | 8 GB | |
| Operation: Harsh Doorstop | Small squad server, mostly vanilla | 6 GB |
| Full 32 player server with a few mods | 8 GB | |
| Large modded maps, factions and vehicles | 12 GB | |
| Palworld | Small group of friends, up to 8 players | 12 GB |
| Recommended for most worlds, up to 16 players | 16 GB | |
| Full 32 player server or big late game bases | 24 GB | |
| Path Of Titans | Private server for a group of friends | 8 GB |
| Public server around 100 players | 12 GB | |
| Up to 200 players or a heavily modded server | 16 GB | |
| Pavlov VR | Private server for a VR group | 4 GB |
| Public 24 player server with a mod.io rotation | 6 GB | |
| Long rotation of heavy custom maps | 8 GB | |
| PixARK | Small tribe of friends | 8 GB |
| Busy server with many tames and bases | 12 GB | |
| Large server pushing toward 70 players | 16 GB | |
| Post Scriptum | Seed or practice server around 40 players | 8 GB |
| Full 80 player server | 12 GB | |
| 80 players with Workshop maps and mods | 16 GB | |
| Project Zomboid | Vanilla Build 42, up to 6 players | 6 GB |
| Vanilla or a few mods, up to 12 players | 8 GB | |
| Big mod list or extra maps, 12 to 32 players | 12 GB | |
| Puck | Pickup games and 6v6 with goalies, up to 12 players | 1 GB |
| Busy public lobby with spectators or a few mods, up to 20 players | 2 GB | |
| Large lobbies and heavier mod lists, up to 32 players | 3 GB | |
| QANGA | Co-op server for a few friends | 8 GB |
| Public or PvP server toward 50 players | 12 GB | |
| Long running world with many bases | 16 GB | |
| Quake Live | Duel or practice server | 1 GB |
| 16 slot clan arena or CTF with Workshop maps | 2 GB | |
| Large Workshop map pool and several factories | 4 GB | |
| Rage.MP | Freeroam or development server | 4 GB |
| Roleplay server with a steady crowd | 8 GB | |
| Heavy C# gamemode near 100 players | 12 GB | |
| RageCOOP | Co-op story mode for a few friends | 1 GB |
| Group of up to 32 with a few resources | 2 GB | |
| Bigger group with several scripted resources | 4 GB | |
| RimWorld Together | Friend group with a light mod list | 2 GB |
| Community of 10 to 30 colonies | 4 GB | |
| Public server with dozens of colonies and big saves | 8 GB | |
| RimWorld: Open World | Default 10 player group world | 1 GB |
| Busier server with an enforced mod list | 2 GB | |
| Large public server with many players and saves | 4 GB | |
| Rising World | Small group of builders | 4 GB |
| 10 to 20 players spread across the map | 8 GB | |
| Large public server near the 64 player cap | 12 GB | |
| Risk of Rain 2 | Private lobby for two players | 3 GB |
| Full four player co-op | 4 GB | |
| Public lobby with frequent joins | 6 GB | |
| RuneScape: Dragonwilds | Duo world, 2 players | 4 GB |
| Small group, up to 4 players | 6 GB | |
| Full world, 6 players | 8 GB | |
| Rust | Small map around 3000, up to 50 players | 8 GB |
| Standard 4000 map with light plugins, up to 100 players | 12 GB | |
| Large map, custom maps or heavy plugin packs, 100 to 200 players | 16 GB | |
| SA-MP | Freeroam or deathmatch server for friends | 1 GB |
| Roleplay city with a database and plugins | 2 GB | |
| Large community with hundreds of players | 4 GB | |
| Satisfactory | New or mid game save, up to 4 players | 8 GB |
| Late game factory, 4 to 8 players | 12 GB | |
| Megabase, heavy mods or 8 players and up | 16 GB | |
| Schedule I | You and a few friends, up to 4 players | 6 GB |
| A bigger crew with employees and several properties, up to 8 players | 8 GB | |
| A community server, or a late game world, up to 16 players | 12 GB | |
| SCP: Secret Laboratory | Vanilla server, around 20 players | 4 GB |
| EXILED with a stack of plugins or 30+ players | 6 GB | |
| Large community server with custom content | 8 GB | |
| Smalland: Survive the Wilds | Two to four players on a fresh world | 6 GB |
| Five to ten players with growing bases | 8 GB | |
| Full server with big bases and many tamed creatures | 12 GB | |
| Solace Crafting | Small co-op group, up to 4 players | 4 GB |
| Six to eight players exploring apart | 6 GB | |
| Full 12 player server across a big map | 8 GB | |
| Soldat | Small match with friends | 1 GB |
| Public server, up to 20 players | 2 GB | |
| Busy server with scripts and big map packs | 4 GB | |
| Sons Of The Forest | Two to four players on a fresh save | 6 GB |
| Up to 8 players with growing bases | 8 GB | |
| Full server with large bases late in a save | 12 GB | |
| Soulmask | Small group, up to 10 players | 12 GB |
| Regular group or small public server | 16 GB | |
| Busy PvP server with 30+ players and mods | 24 GB | |
| SourceCoop | Two to four friends on the campaign | 2 GB |
| Co-op group of up to 10 | 4 GB | |
| Bigger lobby with custom Workshop maps | 6 GB | |
| Space Engineers | Small survival server for a few friends | 8 GB |
| Busier server with mods or big stations | 12 GB | |
| Large modded world with many players | 16 GB | |
| Space Station 14 | Friends' server, 10 to 20 players | 3 GB |
| Public rounds with 40 to 60 players | 4 GB | |
| High population server with big maps | 8 GB | |
| Squad | Private training or small events | 8 GB |
| Public server, 80 to 100 players | 12 GB | |
| Heavily modded server with big maps | 16 GB | |
| StarMade | Small group of builders | 4 GB |
| Faction server with 15+ players | 6 GB | |
| Busy universe with fleets across many systems | 8 GB | |
| Stationeers | Small crew on a fresh map | 4 GB |
| Big automated base or 8+ players | 6 GB | |
| Large modded server with sprawling bases | 8 GB | |
| Stormworks: Build and Rescue | Small group with modest vehicles | 4 GB |
| 10+ players or large ships and aircraft | 6 GB | |
| Busy 32 player server with addons | 8 GB | |
| SuperTuxKart | Private lobby for a few friends | 1 GB |
| Lobby of 8 to 16 racers | 2 GB | |
| Full 24 player lobby with many add-on tracks | 4 GB | |
| Sven Co-op | Small group playing the bundled campaigns | 2 GB |
| Community server with custom map packs | 4 GB | |
| Full 32 slots with a long rotation and many plugins | 6 GB | |
| Swords 'n Magic and Stuff | A few friends questing together | 4 GB |
| Full 16 player server | 6 GB | |
| Busy public server with lots of building | 8 GB | |
| Tachyons | A crew of friends on one ship | 1 GB |
| Several crews in a default size galaxy | 2 GB | |
| Large universe with many ships and players | 4 GB | |
| Team Fortress 2 | 24 players on stock maps | 2 GB |
| Community server with SourceMod and custom maps | 4 GB | |
| Heavy plugin stack and big custom map pool | 8 GB | |
| Teeworlds | A few friends in one arena | 1 GB |
| Full 16 player public server | 1 GB | |
| Full server plus a big custom map pool | 2 GB | |
| Terraria | Vanilla, small or medium world, up to 8 players | 2 GB |
| Vanilla large world, or tModLoader with a few mods | 4 GB | |
| Calamity, Thorium or a big mod list | 6 GB | |
| TerraTech Worlds | Two or three players early in a world | 6 GB |
| Full crew of 6 with growing bases | 8 GB | |
| Late game world with large automated factories | 12 GB | |
| The Battle for Wesnoth | Lobby for a group of friends | 1 GB |
| Clan or league lobby with several games at once | 1 GB | |
| Busy public lobby with many players | 2 GB | |
| The Bus | A few drivers on the stock map | 6 GB |
| Up to 20 drivers with some mods | 8 GB | |
| Full roster with a large mod list | 12 GB | |
| The Forest | Two to four players, early game | 4 GB |
| Full group of 8 with a growing base | 6 GB | |
| Long running world with huge builds | 8 GB | |
| The Front | Clan or friend group, PvE or PvP | 8 GB |
| Community of a few dozen players | 12 GB | |
| Large server pushing toward 80 players | 16 GB | |
| The Isle | Small community, up to about 30 players | 8 GB |
| Active server with 50 or more players | 12 GB | |
| Large server close to 100 players | 16 GB | |
| The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria | Small group in the early zones | 8 GB |
| Full company of 8, long running world | 12 GB | |
| Deep, fully explored world with many bases | 16 GB | |
| Tiny Block | Default 16 player skyblock or one block world | 1 GB |
| Large group in a growing procedural world | 2 GB | |
| Raised player cap and a far explored world | 4 GB | |
| Tower Unite | Small hangout condo with light decoration | 4 GB |
| Heavily decorated condo with 32 guests | 8 GB | |
| Event condo near 64 players | 12 GB | |
| Trackmania (2020) | Club room for up to 32 racers | 2 GB |
| Room with a server controller and big map pool | 4 GB | |
| Controller with database and many plugins | 6 GB | |
| Unturned | Vanilla map with a group of friends | 4 GB |
| Workshop map with a set of Rocket plugins | 6 GB | |
| Busy community server with big maps and many plugins | 8 GB | |
| Urban Terror | Clan practice server, 10 players | 1 GB |
| Public server, up to 32 players | 1 GB | |
| Public server with a large custom map pool | 2 GB | |
| V Rising | PvE group of up to 10 friends | 6 GB |
| Clan PvP server with 20 to 40 players | 8 GB | |
| Full server with a heavy BepInEx mod stack like Bloodcraft | 12 GB | |
| Valheim | Vanilla, up to 5 Vikings | 4 GB |
| Vanilla with a full crew of 10 or big late game bases | 6 GB | |
| BepInEx modpacks or heavily built worlds | 8 GB | |
| VEIN | Co-op group of 2 to 6 | 8 GB |
| Server around 16 players | 12 GB | |
| Big public server above 16 players | 16 GB | |
| Veloren | Default world for a small group | 2 GB |
| Default world with 10 to 20 regular players | 4 GB | |
| Bigger custom world or busy public server | 8 GB | |
| Venice Unleashed | Small server for friends, bots or scrims | 4 GB |
| Full 64 player Conquest with a few mods | 8 GB | |
| Heavy mod stack or a 120 Hz server | 12 GB | |
| Vintage Story | Vanilla world for 2 to 6 players | 4 GB |
| Modded world or 8 plus players | 8 GB | |
| Large modpack with a busy server | 12 GB | |
| Voyagers of Nera | Small crew of 2 to 5 | 4 GB |
| Full crew of 10 with a big sanctuary | 6 GB | |
| Full crew, many boats and a long running world | 8 GB | |
| World of PADMAN | Friends match with a few bots | 1 GB |
| Public server with bots and custom maps | 2 GB | |
| Mod folder plus large map packs | 4 GB | |
| Wreckfest | Small lobby of friends with a few bots | 2 GB |
| Full 24 car grid | 4 GB | |
| Full grid with several Workshop mods | 6 GB | |
| Wreckfest 2 | Private lobby for friends | 4 GB |
| Full 24 car grid with bots | 6 GB | |
| Public server running all day with cups | 8 GB | |
| Wurm Unlimited | Small map for a few friends | 4 GB |
| Standard 2048 community map | 8 GB | |
| Large 4096 world with a busy community | 16 GB | |
| Xonotic | Duel or small FFA for friends | 1 GB |
| Full 16 player server with bots and a map pool | 2 GB | |
| Large custom map collection or a server mod pack | 4 GB | |
| Zandronum (Doom) | Co-op or deathmatch with a few PWADs | 1 GB |
| Full server with a large megawad or gameplay mod | 2 GB | |
| Very heavy mods with huge maps and monster counts | 4 GB | |
| Zombie Survival Game Online | Squad of up to 4 | 6 GB |
| Server with 10 to 20 players | 8 GB | |
| Busy server near 32 players | 12 GB |
How it works
Each game has its own RAM guide, from a small group to big, modded or crowded servers, because the game decides most of the memory a server uses, not just the player count.
The plan shown is the smallest one with at least that much RAM. Prices are monthly, and every plan can be upgraded later without losing the world.
Mods, big worlds and long uptimes all add memory. If you are between two rows, take the bigger one.
Example
A Valheim server for a small group of friends needs about 4 GB, while a modded Valheim server with a full crew of 10 needs more. The calculator shows the RAM for each kind of server and the plan that covers it, with its monthly price.
Questions
Does more RAM make a server faster?
Only up to what the game needs. Past that, single core CPU speed matters more. Too little RAM causes lag spikes, crashes and long saves.
Why do modded servers need so much more RAM?
Every mod adds items, blocks or creatures the server keeps in memory, and big modpacks load thousands of them.
Can I start small and upgrade later?
Yes. On our servers you can move to a bigger plan any time and keep the same world, files and address.
How much RAM does a Minecraft server need?
About 2 GB for a few friends on vanilla or Paper, and more for modpacks and bigger groups. The calculator has the full guide.
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