How to Host an ARK: Survival Evolved Server

No hardware to source, no mod list to fight with on your own machine. Here's exactly how to get an ARK: Survival Evolved server running for your tribe with Norto's Knights, start to finish.

1. Create your account

Register an account first - you'll need one to check out, and you'll need to verify your email before your first order will go through. It's worth doing this step before you start picking a plan.

2. Choose a plan sized for your map and mods

A single official map with light or no mods runs on 6 GB of RAM. Add Steam Workshop mods, a larger map like Ragnarok, or link multiple maps into a cluster, and you'll want closer to 12 GB. Check the full ARK: Survival Evolved requirements and browse plans and pricing, then click Order Now on the plan you want.

3. Configure your server at checkout

On the checkout page you'll confirm your plan, pick ARK: Survival Evolved from the game dropdown, and name your server (2-50 characters - you can change it later). If the plan you picked falls short of ARK's recommended specs, a warning shows up right there before you pay, so there are no surprises. Review the order summary, then click Proceed to Payment.

4. Pay securely via Stripe

You'll be taken to Stripe's checkout to complete your subscription - billed monthly in AUD, cancel anytime. We never see or store your card details.

5. We prepare your server

After payment you'll land on an order confirmation page - your server is being prepared by our team, and we'll email you connection details once it's ready. You can watch the status update in real time from My Servers in your dashboard: Paid -> Provisioning -> Active.

6. Connect once it's live

Once your server shows Active, its address appears in My Servers as an IP and port. In ARK's main menu, open the session list, switch to Unofficial, and search for your server name - or direct-connect using that same address if you'd rather skip the search. From the same dashboard row you'll also find a link to the management panel for restarts, mod installs, and log checks.