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- 6 GB RAM
- 3 CPU
- 35 GB NVMe
- Unlimited Slots
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Your own ASE server for maps, mods and custom rates — unlimited slots, DDoS protection, worldwide locations, online in 60 seconds.
American ExpressAbout the game
ARK: Survival Evolved drops you on a prehistoric island with nothing but your fists: gather resources, build a base, then tame, breed and ride dinosaurs across maps like The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero or Scorched Earth. Tribes raid each other in PvP or team up against bosses in PvE. With your own ASE server, the world keeps running between sessions, and your group decides the rates, the mods and when a wipe happens.
You set XP, taming and harvest rates, choose the map, add Steam Workshop mods and manage config files right in the browser panel. Your whole tribe joins without a slot cap, and with the ZapX Pass you can roll back Backups after a broken update or a lost raid. Playing the remake instead? ARK: Survival Ascended is a separate game with its own servers.

Locations worldwide
8 data centers worldwide — choose the location closest to your community.
ZAPX Panel
Configuration, savegames, Backups, schedules and statistics in one view, built for running your ARK: Survival Evolved server day to day.

ARK: Survival Evolved Game Server – Overview
Overview of the ARK: Survival Evolved game server in the ZapX customer panel.
Performance signal
The benchmark compares network and server response in scenarios close to everyday ARK play, not a pure marketing claim.
High-performance VPS, CPU model depends on the location
Typical VPS plans without a published host CPU
confirmed 2026-07-01
ARK use cases
PvE tribe, raid-heavy PvP, modded island or long-running community: start with your playstyle, then match RAM, CPU and location to it.
Ready for your island?
Your tribe, your rates, online in 60 seconds.
Impressionen
A glimpse into the game world—its atmosphere, exploration, and the moments your community will experience on the server.
Unlimited slots, Workshop mods, DDoS protection and locations worldwide: configure your ASE server and tame your first dino today.
No setup. No risk. Online in seconds.
Core features
Set rates, load mods and keep your savegame safe, with resources that fit your map and your tribe.
Your whole tribe joins — capacity follows RAM and CPU, not a slot count.
Tune taming, XP and harvest rates in the browser instead of digging through files.
Add structure, quality-of-life and dino mods to shape the ARK your tribe wants.
Move from The Island to Ragnarok or Valguero when your tribe wants a new challenge.
Roll your world back with the ZapX Pass after a failed update, a broken mod or a bad raid.
Your ASE server installs automatically, so the first tame can happen today.
Only for ARK: Survival Evolved
Add individual Steam Workshop items by ID or link in your panel to put them on your server.
ARK: Survival Evolved
Your panel downloads your chosen Steam Workshop item and applies it to your server.
Reviews
Real feedback on support and setup.
FAQ
Answers to the most important questions before you start.
The live starting price is shown right in the package section.
The price depends on the RAM/CPU package and billing period you pick, not on player slots — every package has unlimited slots. Choose 3, 30, 90, 180 or 365 days, or buy Lifetime with ZapX Pass if your island should stay online for good. All current prices load live from the shop. Rent or Lifetime explained
Pick a package, a location and a term, and your ASE server installs itself.
Choose RAM and CPU in the configurator, select a data center and billing period, and your ARK: Survival Evolved server is set up automatically in 60 seconds. Then set the map, server name, password and rates in the panel and share the IP with your tribe. Already have a world from single player or another host? Upload your save file and continue where your tribe left off. Import your ARK save file
There is no slot limit on our side.
Every ARK: Survival Evolved package comes with unlimited player slots. How many survivors can play smoothly at once depends on your RAM and CPU, the map and your mod list, and you still set the in-game MaxPlayers value yourself.
It depends on map, mods and how many tribes play at once.
A vanilla map with a small tribe needs far less than a big DLC map, a long Workshop mod list or a busy PvP server with dozens of bases and tames. Start with the package that fits your plans, check memory usage in the statistics view, and switch to a larger package when your world grows. As a guideline: at least 6 GB, 10 GB recommended.
Pick the location closest to most of your players.
We run locations worldwide, and ping mainly depends on the distance between your tribe and the data center. Choose the one nearest to where most of your players live; many US groups, for example, start with Ashburn, Dallas or Los Angeles. You can test the ping to every location before you order. Test your ping in the Help Center
Yes — ASE dedicated servers still run, and you can rent one here.
ARK: Survival Evolved is still sold and played on PC, and community servers keep the game alive now that the official servers have been retired. Our game server is built for ASE specifically. If your group plays the remake ARK: Survival Ascended instead, that is a separate game with separate servers, so check our ASA hosting page.
Yes, Steam Workshop mods run on your ASE server.
Add Steam Workshop mods such as structure, quality-of-life or dino mods to your server, and keep the mod list in sync with your players. Bigger mod lists need more RAM and a longer first start, so make a Backup with the ZapX Pass before adding several mods at once. How to install ARK mods
A dedicated server keeps the world online even when the host logs off.
In a non-dedicated session, your own PC hosts the game. When you log off, the world stops, and other players are tethered to you. A rented dedicated ASE server runs 24/7 in a data center with DDoS protection, so your tribe can log in, farm and breed on its own schedule without your PC doing the work.
Any more questions?
Contact SupportThe ZapX AI Agent knows your ASE server's context and explains rates, mod errors, logs and Backups right in the panel, while you stay in control of every change.
The ZapX AI Agent is part of ZapX Pass, and with Lifetime your ARK island can stay online long term.
See ZapX PassZapX AI Agent
panel.zap-hosting.com
Mobile AppComing soon
Check whether your ARK server is online, restart it after a mod update and keep an eye on your island while your tribe is already playing.
Discord management
Check status, start, stop, and restart via slash command — without leaving your community Discord.
2 free tools—right in your browser, no sign-up required.
Also available
Switch between your games anytime for free—Minecraft, FiveM, Rust, and more.
Survival & Creative
Vanilla, Modded & Modpacks
Ready in ~2 min
Roleplay
Roleplay server in seconds
One-click installation
Survival
Wipe-ready gameserver
Automatic setup
Also available
Switch between your games anytime for free—Minecraft, FiveM, Rust, and more.
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Available games
Benefit
We don't artificially limit player Slots. Hardware determines capacity.
Scale based on Mods, scripts, and player load instead of paying for a fixed number of Slots.
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