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Keep your Portal Knights world online for friends while you're offline: admin access, DDoS protection, sites in Europe & America.
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Self-hosted co-op
What is a Portal Knights VPS?
Your friends can keep exploring the same Portal Knights world even when you're offline: a Portal Knights VPS from ZAP-Hosting is your own DDoS-protected virtual server with full administrator access that runs the official dedicated server around the clock.
Unlike a managed game server, you get the whole machine: set up the official server software yourself, bring your existing world and run other tools alongside it. Because the VPS sits in a data center, friends connect directly, with no port forwarding on your home router and no PC left running all night.
Features
Everything your co-op world gets on a Portal Knights VPS
Your own server for the official Portal Knights dedicated server, with the tools to keep your friends' world safe and reachable.
Online in 60 seconds
Your co-op evening can start the same day: the VPS is provisioned automatically and ready 60 seconds after you order.
Bring your existing world
Keep every island you've built: copy your Steam world saves into the dedicated server's save folder on the VPS.
Daily automatic Backup
Mistakes stay fixable: your VPS is backed up automatically every day, and ZapX Pass adds restores and manual Backups.
NVMe power
Smooth sessions for your whole group, backed by enterprise NVMe storage.
Locations in Europe and America
Lower latency for your friends: pick the VPS location closest to where most of your group plays.
Room to grow
New projects or a bigger group? Add CPU, RAM and storage to the same VPS instead of starting over.
Setup
Your Portal Knights server with full administrator access.
Set up your Portal Knights server yourself on your own VPS with full administrator access. The Help Center guide shows you how. Prefer some help? With ZapX Pass, the ZapX AI Agent helps you set it up.
Set it up yourself with administrator access
Administrator access
- 1Connect to your VPS via Remote Desktop (RDP)
- 2Install the Portal Knights server with the guide in the Help Center
You install the Portal Knights server yourself and keep full control over files, mods and settings.
Together with the ZapX AI Agent
ZapX PassDescribe your goal in the chat: the ZapX AI Agent supports you step by step with the setup. Available with ZapX Pass.
Locations in Europe and America
Your VPS. Your location.
4 data centers in Europe and America — choose the location closest to your community.
Europe
FFM/Eygelshoven
America
Dallas
Los Angeles
Ashburn
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Portal Knights
Answers to the most important questions before you start.
A Portal Knights VPS is your own virtual server with full administrator access. It runs the official Portal Knights dedicated server around the clock, and you decide on the operating system, files and any extra software. A managed game server takes setup off your hands but gives you less control; the VPS suits groups that want the whole machine.
- Full administrator access to the whole server
- Run Portal Knights next to other tools
- Set up Portal Knights yourself with a Help Center guide
Order a VPS and set up the official Portal Knights dedicated server yourself with full administrator access, just like on your own machine, except it stays online when your own computer is off. A guide in the Help Center helps you with setup. You need your own copy of Portal Knights to get dedicated_server.zip from its Steam installation folder, then upload and run the server files on your VPS. Connect via Remote Desktop
- Your own VPS for the official dedicated server
- Remote Desktop and browser console access
- No port forwarding on your home router
For a small group of friends, an entry or mid-range VPS plan is a sensible starting point; keep in mind that the operating system itself needs part of the RAM. If you want to run other software on the same VPS, choose more memory from the start. You can add resources later, so there's no need to guess perfectly on day one.
- Small co-op group: entry or mid-range plan
- The OS uses part of the RAM itself
- Add more resources later as you grow
Prices depend on the VPS plan, location and term and are shown live in the plan cards on this page. You can book 3, 30, 90 or 180 days or a full year, with discounts on longer terms, and Lifetime is available with ZapX Pass. Payments run through Stripe, for example PayPal, credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
- Terms: 3, 30, 90, 180 days or 1 year
- Discounts on longer terms
- Lifetime option with ZapX Pass
Your VPS is set up automatically after payment and is usually ready within 60 seconds. Access details appear in your dashboard, so you can connect and set up your Portal Knights server yourself.
- Automatic provisioning after payment
- Access details right in your dashboard
Yes. Your Steam worlds are stored as save files on your PC. Copy them to the VPS, for example via Remote Desktop, and place them in the dedicated server's save folder. Keep a copy of the original files first so your world stays safe if anything goes wrong.
- Keep a copy of your world before moving it
- Transfer files via Remote Desktop
- Friends keep playing the same world
Our VPS locations span several regions, so you can pick the one closest to your players for the best connection. Many groups in North America start with Ashburn, Dallas or Los Angeles; all available locations are shown when you order.
- Choose the location closest to your group
- All locations are listed at checkout
Yes. DDoS protection is included with every VPS, with PletX filtering at our own locations, which helps keep attacks on your server IP from interrupting your sessions. In addition, your VPS gets a daily automatic Backup; with ZapX Pass you can restore it or create manual Backups before big changes. How PletX DDoS protection works
- DDoS protection included with every VPS
- Daily automatic VPS Backup
- Restores and manual Backups with ZapX Pass
Any more questions?
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Manage your Portal Knights VPS in one place
Console, Backups and live statistics for your VPS in the ZapX panel, so you always know how your world's server is doing.
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ZapX Pass · ZapX AI Agent
Ask your VPS. Get a clear next step.
The ZapX AI Agent knows your VPS context and explains firewall rules, resource usage and logs for your Portal Knights server. It suggests, you confirm every change.
Firewall rules explainedResource usage at a glanceLogs made understandableChanges only after your OK
The ZapX AI Agent is part of ZapX Pass and works account-wide for supported services, including your VPS.
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I'll prepare the rule for you. It only applies after you confirm it.
Benchmark
Measured performance for your Portal Knights VPS
Real measured values from our VPS hosts next to what a typical VPS offer delivers, so you know exactly what your world runs on.
Top-tier Performance
High-performance VPS, CPU model depends on the location
ZAP-HostingPowerful server CPUs
Typical market VPSHardware varies
Typical VPS plans without a published host CPU
confirmed 2026-07-01
Standard CPUPowerful server CPUs, model depends on the location
StorageEnterprise NVMe U.3, Ceph
Support24/7 AI + escalation
Use cases
How groups play Portal Knights on their own VPS
From a cozy friend group to a long building campaign: a VPS keeps your Portal Knights world running so everyone can play when it suits them.
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A glimpse into the game world—its atmosphere, exploration, and the moments your community will experience on the server.
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Rent your own VPS, bring your world along and let your friends join whenever they like, with or without you online.
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