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- 2 GB RAM
- 2 CPU
- 15 GB NVMe
- Unlimited Slots
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Keep your co-op world online 24/7 for friends — set up in 60 seconds, DDoS-protected, with worldwide locations and flexible terms.
American ExpressAbout the game
The Forest is a co-op survival horror game. After a plane crash, you and up to seven friends build shelters, craft weapons and explore a peninsula full of caves while cannibal tribes watch from the trees. A dedicated server for The Forest keeps that shared world running 24/7, so your group can drop in whenever they want instead of waiting for the host's PC to come online.
With your own The Forest server, you decide how the forest plays. You set the server name, the join and admin passwords, a difficulty from Peaceful to Hard, Vegan or Vegetarian mode, tree regrowth and building destruction. You also control save slots and the auto-save interval, and you choose the data center closest to your friends so every session feels smooth.

Locations worldwide
8 data centers worldwide — choose the location closest to your community.
ZapX Panel
Settings, resource stats and the ZapX AI Agent in one place. Change your server name, passwords or difficulty and see right away how your server is running.

The Forest Statistics
The Forest Statistics - ZapX game server customer view
Benchmark
Comparable numbers from our own infrastructure, with methodology and measurement date and no made-up competitor figures.
High-performance VPS, CPU model depends on the location
Typical VPS plans without a published host CPU
confirmed 2026-07-01
Use cases
From hardcore survival runs to relaxed building sessions: your The Forest server stays online 24/7, even when the friend who usually hosts is offline.
Ready for co-op?
Build your base tonight — ready in 60 seconds.
Impressionen
A glimpse into the game world—its atmosphere, exploration, and the moments your community will experience on the server.
Start your The Forest server now. It's online in 60 seconds, DDoS-protected and ready for your whole group, even when the host is offline.
No setup. No risk. Online in seconds.
Features
From the first login to the hundredth night in the caves: tools that keep your The Forest server simple to run and your group in control.
Your forest is ready to join 60 seconds after ordering. No SteamCMD setup needed.
Change difficulty, Vegan mode or tree regrowth without editing files by hand.
Packages scale by RAM and CPU, not slots. Fill The Forest's full 8-player co-op.
Keep strangers out with a join password, an admin password and optional VAC.
Run your server anonymously or under your own Steam account token.
Upload an existing The Forest save and keep building where you left off.
Reviews
Real feedback on support and setup.
FAQ
Answers to the most important questions before you start.
Packages currently start at €5.99 per month. You never pay per player slot, so the price depends only on the RAM and CPU package, the location and the term you choose. The configurator always shows the live price before checkout.
Running the dedicated server software yourself costs nothing, but your PC has to stay on 24/7, you need to forward ports and handle updates via SteamCMD, and your upload speed limits the session. A hosted The Forest server takes that work off your hands and keeps the world online even when you're offline.
Yes. Order a package and the server installs automatically, with no SteamCMD or port forwarding needed. Then set the server name, passwords, difficulty and save slot in the panel and share the connection details with your group. Tour the panel
It depends on your group size and how big your bases get. For a small co-op of two to four players, use the RAM guideline below. Full eight-player sessions with large structures benefit from more RAM. You can add RAM later without losing your save. As a guideline: at least 2 GB, 4 GB recommended.
ZAP-Hosting runs data centers worldwide, and you choose the location when you order. Pick the one closest to most of your players. Many North American groups start with Ashburn, Dallas or Los Angeles, while groups elsewhere pick the region nearest to them.
You choose a term of 3, 30, 90 or 180 days or one year and pay through Stripe with PayPal, credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and more, depending on your country. If you cancel, the server keeps running until the end of the paid period, and you can undo the cancellation before then. With ZapX Pass, you can also buy your server as Lifetime.
Your friends open Multiplayer in The Forest, choose Join and look for your server name in the dedicated server list. If you set a join password, they enter it when connecting. The connection guide walks through every step, including where to find the connection details in your panel. Read the connection guide
No, it's optional. By default, the server logs in to Steam anonymously. If you'd rather run it under your own Steam account token, enter the token in the server settings, where a field is already set up for it.
Any more questions?
Contact SupportThe ZapX AI Agent knows your server's context and explains config.cfg options, connection issues and save slots right in the panel, so you don't have to dig through forum threads.
The ZapX AI Agent is part of ZapX Pass and applies account-wide to all supported services.
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ZapX AppComing soon
Check your The Forest server and restart it from your phone, which is handy when your group messages you mid-session.
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
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Survival & Creative
Vanilla, Modded & Modpacks
Ready in ~2 min
Roleplay
Roleplay server in seconds
One-click installation
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Automatic setup
Also available
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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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