Space Engineers VPS hosting

A Space Engineers VPS is your own virtual server with full administrator access, and our Gameserver Installer sets up the Space Engineers server on it with one click. You rent the VPS and keep full control over updates, mods and Backups. It is built for PC players on Steam; we don't promise Xbox or PlayStation crossplay on a self-hosted VPS. You decide what else runs next to your world.

• Full admin access to the whole machine
• Server set up with one click
• Built for PC players on Steam

Your VPS is set up automatically and is online within 60 seconds. Then you pick Space Engineers in our Gameserver Installer, and the server is set up with one click, ready for your world settings. Experienced admins can still set it up manually as an optional alternative. With ZapX Pass, the ZapX AI Agent explains next steps such as opening the game port. Open ports in the VPS firewall

• Online within 60 seconds after ordering
• One click via the Gameserver Installer
• ZapX AI Agent guidance with ZapX Pass

Space Engineers requires Windows, so your VPS runs Windows Server. You connect via Remote Desktop (RDP) with full administrator rights, and the Gameserver Installer sets up the game server, so you don't need to handle the game server files by hand.

• Windows image for Space Engineers
• RDP with full administrator rights
• Custom ISO for your own image

Space Engineers is CPU heavy: physics, grids and scripts mainly load single-thread performance, which drives sim speed. RAM needs grow with world size, planets and mods. As a rough guide for the game server: at least 6 GB, 10 GB recommended, plus headroom for the OS; modded worlds with many grids and planets need more. If your world grows, you can upgrade to a larger package later.

• CPU: the main factor for sim speed
• RAM: at least 6 GB, 10 GB recommended (more with mods)
• Upgrade later as your world grows

The price depends on the VPS package (CPU, RAM, storage), term and location, not player slots. The pricing section above shows live prices for every package. How many players your world handles depends on grid count, mods and the package you pick. You can choose a flexible term, and with ZapX Pass a Lifetime option lets you buy once.

• No player-slot pricing
• Terms: 3, 30, 90 or 180 days or 1 year
• Lifetime with ZapX Pass: buy once

Yes. With administrator access you decide what runs: Steam Workshop mods through the world config, Torch as a server wrapper with its plugins, and your own scripts or admin tools. No game panel locks anything, but you also handle compatibility and updates yourself. Create your own Backup with ZapX Pass before big mod changes. Connect to your VPS via RDP

• Steam Workshop mods via the world config
• Torch and its plugins
• Your own scripts and admin tools

You can choose from locations in Europe and America, so pick the one closest to your community. For players in North America, Ashburn, Dallas or Los Angeles are a good starting point. Every VPS includes DDoS protection, and at our own locations PletX also filters game traffic. Availability varies by location.

• Locations in Europe and America to choose from
• DDoS protection on every VPS
• PletX filtering at our own locations

Yes, a daily automatic system Backup of your VPS is included. With ZapX Pass, you can also create your own Backups and restore them, for example to roll your Space Engineers world back to a known-good state after a big mod change. How Backups work

• Daily automatic system Backup
• Own Backups with ZapX Pass
• Restore with ZapX Pass