ARK: Survival Evolved Server Hosting On the Decentralized Cloud
Rent a dedicated ARK: Survival Evolved server from $6.49/mo. Any of the twelve maps, rates and breeding from your browser, Workshop mods and a private RCON console.
Host your own ARK: Survival Evolved dedicated server on the Flux decentralized cloud. Any of the twelve official maps, each keeping its own world; XP, taming, harvest, difficulty, breeding and every server rule from your browser with presets; Steam Workshop mods downloaded and unpacked for you; a private RCON console to kick, ban, broadcast and save; saves before every stop, update restarts with on-screen warnings and backups. 10, 14 and 20 GB plans from $6.49/month, with DDoS protection and nodes in 50+ countries.
Manage Everything From One Dashboard
Full control of your ARK: Survival Evolved server from the browser: every setting with presets, twelve maps, Workshop mods, a private RCON console, files, backups and a live terminal. No SSH.
Overview
status, players, map and build at a glance
Live status
Whether your server is up, who is on, the map, and how much CPU and RAM it uses right now.
Rates, maps and mods
XP, taming, harvest, breeding and every rule with presets; switch maps; add Workshop mods in load order.
Private RCON console
Kick, ban and unban by SteamID64, broadcast, chat, save and respawn wild dinos, with RCON never exposed.
Choose your location
Place the server in any of 50+ countries, and see which of them have room for it right now.
Scale hardware
Move up a plan when your map, your mods or your tribe outgrow it.
Live console
A real terminal into the container, beside the server log as it happens.
File manager
Every map's save, the players and tribes, and the ini files, straight from the browser.
Backups
Back up your saves and settings, and restore them when you need to.
Why Host Your ARK: Survival Evolved Server on Flux?
An ARK island is weeks of work: the base, the tames, the breeding lines and the boss fights still ahead. Hosted from someone's own game it stops when they log off, and official servers decide the rates for you. A dedicated ARK: Survival Evolved server keeps the island running for the whole tribe, at your rates and rules.
Every plan has dedicated vCores and memory reserved for your server on a decentralized cloud of thousands of independent nodes across 50+ countries, sized by memory because the map decides what ARK needs: 10 GB for The Island, The Center or Ragnarok, up to 20 GB for Genesis Part 2 and Lost Island.
The fiddly parts are handled. Set XP, taming, harvest, difficulty and breeding from the browser with presets, switch between the twelve official maps (each keeps its own world), and add Workshop mods by ID, link or collection: the server downloads and unpacks them itself. A private RCON consolekicks, bans, broadcasts and saves, without RCON ever being open to the internet.
You still get an ordinary management panel: a file browser, a live terminal and backups. Plans start at $6.49/month, billing is pay-as-you-go with no contract, and your saves are downloadable whenever you want them.
Why Host Your ARK Server With Us
Dedicated ARK: Survival Evolved hosting on the Flux decentralized cloud, with all twelve maps, rates and breeding from your browser, Workshop mods, automatic updates, DDoS protection and 50+ global locations
Fast Deployment
Provisioned in about 30 seconds; the first start downloads the 23 GB server, then the island is up in about a minute
DDoS Protection
Enterprise-grade DDoS protection keeps your server online during attacks
Global Server Network
Choose from 50+ countries worldwide to minimize latency for players
24/7 Monitoring
Real-time performance monitoring with automatic alerts
Pay-As-You-Go Pricing
Only pay for resources you use with transparent, flexible pricing
99.9% Uptime
Distributed network architecture ensures maximum availability
Cost Effective
Save up to 70% compared to traditional cloud providers
Decentralized Infrastructure
No single point of failure across thousands of independent nodes
How to Set Up Your ARK Server
No SteamCMD, no 23 GB download to babysit, no ini files, no port forwarding. Go from sign-up to a live island in four steps.
Create an account
Sign up free in seconds with Google, email, or a Flux (ZelCore / SSP) wallet. No commitment.
Pick a plan
10 GB for The Island, The Center or Ragnarok; 14 GB for heavier maps and mods; 20 GB for Genesis Part 2 and Lost Island.
Choose a region
Select a server location from 50+ countries worldwide so your server runs close to your tribe.
Name it and deploy
Name the server, pick the first map and deploy. Then set your rates and add mods from the dashboard.
ARK: Survival Evolved Server Plans
Dedicated ARK: Survival Evolved hosting from $6.49/month, sized by memory for the map you play, with every setting, Workshop mods, a private RCON console and backups on every plan.
10 GB
14 GB
20 GB
We don't sell player slots. Plans are sized by memory, because the map and the mods decide what an ARK server needs. Each comes with a starting Max Players (20, 40 or 70) that you can change in Deployment Settings.
*The first week is free for customers new to Flux Cloud: one free week per account, not per app or per server. It takes no card and ends on its own after 7 days unless you choose to keep the server. If you've deployed any app on Flux before, standard pricing applies. Our 30-day money-back guarantee covers your first paid month, whether or not you took the free week first.
Global ARK Server Locations
Deploy your ARK: Survival Evolved server on a decentralized network of 7,014 Flux nodes across 58 countries. Pick the closest region for the best ping.
Germany1,519
United States1,164
Finland1,002
France764
Denmark522
Canada409
Poland222
Russia203
United Kingdom111
Norway90
Spain65
Japan55
Latvia50
Ukraine48
Singapore44
Australia42
Chile42
Switzerland41
Sweden40
Italy32
Romania32
Portugal25
United Arab Emirates20
Slovakia19
South Africa18
Bulgaria17
Hungary17
Argentina17
Belgium11
Israel9
Hong Kong8
Estonia8
Vietnam6
Luxembourg6
Ireland6
Brazil6
Lithuania5
Slovenia4
Moldova4
Mexico3
Austria3
Thailand3Germany1,519United States1,164Finland1,002France764Denmark522Canada409Poland222Russia203United Kingdom111Norway90Spain65Japan55Latvia50Ukraine48Singapore44Australia42Chile42Switzerland41Sweden40Italy32Romania32Portugal25United Arab Emirates20Slovakia19South Africa18Bulgaria17Hungary17Argentina17Belgium11Israel9Hong Kong8Estonia8Vietnam6Luxembourg6Ireland6Brazil6Lithuania5Slovenia4Moldova4Mexico3Austria3Thailand3ARK Server Features Explained
Every setting, without the ini files
ARK keeps its rules in two ini files that it rewrites itself while running. The Server Settings tab holds every rule that matters (rates, difficulty, breeding, PvE, decay and the clock), each beside its official value. Saving writes both files while the server is stopped and starts it again, with the world saved first.
Twelve maps, one world each
Switch between The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Lost Island, Fjordur and the DLC maps whenever you like. Each keeps its own world, so switching back finds it as you left it, and the Map tab says when a map needs a bigger plan.
Workshop mods, unpacked for you
A Linux ARK server needs every mod downloaded and unpacked before it loads it. Add a mod by its Workshop ID or link, or a whole collection, put them in load order, and the server does the rest on its next start. It checks the Workshop for updates every 30 minutes and warns players on screen before restarting onto one.
A console that is never exposed
RCON open to the internet invites password guessing. Here it stays inside your server: the Server Console tab runs it from there, with the roster, kicks and bans by SteamID64, broadcasts, chat, saves and wild dino respawns.
ARK: Survival Evolved Server Guides
Everything you need to set up, configure, mod and share an ARK: Survival Evolved dedicated server with your tribe.
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