Romestead Game Server Hosting

Hosting your Romestead server with us is effortless:

• Click Order Now above
• Enter a Username, Password and Email Address or sign up with Google/Twitch
• Select your slot amount, datacenter, and billing cycle
• Click "Order Now" and your Romestead server is provisioned automatically with one-click control panel access the moment Beartwigs releases the dedicated server tool (Steam app 4763510) on May 26, 2026

Running a Romestead dedicated server yourself takes quite a bit more setup:

System Requirements

• Windows 10/11, Windows Server, or Linux with the .NET 8 runtime installed
• ~5GB of disk space for the dedicated server and world saves
• 4GB RAM per normal-size world, 8GB RAM per large world (per Beartwigs)
• Stable internet connection with the Romestead port forwarded (default 8050, configurable)
• SteamCMD for headless installs

Installation

• Install the Romestead Dedicated Server via SteamCMD (App ID 4763510). The tool ships free alongside the Early Access launch on May 26, 2026.
• On Windows, run Server.exe from the install folder. On Linux, install the .NET 8 runtime and run dotnet Server.dll.
• Configure your router to forward UDP/TCP port 8050 (or whatever port you set) to the host PC.
• Add a firewall rule on the host allowing the server executable through on that port.
• Edit the server's JSON configuration file in the install folder to set hostname, max players, server password, and admin/banned-IP lists. Beartwigs has confirmed password protection and ban-by-IP as built-in admin controls.
• Save data is stored alongside the server install — back up the world's game_state and world_desc files (the same files the singleplayer game uses, located under %APPDATA%/Romestead/ on Windows). Romestead has built-in autobackup that restores from disk if a save is detected corrupt.
• Launch the server, then share your public IP:port with players. They join from the Romestead main menu's multiplayer browser using your direct address.
• Monitor the server console for errors. The game is balanced around 1–8 players, but Beartwigs has tested 30+ players on a single server stably if you want to push it.

Mods

• Romestead does not have an official mod API or Steam Workshop catalog at Early Access launch. The community has been hot-patching gameplay DLLs unofficially since the demo period — expect mods to ship that way until Beartwigs publishes an official toolset.
• If you use community DLL mods, you and every player connecting to your server must install matching versions locally. Mod-server compatibility is on you to manage.

Why Wait? Use SurvivalServers Instead

• Instant provisioning on enterprise NVMe SSD hardware with DDoS protection across 8 global datacenters
• Server config, save management, and gameplay settings through our custom Survival Servers control panel
• Automated restarts, scheduled backups, and full FTP access on day one
• We track new Romestead dedicated-server releases and roll them out for you automatically
• No SteamCMD wrangling, no port forwarding, no firewall rules, no Windows or Linux updates to babysit