Core Keeper Server Hosting

Core Keeper's peer hosting ties the world to whoever started it, which means nobody progresses unless that person is playing. A dedicated server removes the bottleneck: your tunnels, farms, conveyor networks and boss kills are stored on the server and available whenever any crew member logs in.

It also makes long projects realistic. Somebody can spend an evening running scarlet ore back to base while the rest of the crew sleeps, and the next session starts exactly where the last one stopped, with no host handoff, no rejoining lobbies and no lost progress on the map.

If your group already has a cavern going, move it here rather than starting over. Stop the server, upload the world files into the save directory using the panel file manager or an SFTP client, then start it again and confirm the map loads with your existing explored area intact.

Backups run automatically every day with ten rolling slots, and you can download any save to your own machine at any time. That combination is handy before a big update or before letting someone loose with explosives near the Core.

Core Keeper servers are configured through their settings files and startup options, where you set the world name, seed, game ID visibility and password. Everything is editable in the panel, and the live console shows the generated game ID that players paste into the join dialog.

Resource needs stay modest. Two GB at $5.00 per month is enough for a typical group, 3 GB gives extra room for an eight-player cavern with large automated farms, and 6 GB covers worlds that have been dug out for hundreds of hours. RAM is a flat $2.50 per GB.