Vintage Story Server Hosting

Pay-per-use from about 0.0264 €/h for 2 GB RAM — billed per second and only while the server is running. Fixed plans start at 4.00 €/month; the popular 8 GB plan costs 15.20 €/month or about 0.0801 €/h. Terms of 90/180/360 days save you 10/15/20%.

Port 42420 (TCP + UDP) by default. At RespawnHost the port comes preconfigured — no port forwarding needed; in the game you simply connect via Multiplayer → Add Server with IP:port.

No — the dedicated server software is free and preinstalled at RespawnHost. Only the players need a game license from vintagestory.at. Vintage Story is deliberately not on Steam.

The official rule of thumb: 1 GB base plus roughly 300 MB per player. 2-4 players on vanilla are fine with 2-4 GB, 5-10 players with 4-6 GB. For heavily modded servers or large worlds, we recommend 8 GB or more.

16 slots are set by default (the 'Max Clients' startup variable in the panel). You can raise the value freely — there is no artificial slot limit; RAM and CPU are what matter.

Download mods as .zip files from the official ModDB (mods.vintagestory.at) and drop them into the Mods folder of the data directory via the file manager. They are active after a restart. Content mods must also be installed client-side by all players.

Yes! Upload your local world (the `.vcdbs` file) via file manager or SFTP to `data/Saves/` and set it as the active world in the `serverconfig.json`.

Enter the command `/op YourPlayerName` in the server console. After that, you have access to all admin commands and Creative Mode in the game.

Yes. Add players with the command `/player [name] whitelist on`; the whitelist mode itself is controlled in the `serverconfig.json`.

Many settings (such as day length, hunger, season speed) can be set when creating the world or changed later via the `/worldconfig` command — no world reset required.

Yes — via the startup variables you pick the release branch (stable/unstable) and version. Update 1.22 is the current stable (since late April 2026); you can also test release candidates.

Set up manual and automatic backups directly in the panel (small fee for backup storage). Alternatively, download the data directory with `Saves/` and `serverconfig.json` via SFTP — ideally with the server stopped.

A core mechanic of the game built around unstable zones and temporal storms. If it's too stressful for your group, disable it server-wide with `/worldconfig temporalStability false`.

Yes, as long as the server is running (Status 'Online'), your friends can join and continue playing at any time.

A default world measures 1,024,000 × 1,024,000 blocks at 256 blocks of height — practically inexhaustible. You set the size when creating the world; in the end only storage space is the limit.

Vintage Story has no built-in Voice Chat. Most communities use Discord or TeamSpeak alongside.

You restart the server, and our system installs the update. Attention: Make a backup beforehand in case mods are no longer compatible!

Yes, the 'View Distance' can be set on the server side. But keep in mind that higher view distances require more RAM and CPU.

Yes, you can set in the config whether players can hurt each other (PvP) or not (PvE).

Our Vintage Story servers are located in Frankfurt (Germany) and Salt Lake City (USA).

In the web interface there is a player list, or you use the command `/list clients` in the game.

Check the RAM usage in the panel. If the RAM is full, you should upgrade to a larger package. Too many items lying around can also cause lags.