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# Enshrouded Server Hosting - Getting Started Guide

> Everything you need to know about Enshrouded server hosting at Wasabi Hosting - a persistent co-op survival world for up to 16 players with custom difficulty.

Welcome to Enshrouded server hosting at Wasabi Hosting! Enshrouded is a co-op survival action RPG set in the vast, voxel-based world of Embervale, where you fight your way through the deadly Shroud, build elaborate bases, and level up your Flameborn hero with friends. This page explains what a dedicated server gives you and points you to the right guide for each task.

## Why Run a Dedicated Enshrouded Server?

Enshrouded supports peer-to-peer co-op, but that world only exists while the host is playing. A dedicated server removes that limitation entirely:

* **Persistent world for up to 16 players** — the world keeps existing (and your base keeps standing) whether or not anyone is online. Friends can hop in whenever they want, without waiting for a host.
* **Always online, 24/7** — no more "the host went to bed" ending the session for everyone.
* **Custom difficulty** — pick a preset like Relaxed, Hard, or Survival, or fine-tune individual gameplay values such as resource yield, enemy damage, and day/night length.
* **Permission groups** — Enshrouded's `userGroups` system lets you hand out different passwords for Admin, Friend, and Guest roles, each with its own permissions (like who can kick/ban or edit bases).
* **Better performance** — the simulation runs on dedicated server hardware instead of the host's gaming PC, so nobody's frame rate carries the world.

## What You Get With Your Server

Every Enshrouded server at Wasabi Hosting comes with full access to the [Wasabi Hosting Game Panel](https://panel.wasabihosting.com):

| Feature          | What it does                                                                                       |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Console**      | Watch server output live and see when the world has finished loading                               |
| **File Manager** | Edit `enshrouded_server.json` and manage world saves directly in the browser (SFTP also supported) |
| **Backups**      | One-click [backups](/server/backups) of your world — highly recommended before game updates        |
| **Schedules**    | Automate restarts and backups                                                                      |
| **Sub-users**    | Give co-admins [panel access](/server/sub-users) without sharing your login                        |

## Guides

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  <Card title="Join Your Server" icon="right-to-bracket" href="/games/enshrouded/join-server">
    Connect through the in-game server browser or Steam favorites, ports explained.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Server Configuration" icon="gears" href="/games/enshrouded/server-configuration">
    A full walkthrough of enshrouded\_server.json: presets, custom settings, and user groups.
  </Card>
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## Why Host Enshrouded at Wasabi Hosting?

* **Fast hardware** — AMD Ryzen 7950X3D and 9950X CPUs with DDR5 RAM and NVMe SSD storage keep Embervale smooth even with a full 16-player server.
* **DDoS protection included** — every server is protected by GCore with over 200 Tbps of filtering capacity, at no extra cost.
* **Three locations** — Amsterdam (NL), Frankfurt (DE), and Ashburn (US East), all on our own network (AS215370) and our own hardware.
* **Instant setup** — your server deploys automatically about 2 minutes after payment.
* **Painless upgrades** — upgrade your plan at any time and keep all your files and world saves.

<Card title="Get Your Enshrouded Server" icon="rocket" href="https://wasabihosting.com/game-servers/enshrouded">
  Enshrouded server hosting from **€7.49/month** — online roughly 2 minutes after payment, with DDoS protection and 24/7 support included.
</Card>

## Need Help?

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