Enshrouded Dedicated Server Requirements

Quick answer

An Enshrouded dedicated server needs at least 4 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM for a small group, scaling to 8 GB of RAM for a full 16-player world. It also needs UDP ports 15636 and 15637 open, and around 10–30 GB of fast SSD storage. Enshrouded is far more RAM- and CPU-sensitive than bandwidth-sensitive, so prioritise memory and clock speed.

CPU requirements

Enshrouded world simulation — terrain deformation, physics, and AI — runs largely on the CPU, and it favours per-core speed as much as core count. A modern 4-core CPU handles a small server, but for 8–16 active players building and fighting simultaneously, aim for 6 or more modern cores. Under-powered CPUs show up as rubber-banding and delayed resource harvesting rather than low frame rates, because the server tick can no longer keep pace with the players.

RAM requirements by player count

Memory is the resource you will run out of first. Enshrouded loads more of the world into RAM as players explore and build in separate areas, so memory use grows with both player count and how developed your world is. Use this table as a baseline:

If you expect a heavily-built, long-running world, size up one tier from these numbers. Running out of RAM causes the server process to stutter or crash, which is far more disruptive than paying for a little headroom.

Storage requirements

The server binaries are small, but save files, backups, and logs accumulate over a long-lived world. Budget 10 GB minimum and 30 GB for a comfortable margin, and strongly prefer SSD or NVMe storage — world saves are written frequently, and slow disks turn autosaves into visible hitches. Every Flux plan uses SSD/NVMe storage.

Network and port requirements

Enshrouded is not bandwidth-intensive; a stable connection with 10+ Mbps upload comfortably serves a full lobby. Latency matters more than raw throughput, which is why choosing a server region close to your players is the single biggest connection-quality lever. What you must get right is the ports:

Both are UDP and both must be reachable from the internet. If they are blocked or un-forwarded, your server simply will not appear in the browser and friends cannot connect. Managed Flux servers open and route these for you automatically, so there is no router configuration to do.

Operating system

The Enshrouded dedicated server is a Windows application. It runs on Windows Server 2016 or newer directly, and on Linux through Proton/Wine — the approach managed hosts use. If you self-host on Linux, install the 32-bit libraries SteamCMD needs; if you host on Flux, the OS layer is handled for you.

How Flux plans map to these requirements

Rather than sizing hardware yourself, each Flux plan is pre-matched to a player tier: 4 GB RAM for up to 4 players, 6 GB for up to 8, and 8 GB for the full 16 — all on SSD/NVMe storage with the ports and OS handled. Plans start at $3.99/month with the first month free.