Survival & crafting

The original, still the cheaper way to run a tribe.

Survival Evolved is far lighter than Ascended and has a decade of stable mods behind it. If your players are not fixed on the new engine, this is the better value server.

Deploy a ARK: Survival Evolved server All games

from $11.99/mo · no setup fee · cancel any time

On every plan

The same platform, whichever game you run.

Full Pterodactyl panel

Console, file manager, SFTP, scheduled tasks, sub-users and database access. Not a cut-down skin over it.

Backups on a schedule

Set the cadence you want and restore to a point in time from the panel, without opening a ticket.

DDoS protection included

Every node sits behind DDoS protection from our network providers, on every plan — not an upsell on the checkout page.

Switch version or build anytime

Change the server build, game version or startup flags from the panel and restart. No reinstall, no ticket.

Move region once per cycle

If your players move, the server can follow. We handle the world and config transfer.

No player-slot billing

You pay for memory. Slots are a config value you set, not a line item we charge for.

Server location

Instant setup where we have capacity · otherwise usually ready within 2 hours

TRICERATOPS

8 GB RAM

$11.99 /mo

Billed monthly

  • 50 GB NVMe disk
  • 2 vCPU
  • Unlimited player slots
  • 5 backup slots
  • 2 databases
Deploy TRICERATOPS

BRONTOSAURUS

10 GB RAM

$14.99 /mo

Billed monthly

  • 75 GB NVMe disk
  • 2 vCPU
  • Unlimited player slots
  • 5 backup slots
  • 2 databases
Deploy BRONTOSAURUS

PARASAUROLOPHUS

12 GB RAM

$17.99 /mo

Billed monthly

  • 75 GB NVMe disk
  • 2 vCPU
  • Unlimited player slots
  • 5 backup slots
  • 2 databases
Deploy PARASAUROLOPHUS

VELOCIRAPTOR

14 GB RAM

$20.99 /mo

Billed monthly

  • 75 GB NVMe disk
  • 2 vCPU
  • Unlimited player slots
  • 5 backup slots
  • 2 databases
Deploy VELOCIRAPTOR

STEGOSAURUS

16 GB RAM

$23.99 /mo

Billed monthly

  • 75 GB NVMe disk
  • 3 vCPU
  • Unlimited player slots
  • 5 backup slots
  • 2 databases
Deploy STEGOSAURUS

T-REX

20 GB RAM

$29.99 /mo

Billed monthly

  • 100 GB NVMe disk
  • 3 vCPU
  • Unlimited player slots
  • 5 backup slots
  • 2 databases
Deploy T-REX

Need more than 32 GB, or a whole box to yourself? Look at dedicated servers.

Server builds

Run the build your players expect.

Switch between these from the panel and restart. Changing build is not a reinstall and never needs a ticket.

  • Vanilla
  • Steam Workshop mods
  • Clustered maps

Running ARK: Survival Evolved

What actually matters for this one.

Workshop mods by ID

Add mod IDs to the startup variable and they install and update automatically.

All official maps

The Island through Genesis, plus community maps uploaded over SFTP.

Sizing

How much memory you actually need.

Guidance, not a hard limit. To move to a bigger plan, contact us on Discord or by email.

Compare plans
Up to 20 players 8 GB
Single map, light mods
20 – 70 players 16 GB
Single map, modded
Cluster players 24 GB+
Per map in the cluster
Server guide How to host an ARK: Survival Evolved server: RAM, Workshop mods and clusters Running an ARK: Survival Evolved server: how much RAM to buy, Steam Workshop mods, clusters, the settings worth changing and how to launch it on GGHOST Cloud. Read the guide →

Every ARK: Survival Evolved server runs on the same Pterodactyl install at panel.gghost.cloud. Run several games on one account and manage them from one place, on one invoice.

Spin up a ARK: Survival Evolved server tonight.

No setup fee and no contract. Deploy it, and if it is not what you wanted, cancel from app.gghost.cloud before the next cycle.

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