Configured before you see it
The install runs, the configuration is written and the server starts. No first-boot checklist, and nothing left on a default password shared with every other Arma 3 server on the internet.
Arma 3 server hosting
Arma 3 dedicated servers with Steam Workshop mod loading, headless clients and Creator DLC support. Bring your own Steam login -- Bohemia does not allow anonymous downloads.
- Metacritic 74
- Action
- Simulation
- Strategy
- Bohemia Interactive Β· 12 Sep, 2013
You supply two things yourself
Arma 3 is only sold with a credential its publisher issues to a person, so you need to own the game yourself and provide it after checkout. We cannot create it for you and we never share one between customers. Your server is built immediately; the game installation waits until you paste it into the Setup tab, then runs itself.
- Steam username - The Arma 3 dedicated server cannot be downloaded anonymously, so the installer signs in as you. The account does NOT need to own Arma 3 unless you want Workshop mods downloaded automatically. Steam Guard must be completely off, or the download waits for a code nobody can type. Use a separate account kept for servers -- the credentials are stored as you type them so the server can update itself.
- Steam password - The password for the account above. Stored as typed, because SteamCMD is given it again on every update -- which is exactly why it should be a throwaway account and not your main one.
Plans
Arma 3 hosting plans
Five sizes, priced by what they actually give you. Every tier carries the same panel, the same file access and the same backups - bigger simply means more room.
Starter
$12/month
- RAM
- 4 GB
- NVMe
- 40 GB
- vCPU
- 1.5
- 32 player slots
- 4 GB RAM
- 40 GB NVMe storage
- 1.5 vCPU cores
- Steam Workshop mod loading
- Headless clients supported
- Creator DLC support
Standard
$17/month
- RAM
- 6 GB
- NVMe
- 55 GB
- vCPU
- 2
- 48 player slots
- 6 GB RAM
- 55 GB NVMe storage
- 2 vCPU cores
- Steam Workshop mod loading
- Headless clients supported
- Creator DLC support
Most popular
Advanced
$22/month
- RAM
- 8 GB
- NVMe
- 70 GB
- vCPU
- 2.5
- 64 player slots
- 8 GB RAM
- 70 GB NVMe storage
- 2.5 vCPU cores
- Steam Workshop mod loading
- Headless clients supported
- Creator DLC support
Pro
$28/month
- RAM
- 10 GB
- NVMe
- 85 GB
- vCPU
- 3
- 80 player slots
- 10 GB RAM
- 85 GB NVMe storage
- 3 vCPU cores
- Steam Workshop mod loading
- Headless clients supported
- Creator DLC support
Premium
$35/month
- RAM
- 12 GB
- NVMe
- 100 GB
- vCPU
- 3.5
- 100 player slots
- 12 GB RAM
- 100 GB NVMe storage
- 3.5 vCPU cores
- Steam Workshop mod loading
- Headless clients supported
- Creator DLC support
Specifications side by side
| Plan | Memory | NVMe storage | vCPU | Backups | Per month | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 4 GB | 40 GB | 1.5 | 2 | $12 | |
| Standard | 6 GB | 55 GB | 2 | 2 | $17 | |
| Advanced | 8 GB | 70 GB | 2.5 | 2 | $22 | |
| Pro | 10 GB | 85 GB | 3 | 2 | $28 | |
| Premium | 12 GB | 100 GB | 3.5 | 2 | $35 |
What comes with every Arma 3 server
The real console
Live output, command input and the server's own logs - not a filtered summary. Web-server noise is folded behind a counter you can switch off.
Files and SFTP
A full file manager with an editor, plus SFTP credentials. Upload mods, edit configs, pull a world down to your machine.
2-2 backup slots
Taken on demand or on a schedule, restored with a button. Deleting a server takes its backups with it, on purpose.
5 ports allocated
Add and remove ports yourself from the Network tab, including the query and RCON ports where the game wants them.
People on the same server
Invite friends or staff with granular permissions - console only, files only, no billing - through subusers, roles and teams.
Which Arma 3 plan do you need?
Memory is what decides whether a server holds together, so start there. The Starter tier gives 4 GB and 1.5 vCPU, which suits a private group. The Advanced tier at 8 GB is where most public servers sit, and Premium at 12 GB exists for the servers that stay full.
Storage matters more than people expect once mods and backups are involved - plans here run from 40 GB to 100 GB of NVMe. Moving up or down a tier later does not rebuild your world; it changes the limits on the container you already have.
If you are not sure, take the middle tier. It is cheaper to move up after a busy weekend than to spend one explaining lag to your players.
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