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 · 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. Ideally use one with Steam Guard set to email rather than the mobile app — if Steam does not recognise this machine, there is a field below for the code it emails. 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.
Steam Guard code - Leave this blank the first time. If Steam does not recognise this account on this machine, it emails a short code to the account's own inbox. Come back, paste it in here, and press Start Setup again quickly — the code expires.

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Read before you buy

Guides for Arma 3

Short, practical reading from the people who run the platform - what to size, what to watch, and what tends to go wrong.

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Guides · 12 min read

Arma 3 headless clients for AI offloading

How Arma 3 headless clients work: locality, server.cfg settings, the mission slot, moving AI with setGroupOwner or ACE, several HCs, and proving it helped.

Guides · 13 min read

Arma 3 server.cfg, basic.cfg and missions

Every Arma 3 server.cfg setting worth changing, what basic.cfg really does, mission rotation and difficulty, admin commands, and setting up a headless client.

Guides · 13 min read

Arma 3 dedicated server setup and mods

How to install an Arma 3 server, what every server.cfg key does, how mods and signature keys work, and how a headless client buys back server FPS.

Plans

Arma 3 hosting plans

Your friends can join, your progress is safe, and the plan handles your game. 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

Pick this if you expect up to ~32 players

12 USD/month

≈0.39 USD a day≈0.38 USD per player

RAM: 4 GB
NVMe: 40 GB
vCPU: 1.5

32 player slots
Workshop mods load straight from Steam
Headless clients supported
Creator DLC support
Server and mods keep themselves up to date

Standard

Pick this if you expect up to ~48 players

17 USD/month

≈0.56 USD a day≈0.35 USD per player

RAM: 6 GB
NVMe: 55 GB
vCPU: 2

48 player slots
Workshop mods load straight from Steam
Headless clients supported
Creator DLC support
Server and mods keep themselves up to date

Recommended

Advanced

Pick this if you expect up to ~64 players

22 USD/month

≈0.72 USD a day≈0.34 USD per player

RAM: 8 GB
NVMe: 70 GB
vCPU: 2.5

64 player slots
Workshop mods load straight from Steam
Headless clients supported
Creator DLC support
Server and mods keep themselves up to date

Pro

Pick this if you expect up to ~80 players

28 USD/month

≈0.92 USD a day≈0.35 USD per player

RAM: 10 GB
NVMe: 85 GB
vCPU: 3

80 player slots
Workshop mods load straight from Steam
Headless clients supported
Creator DLC support
Server and mods keep themselves up to date

Premium

Pick this if you expect up to ~100 players

35 USD/month

≈1.15 USD a day≈0.35 USD per player

RAM: 12 GB
NVMe: 100 GB
vCPU: 3.5

100 player slots
Workshop mods load straight from Steam
Headless clients supported
Creator DLC support
Server and mods keep themselves up to date

Included free with every plan

Your server is backed up every night - outside your storage limit
Ports open automatically - nothing to forward on your router
Support chat right inside your console
The whole panel in English or Georgian

Start with confidence

Prices are in the selected currency, and an invoice arrives before renewal. The resources on the card are what you get - nothing else to buy.
Reach a limit? You are warned on the server page and by ticket before anything is paused.
Upgrade any time - same server, same files, nothing rebuilt. Nightly backups keep your work safe.
Leaving is simple: download your files from the panel, then delete the server.
Stuck? Chat from the console, open a ticket and get the reply by email, or ask on Discord. Ask a question Live status

Specifications side by side

Arma 3 plans compared
Plan	Memory	NVMe storage	vCPU	Backups	/month
Starter	4 GB	40 GB	1.5	2	12 USD
Standard	6 GB	55 GB	2	2	17 USD
Advanced	8 GB	70 GB	2.5	2	22 USD
Pro	10 GB	85 GB	3	2	28 USD
Premium	12 GB	100 GB	3.5	2	35 USD

What comes with every Arma 3 server

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.

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.