Sons of the Forest server hosting

Sons of the Forest servers. The game caps a lobby at eight, so the tiers buy performance rather than slots.

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Adventure
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Endnight Games Ltd · 22 Feb, 2024

Plans

Sons of the Forest 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

$11/month

RAM: 4 GB
NVMe: 25 GB
vCPU: 1

4 player slots
4 GB RAM
25 GB NVMe storage
1 vCPU cores
Automatic game updates
2 backup slots
Full file and SFTP access

Standard

$15/month

RAM: 6 GB
NVMe: 35 GB
vCPU: 1.5

6 player slots
6 GB RAM
35 GB NVMe storage
1.5 vCPU cores
Automatic game updates
2 backup slots
Full file and SFTP access

Advanced

$20/month

RAM: 8 GB
NVMe: 50 GB
vCPU: 2

8 player slots
8 GB RAM
50 GB NVMe storage
2 vCPU cores
Automatic game updates
2 backup slots
Full file and SFTP access

Pro

$25/month

RAM: 10 GB
NVMe: 65 GB
vCPU: 2.5

8 player slots
10 GB RAM
65 GB NVMe storage
2.5 vCPU cores
Automatic game updates
2 backup slots
Full file and SFTP access

Premium

$30/month

RAM: 12 GB
NVMe: 85 GB
vCPU: 3

8 player slots
12 GB RAM
85 GB NVMe storage
3 vCPU cores
Automatic game updates
2 backup slots
Full file and SFTP access

Specifications side by side

Sons of the Forest hosting plans, prices and specifications
Plan	Memory	NVMe storage	vCPU	Backups	Per month
Starter	4 GB	25 GB	1	2	$11
Standard	6 GB	35 GB	1.5	2	$15
Advanced	8 GB	50 GB	2	2	$20
Pro	10 GB	65 GB	2.5	2	$25
Premium	12 GB	85 GB	3	2	$30

What comes with every Sons of the Forest 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 Sons of the Forest 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.

3 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 Sons of the Forest plan do you need?

Memory is what decides whether a server holds together, so start there. The Starter tier gives 4 GB and 1 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 25 GB to 85 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.