# Day of Dragons server hosting for your flight > Host a Day of Dragons server for your flight: admins, allowlist and player limit in Game.ini, PvE or PvP and a listing in the in-game server browser. Raise dragons on a server your community controls. Day of Dragons is played on dedicated servers, and the free server tool lets you set the player limit, admins and who may join. - The official Day of Dragons dedicated server - Admins, allowlist and player limit in Game.ini - Listed in the in-game server browser - In-game admin panel and chat commands See plans Find your size Players The player limit in Game.ini; choose it to match your server size. Set with iServerMaxPlayers\ Ports Set at start with -Port and -QueryPort. Game port and Steam query port\ Server software Day of Dragons Dedicated Server (app 1088320)\ Config Game.ini\ Access Admins and allowlist by Steam64 ID\ Version Early Access, 1.2 series Options - PvE - PvP - Allowlist - Admin panel - Linux Game facts from Beawesome Games’ Steam page and patch notes, SteamCMD app data and the knowledge base of the game’s official host, checked in October 2026. - DDoS protection - 20 game server locations ## Day of Dragons plans Tell us your expected player count and whether the server is PvE or PvP, and our team will recommend the right server. [Contact sales](https://hyperdc.com/contact-us) [Open a ticket](https://hyperdc.com/support/new-ticket) ## How big should a Day of Dragons server be? Player count decides the load: every dragon in the air is simulated by the server. | Feature | **Small flight** Up to 20 players | Recommended **Community** Up to 40 players | **Large** More than 40 players | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Memory (RAM)Working memory for the world, the players and every mod. Leave headroom: memory use grows as players explore. | 4 GB | 6 GB | 8 GB+ | | CPU coresThe game simulates the world mostly on one thread, so fast cores matter more than many cores. | 2 | 3 | 4 | | Disk spaceThe server files are about 2.5 GB; keep room for saves, logs and updates. | 15 GB | 20 GB | 25 GB | | AccessA private allowlisted server or a public listing in the browser. | Allowlist | Public or allowlist | Public | | Typical use | A private group | A community server with admins | A busy public server | - ### Small flight Up to 20 players Memory (RAM)Working memory for the world, the players and every mod. Leave headroom: memory use grows as players explore. 4 GB\ CPU coresThe game simulates the world mostly on one thread, so fast cores matter more than many cores. 2\ Disk spaceThe server files are about 2.5 GB; keep room for saves, logs and updates. 15 GB\ AccessA private allowlisted server or a public listing in the browser. Allowlist\ Typical use A private group - Recommended ### Community Up to 40 players Memory (RAM)Working memory for the world, the players and every mod. Leave headroom: memory use grows as players explore. 6 GB\ CPU coresThe game simulates the world mostly on one thread, so fast cores matter more than many cores. 3\ Disk spaceThe server files are about 2.5 GB; keep room for saves, logs and updates. 20 GB\ AccessA private allowlisted server or a public listing in the browser. Public or allowlist\ Typical use A community server with admins - ### Large More than 40 players Memory (RAM)Working memory for the world, the players and every mod. Leave headroom: memory use grows as players explore. 8 GB+\ CPU coresThe game simulates the world mostly on one thread, so fast cores matter more than many cores. 4\ Disk spaceThe server files are about 2.5 GB; keep room for saves, logs and updates. 25 GB\ AccessA private allowlisted server or a public listing in the browser. Public\ Typical use A busy public server The developers publish no server hardware figures. These starting points are our conservative estimate for an Unreal Engine survival server. ## Admins, access and server rules The server reads its rules from Game.ini; admins manage the rest from inside the game. ### Game.ini In the DragonsGameInstance section: the player limit, your admins and the allowlist. Stop the server before editing it. ### Admins Add one sServerAdmins line per admin with their Steam64 ID; admins open the admin panel with /admin. ### Allowlist Set bServerUseJoinList to true and add one sServerJoinList line per player to keep the server private. ### PvE or PvP On PvE servers, players can switch PvP on for themselves with /pvp. ### Server browser Players find the server under Play in the main menu and can filter the list by its name. ### Regular updates The game is in Early Access; the 1.2 series ended in July 2026 and work moved to update 1.3. Keep the server on the same version as players. ## Set up your Day of Dragons server Four steps to your first flight. 1. ### Pick a size Choose the player limit and the size from the table above. 2. ### Pick a location Choose the one closest to your players from our 20 game server locations. 3. ### Edit Game.ini Set iServerMaxPlayers, add your admins and, for a private server, turn on the allowlist. 4. ### Find it in the browser Give the server a unique name; players open Play, filter by that name and double-click to join. ## Other game servers you might like [See every game](https://hyperdc.com/game-server-hosting) [See all survival servers](https://hyperdc.com/game-server-hosting/survival-game-servers) ### The Isle Evrima servers for up to 100 players, with RCON and a queue. [Learn more](https://hyperdc.com/game-server-hosting/the-isle) ### ARK: Survival Evolved The original ARK with Workshop mods, clusters and Epic crossplay. 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In Dragons/Saved/Config, in the folder for the server’s operating system, for example LinuxServer on Linux. ### How do I add admins? Add a line sServerAdmins= followed by the player’s Steam64 ID for each admin. In the game, admins open the admin panel with /admin and check with /anyadmins who is online. ### Can I make the server private? Yes. Set bServerUseJoinList=true and add one sServerJoinList= line with a Steam64 ID for every player who may join. ### How do players find my server? Through the in-game server list under Play. Give the server a unique name so players can filter for it; joining by IP address is not supported in the game today. ### Is PvP possible on a PvE server? Yes, by choice: on PvE servers players can toggle PvP for themselves with the /pvp command. ### Which chat commands are there? Commands start with /: /players lists who is online, /server shows the server name, /version the game version, /stuck frees a stuck dragon, and /c, /g and /l send clan, group and local chat. ### Does the server run on Linux? Yes. The Day of Dragons Dedicated Server is published on Steam for Windows and Linux. ### Do I need to update the server after a patch? Yes. Day of Dragons is in Early Access and patches often change the server too, as the July 2026 server hotfix did. Players can only join a server on the same version. ## Ready to take flight? Tell us your player count and rules, and we will help you pick the right Day of Dragons server. See plans [Contact sales](https://hyperdc.com/contact-us) --- Source: \ Updated: 2026-10-22