# 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 are being prepared Tell us your expected player count and whether the server is PvE or PvP, and our team will reply with the options. Or open a ticket and we will let you know when the plans are online. [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-servers/survival-game-servers) ### The Isle Evrima servers for up to 100 players, with RCON and a queue. [Learn more](https://hyperdc.com/game-servers/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: 2026-10-09