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Stop renting game servers. Run your own host.

Install HaruHost on an Ubuntu VPS with one command, or on your own PC. Run servers for 43 games from any browser, with players, chat, mods, files, Discord, backups and automatic updates. One plan covers every server.

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Your own host

A VPS and HaruHost do what a game server host does.

A host is a server in a datacenter with a panel on top, billed per server. Rent the server yourself and HaruHost is the panel: online around the clock, your files, and every game on one machine.

  1. 1

    Rent an Ubuntu VPS

    From any provider, on x86-64. Size it for the games you run; you can move up a size later.

  2. 2

    Run one command

    curl -fsSL https://haruhost.com/install.sh | sudo bash

    HaruHost installs as a service that starts with the server. Sign in with a QR code, right in your SSH session.

  3. 3

    Create servers from anywhere

    Pick a game in the web panel on any device. HaruHost installs Docker for you, and players join at the VPS's public address.

Running game servers on a VPS

Web panel

Every server in your browser, even on your phone.

Sign in at gsm.haruhost.com on any device to start and update servers, follow players and the console, and change settings. No SSH session or FTP client needed.

  • Files
    Drag files in to upload them, and download files or whole folders as ZIP. An interrupted upload continues where it stopped.
  • An admin
    Invite an admin and choose what they can see and do, down to viewing passwords or uploading files.
  • All your machines
    A VPS, a home server and your own PC, together in one account.
Open gsm.haruhost.com

More than start and stop

It works with the game itself, not just the server process.

Most server managers start, stop and update a server and show you its console. HaruHost connects to each game, so it knows who is playing, what they say and how the game is set up.

Know every player, not just who's online

HaruHost remembers everyone who joins: playtime, sessions and last seen, levels and level-ups, and a 30-day population graph. Make admins and ban players the way the game itself does.

Players by name for 16 games, history and playtime for 13, levels for 4, bans for 17. No limit on players on paid plans; the free plan shows one.

Keep every word

Search chat history, even while the server is offline, and send messages to players without joining the game.

Chat Logs for 6 games: ARK: Survival Ascended, ARK: Survival Evolved, Palworld, Project Zomboid, V Rising and Valheim. V Rising on Windows.

Set up without editing files

Change a game's settings with sliders and switches instead of config files. HaruHost checks them on every start.

Auto Config for 21 games on Windows.

Built for

Self-hosting, mods, Discord, and a cheaper way to run servers.

Self-hosting

Your own PC or home server, online with a few clicks.

  • 43 games, 42 on Linux
  • Friends join without port forwarding
  • Updates and restarts on their own
Self-hosting

Mods

Mods for your servers and your own game.

  • Thunderstore, Steam Workshop, Modrinth, CurseForge
  • One profile for server and game
  • Add mods from Discord
Mods

Discord

Your community, connected to your servers.

  • Game chat in Discord and back
  • Start servers, see who's online
  • No bot to host or code
Discord bot

Instead of a host

A VPS and HaruHost, for less than renting servers one by one.

  • One plan, not a bill per server
  • Plans count servers, not player slots
  • Your files, your rules
VPS hosting

Discord

Run your community from Discord. No bot to host.

Connect your Discord server from HaruHost and pick the channels. That is the whole setup.

  • Discord Chat
    Game chat appears in Discord, and Discord replies appear in game. 5 games.
  • Bot commands
    Start, stop, restart and update servers, see who's online and for how long, add mods and modpacks.
  • Live messages
    Server Info with status, address and password; Player Activity; Device Info for your machines.
Everything the Discord bot does

Automation

Servers that look after themselves.

Pick a trigger, add steps and choose servers. HaruHost runs it and keeps a history of every run.

ScheduledIntervalCrash recoveryHaruHost startsPlayer JoinedPlayer LeftServer update available

Steps include restart, update, save, backup, Discord messages, wait, and server messages where the game supports them.

How automations work

Tunnel

Hosting at home? Friends join without port forwarding.

A VPS has its own public address. At home, turn on the Tunnel and your server gets one through one of 14 regions, even on networks where port forwarding is impossible. 25 games.

  • What players need to join, on each server's Details tab.
  • Invite codes for V Rising instead of addresses.
  • Direct hosting too, with router and firewall helpers on Windows.

Europe

London, Nuremberg, Stockholm

North America

Ashburn, Chicago, Dallas, Hillsboro, Los Angeles

South America

São Paulo

Asia

Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore

Africa

South Africa

Oceania

Sydney

Games

43 games. The deepest support where communities play.

Every game gets install, updates, a console and a file browser; paid plans add file uploads and downloads, backups, automations and the Discord bot. These games get the most: players, chat, mods and Discord Chat.

43games
42run on Linux
25join through the Tunnel
16with named player lists

ARK: Survival Ascended

TunnelPlayersChat LogsDiscord ChatModsLinux

Hytale

TunnelPlayersModsLinux

Minecraft: Java Edition

TunnelPlayersModsLinux

Palworld

TunnelPlayersChat LogsDiscord ChatModsLinux

Project Zomboid

TunnelPlayersChat LogsDiscord ChatModsLinux

V Rising

PlayersChat LogsDiscord ChatModsLinux

Valheim

TunnelPlayersChat LogsDiscord ChatModsLinux
 +36more gamesSee all games

Compared with renting

Pay for the machine, not for every server.

A host bills each server, every month. On a VPS, another server costs nothing extra while the machine has room, and one HaruHost plan covers 3, 9 or 25 servers.

Game server host

$15.60–$22.59per server, every 30 days

That is $190–$275 a year for one 10-slot Palworld server at large hosts. A second server is a second bill, a third server a third.

Your own host

A VPS

  • 8 GB · 4 shared cores€14.50 a month
  • 16 GB · 8 shared cores€26.92 a month
  • 32 GB · 12 shared cores€45.36 a month

One machine for several servers, as many as its memory and CPU handle.

HaruHost

  • S1 · 3 servers€4.99 a month
  • G1 · 9 servers€9.99 a month
  • P1 · 25 servers€14.99 a month

Billed monthly, or 17% less yearly. The panel, players, chat, mods, Discord, backups and automations for every server in the plan.

Hosts: from comparison pages connecthosting.net, palworldcompanion.com, itechguides.com, checked 2026-10-11. VPS: netcup list prices, 12-month term, including 19% German VAT (varies by country), checked 2026-10-11; any provider's x86-64 Ubuntu VPS works. HaruHost: S1 €4.99 a month or €49.99 a year, G1 €9.99 a month or €99.99 a year, P1 €14.99 a month or €150 a year, in EUR; your local price and tax are shown at checkout.

Host, VPS or your own PC compared

What's new

Improving every week.

7 releases since 1 Oct 2026. Every change is in the changelog.

0.64.4

ARK: Survival Ascended. Fixed Config Files servers crashing on start when the ASA API is turned on and the ASA API Loader is installed.

ARK: Survival AscendedUpdatesManager
0.64.3

Sign-in. Fixed being unable to sign in to the desktop app when your computer's clock is not set exactly.

Sign-inFilesBackups
0.64.1

Sign-in. Fixed being unable to sign in to the desktop app after being signed out.

Sign-inRemote access

Full changelog

Pricing

One plan for all your servers. From €4.99 a month.

Billing

S1

Perfect for starting out

€4.99a month

or €49.99 billed yearly

€49.99a year

€4.17 a month, billed yearly

3 game servers 3 machines
  • Everything in the list below
Choose S1

G1

For small communities

€9.99a month

or €99.99 billed yearly

€99.99a year

€8.33 a month, billed yearly

9 game servers 9 machines
  • Everything in the list below
Choose G1

P1

Professional tier

€14.99a month

or €150 billed yearly

€150a year

€12.50 a month, billed yearly

25 game servers 25 machines
  • Everything in the list below
Choose P1

Prices in euros. Your local price and tax are shown at checkout. Want to try it first? The free plan runs 1 server with web panel and basic server actions, without the paid features.

Questions

How much does HaruHost cost?

Plans cost €4.99 a month for 3 servers, €9.99 a month for 9 servers and €14.99 a month for 25 servers. Billed yearly, they cost 17% less: €49.99, €99.99 or €150 a year. Plans count game servers, never player slots, and cover them on all your machines, with the Tunnel, automations, backups, the Discord bot and player tracking with no player limit. A free plan runs 1 server with the web panel and basic server actions.

Can I run HaruHost on a VPS?

Yes. Rent an Ubuntu VPS, run one command over SSH and sign in. HaruHost installs itself as a service, installs Docker for you and runs servers for the 42 games that support Linux, managed from the web panel. Players join at the VPS's public address.

Does it run on Linux?

Yes. HaruHost runs on Linux as a background service with the web panel, or as a desktop app, and 42 of the 43 games run on Linux. Game servers run in Docker: on Ubuntu, the background service installs it for you; with the desktop app or on other distributions, install Docker Engine first. HaruHost's Linux build is for x86-64.

Do my friends need port forwarding?

Not on a VPS: players join at its public address, once the game's ports are open in your provider's firewall if it has one. At home, the Tunnel (paid plans) lets friends join 25 games through one of 14 regions without router changes; V Rising friends join with an invite code. For other games on Windows, HaruHost helps open the ports on your router and firewall.

Does my PC have to stay on?

Only if the server runs on your PC. On a VPS or an always-on home server, your servers stay online around the clock. HaruHost starts with the machine, and an automation (paid plans) can start your servers after a reboot.

Do I need to host a Discord bot?

No. Connect your Discord server from HaruHost and the bot works without hosting or coding anything. The Discord bot and Discord Chat are part of the paid plans.

Which games are supported?

43 games, including Palworld, Valheim, V Rising, Project Zomboid, ARK, Minecraft and Hytale. Each game page lists exactly what HaruHost does for it.

Your own game server host, one command away.

One command on an Ubuntu VPS, or an installer on Windows. One plan for every server you run, from €4.99 a month.

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