HaruHostARK: Survival Evolved dedicated server
ARK: Survival Evolved server manager for Windows and Linux
What HaruHost does for ARK: Survival Evolved
Windows
Run the server on any Windows PC, from the desktop app or the background service.
Linux and VPS
Run it on an Ubuntu VPS or a Linux home server, installed with one command and managed from the web panel.
Tunnel Paid
When HaruHost runs as a service on Linux, friends find the server in ARK: Survival Evolved's own server list (search the Lobby Name), like any public server. No port forwarding, even behind CGNAT, through one of 14 regions.
Import an existing server
Browse to an existing server's folder; HaruHost recognises it and keeps your saves and settings. Works on Windows.
Player list
Everyone who has joined, with playtime, sessions and last seen. Kick and ban players from the list. Paid plans show every player; the free plan shows one.
Auto Config
Change the server's settings with simple options instead of editing config files.
Chat Logs
Search chat history, even while the server is offline, and send messages to players.
Mods
Steam Workshop mods install for you, and can be added from Discord.
RCON console
Send admin commands over RCON from the desktop app or any browser, with no separate RCON tool. Automations can send them for you.
Automation Paid
Restart, update, back up and post to Discord on a schedule, after a crash, when the game updates or when a player joins or leaves.
Backups Paid
Back up the world with a keep count, on demand or from an automation, and restore it in one step.
Files Paid
Upload and download server files in the browser, with folders as ZIP.
Discord bot Paid
From Discord, start, stop, restart and update the server, see who is online and kick, ban or unban players.
HaruHost fixes game problems as ARK: Survival Evolved updates. Report anything in the HaruHost Discord.
ARK: Survival Evolved server guides
Setting it up
Getting players in
Game settings
Latest ARK: Survival Evolved changes
ARK: Survival Evolved server questions
Can HaruHost host ARK: Survival Evolved servers?
Yes, with you as the host. HaruHost runs ARK: Survival Evolved dedicated servers on your own Windows or Linux PC, home server or VPS: when HaruHost runs as a service on Linux, friends can join through the Tunnel without port forwarding (paid plans), you see who is playing and for how long, chat history is searchable and mods install from Steam Workshop.
Can I host ARK: Survival Evolved servers on Linux?
Yes. ARK: Survival Evolved servers run on Windows and Linux, and you manage them from the desktop app or the web panel.
Do my friends need port forwarding to join?
Not on a VPS, and not with the Tunnel. On a VPS, friends join at its public address once your port range is open in the provider's firewall, if it has one. At home, when HaruHost runs as a service on Linux, the Tunnel (paid plans) lets them join through one of 14 regions without router changes. On Windows, HaruHost's router and firewall helpers open the game's ports where your network allows it.
Can I import my existing ARK: Survival Evolved server?
Yes. Browse to its folder and HaruHost recognises the server and imports it with its saves and settings. Import works on Windows.
Can I see who is playing?
Yes. The Players page lists everyone who has joined, with playtime, sessions and last seen. Kick and ban players from the list. Paid plans show every player; the free plan shows one.
Does HaruHost support ARK: Survival Evolved mods?
Yes. Steam Workshop mods install for you, and can be added from Discord.
Can I send RCON commands to my ARK: Survival Evolved server?
Yes. HaruHost connects to the server's RCON for you: type admin commands in its console from the desktop app or any browser, and let automations send them on a schedule or after an event.
