HaruHostWhen you need it
- Your internet provider shares one public address between customers (CGNAT), as many mobile, Starlink and fiber providers do.
- Your network has several routers, or the router can't loop back to your own address, so players at home or cluster transfers fail.
- You can't or don't want to change the router.
Turn it on
- Install HaruHost on Ubuntu, on a spare PC, a mini PC or a home server, with the one-command install.
- Create the ARK: Survival Evolved server and choose Tunnel on the Connection step.
- Pick a region, or Closest region (automatic).
- Start the server. It shows in ARK's server list at the Tunnel's address, and friends join it there.
Regions
Relays run in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. See the Tunnel page for the full list.
Clusters too
Every map gets its own public address, so players join any of them from the list and transfer between them; see cluster transfers.
Questions
Does the Tunnel add lag?
Traffic takes a detour through the relay, so pick the region closest to most players. For a home server behind CGNAT it is often the only way players can connect at all.
Do Workshop mods download through the Tunnel?
No. HaruHost downloads them directly, not through the Tunnel.