VPS
Skip the game server host. Run every server on your own VPS.
A game server host sells player slots on machines shared between customers and bills each server. Rent a VPS and you get the CPU and memory you pay for. Install HaruHost with one command and you get the complete community suite on top: players and bans, chat logs, mods, Discord, automations, backups and full remote management for every server on the machine.
Three steps from a fresh VPS to running servers
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Rent an Ubuntu VPS
From any provider, on x86-64. Size it for the games you run; you can move up a size later.
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Run one command
curl -fsSL https://haruhost.com/install.sh | sudo bashHaruHost installs as a service that starts with the server. Sign in with a QR code, right in your SSH session.
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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.
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
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 cores€14.50 a month
- 16 GB · 8 cores€26.92 a month
- 32 GB · 12 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 whole suite for every server in the plan: players, chat, mods, Discord, backups, automations and full remote management.
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
| Game server host | VPS with HaruHost | Your PC with HaruHost | |
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| You pay for | Each server, every month | One VPS and one plan | One plan |
| Another server | Another monthly bill | Included while the VPS has room | Included while the PC has room |
| Online when you are not | Yes | Yes | While the PC is on |
| Friends join | At the host's address | At the VPS's address | Through the Tunnel Paid or port forwarding |
| Player slots | Often priced per player slot | As many as the game and the VPS handle | As many as the game and the PC handle |
| CPU and memory | Sold by player slots on shared machines; the hardware is often not stated | The cores and memory you pay for, dedicated if you want them | Your PC's own |
| Files and mods | What the host's panel allows | Full file access and mod managers | Full file access and mod managers |
| Players, chat and Discord | Depends on the host | Built in | Built in |
The complete community suite on your VPS
What works for each game on Linux is listed on its game page.
Players
Everyone who has joined, with playtime, sessions and level-ups. Admins and bans the way each game does them, with no limit on players on paid plans.
Chat Logs
Searchable chat history, even while the server is offline, and messages to players.
Mods
Thunderstore, Steam Workshop, Modrinth and CurseForge, without copying files by hand.
Discord bot and chat Paid
Start servers from Discord, see who is playing, kick and ban, and relay game chat both ways. No bot to host.
Automation Paid
Restart, update and back up on a schedule, after a crash or when the game updates.
Backups Paid
Game-aware backups with a keep count, single-player save restores, and any folder on the machine.
Files
Upload and download server files (paid plans) and edit config files in the browser, no SFTP needed.
Console and graphs
A live server console, with CPU, RAM and player graphs (paid plans).
Full remote management
Manage every machine from any device, and invite an admin with their own permissions (paid plans).
Good to know before you switch
Size the VPS for your games
Each dedicated server needs the memory and CPU its game asks for; HaruHost itself is light, and its live graphs (paid plans) show what each server uses. Add up the games you want to run at once, and move up a size when you add more. For the busiest servers, you can pick dedicated cores (netcup sells them as root servers).
Ubuntu on x86-64
HaruHost runs game servers in Docker and installs it for you on Ubuntu. Other distributions work once Docker Engine is installed. Pick a full virtual machine (KVM): container-based VPSes often cannot run Docker, and ARM servers are not supported.
All 43 games on Linux
HaruHost fixes game problems as games update. If anything misbehaves on your server, report it in the HaruHost Discord.
The server is yours
The provider keeps the hardware running, and you choose what else runs on it. If the provider or Ubuntu has a firewall, open each game's ports there, and keep Ubuntu's own updates on, as on any server.
VPS questions
Which VPS do I need?
An x86-64 VPS running Ubuntu from any provider, as a full virtual machine (KVM); container-based VPSes often cannot run Docker. Size its memory and CPU for the games you run: each dedicated server needs what the game asks for, and HaruHost itself is light. Start small and move up a size when you add servers.
Is a VPS cheaper than a game server host?
Usually, once you run more than one server: a host bills each server every month, while one VPS runs several servers and one HaruHost plan covers them all. For a single small server the two cost about the same, and HaruHost adds players, chat, mods and Discord.
Will my server run better on a VPS than at a game host?
You get the hardware you pay for. On a VPS you choose the CPU cores and memory, and HaruHost's live CPU, RAM and player graphs (paid plans) show what each server uses, so you can move up a size when you need to. Hosts sell player slots on machines shared between customers: GPORTAL's Palworld page, for example, sells servers by player slots and days and names no CPU or memory (checked 2026-10-12).
How do players join?
At the VPS's public address; there is no router to set up. If your provider has a firewall, open the game's ports there. You can also use the Tunnel (paid plans) for 26 games; the server's Details tab shows what players need to join.
Can I move my server from a host?
For 10 games, download your server files from the host and import the folder; HaruHost recognises the server. For other games, create a server in HaruHost and upload your world with Files (paid plans).
Do all games work on Linux?
All 43 games run on Linux. HaruHost fixes game problems as games update; if anything misbehaves on your server, report it in the HaruHost Discord.
The complete community suite, 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.