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What is ARK Survival Evolved
Renting a ARK Survival Evolved Game Server
With a ARK Survival Evolved server you can have your own world with your own rules. You can fully configure your server how you want with your own rules, set your admins and configuration values. We support all both on the steam workshop and manual uploads which can be done by either our game control panel or full FTP access. Your server can have a password added to make it private and your local computer does not need to be on for others to play. We only utilise the best networks and all servers have powerful DDoS protection.ARK Survival Evolved Game Description
As a man or woman stranded naked, freezing and starving on the shores of a mysterious island called ARK, you must hunt, harvest resources, craft items, grow crops, research technologies, and build shelters to withstand the elements. Use your cunning and resources to kill or tame the leviathan dinosaurs and other primeval creatures roaming the land, and team up with or prey on hundreds of other players to survive, dominate... and escape! Read MoreRenting a ARK Survival Evolved Game Server
With a ARK Survival Evolved server you can have your own world with your own rules. You can fully configure your server how you want with your own rules, set your admins and configuration values. We support all both on the steam workshop and manual uploads which can be done by either our game control panel or full FTP access. Your server can have a password added to make it private and your local computer does not need to be on for others to play. We only utilise the best networks and all servers have powerful DDoS protection.ARK Survival Evolved Game Description
As a man or woman stranded naked, freezing and starving on the shores of a mysterious island called ARK, you must hunt, harvest resources, craft items, grow crops, research technologies, and build shelters to withstand the elements. Use your cunning and resources to kill or tame the leviathan dinosaurs and other primeval creatures roaming the land, and team up with or prey on hundreds of other players to survive, dominate... and escape!Server Features
Ark Survival Evolved Dedicated Server Features
One click mod installs
Install mods on your server with one click straight from steam workshop
All DLC supported
We support all DLC expansions, maps, conversions and mods with ark.
Multi Server Clustering support
We support multi-server clustering support, link 2 or more servers together, for free. Travel between them seamlessly.
Ark API supported
We are one of few hosts that fully support Ark Server API, run scripts alongside your mods with one click installs.
ARK Graphical configuration tool
In our game control panel you can fully configure your server easily with sliders, just like ingame, no need to big text file editing!
Automatic Server and mod updating
Schedule automatic server and mod updates whenever you want, it can also detect if players are online, keeping you in the game!
Scorched Earth Expansion Pack DLC Aberration Expansion Pack DLC Extinction Expansion Pack DLC Genesis Expansion Pack DLC Ragnarok Map DLC The Center Map DLC Primitive+ Total Conversion DLC Valhalla Map DLC Homestead DLC Valguero Map DLC
And hundreds more one-click mods!
We also do custom import\configuration work for a small fee if you need assistance building your perfect server
Frequently Asked Questions
Find quick answers to the most commonly asked questions
All Game Servers are activated instantly and setup within minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will receive your welcome email within seconds of your account being ordered.
Yes. With our Ark Survival Evolved Servers you can add any in game mods available on the steam community workshop or mods outside the workshop. You get full access to mod, configure and manage your server. You can have your server up in minutes with a fully customised world with mods. Your world, your way. You will gain access to our knowledgebase full of guides, showing you exactly how to do this, for a full explation about adding mods to your ARK server. Mods also automatically update every time you start your server
Yes, you can install custom ark survival evolved maps, either manually upload them or one click install them via the workshop, it's all very simple and easy to use. We support one click swap to the center map, the island and the primitive plus gamemode.
Yes, mods automatically update every time your ARK survival evolved server is started!
Yes! We fully support clustering for ark, simply order two or more ark servers with us, put in a ticket regarding linking them and we will link them together for you, your players will be able to seamlessly travel from server to server, you can define what gets carried across e.g. no dinosaurs
Yes, you can upload your custom local world\save or another from another host, we have a guide showing you how to do this in our knowledgebase. You can also pay us to migrate your data from another host to us, this service is an addon when you go to purchase your server with us, simply put in a ticket with control panel\FTP credentials and we will handle it, either way, we have you covered!
No, all setup is done by us as soon as payment is received, you will receive email with login credentials to the game control panel
Yes, you can upgrade your server at any time.
Yes, your data is a 100% secure and you can schedule backups in the scheduling manager e.g. every 5am or backup manually at any time.
All datacenters we operate in have DDoS protection and servers are secured behind our bleeding edge network, hardware and software protection systems including state of the art cisco and Arbor equipment.
While a Game Hosting package cannot be used for this purpose, you can easily resell custom packages with our Reseller Hosting. Contact us for further information
Yes, every time you buy a product from us we will email you an invoice; invoices are also available to view and print at any time in your control panel.
All our Game Server Services come with the features you need
Check out all of the essential Dedicated Game Servers game server features that come with your server rental
- Instant server setup
- Switch locations at any time
- Full FTP access
- Full database access
- Scheduled server Scripts\Backups
- Latest versions of supported mods
- Control Panel - modify server settings
- High Performance Xeon processors
- NVMe SSD drives
- integrated backup
- Server passlocking / map changing
- Advanced DDoS Protection
- Highly Customized Tcadmin control panel
- Change mods easily
- Add admins in one click
- Install mods & plugins easily
- Access to 3rd-party tools
- Custom launch parameters
- Server status - Start / Stop / Restart
Access to our Game Server Management Panel
Our full featured, game control panel allows you to configure and customize your game servers. Install supported mods / maps, switch locations, and change any setting with one click.
Full Control
Start, Stop, Reinstall, you have full control over your server with one click. You can schedule tasks to run scripts, backups and more!
One click install Mod Solutions
Switch to and install mods at any time with one click, straight from our game control panel, latest updates are always available
The Island The Center Primitive Plus Total Conversion Scorched Earth DLC Ragnarok DLC Aberration Expansion Pack Extinction Expansion Pack Genesis Expansion Pack Homestead Update Valguero DLC Map Structures Plus Death Helper Glass Metal Annunaki Genesis ACM Resource Stacks Egg N Poop Collector Pet Finder Classic Flyers Reuseable Plus Bridge Mod Stargate Worlds Pimp my Dino Survival Plus Total Conversion Ark Remastered Total Conversion Valhalla Map The Volcano Map Streichelzoo Map Iso: Crystal Isles Map Shigoislands Map Apako Islands Map Ark Steam Punk Mod
And hundreds more one-click mods!
We also do custom import\configuration work for a small fee if you need assistance building your perfect server
Worldwide Coverage
Citadel Servers offers Network coverage worldwide, providing the very best network coverage in over 18 locations, Connect to your players all around the world, with a low latency infrastructure solution no matter where you or your players may be!
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