ARK: Survival Evolved Server Hosting
Multi-map clusters across The Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, and Extinction. Premium AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D hardware, Steam Workshop mods, and Bob tunes your INI configs.
Built for ARK: Survival Evolved Players.
Every server runs the same enterprise stack. No upsells, no paywalls — the features below are included on every plan.
Hosted in US-East - Low Ping for North American Players
Your ARK: Survival Evolved server runs on premium AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D hardware in Vint Hill, Virginia - US-East. For players on the East Coast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast, that means typical pings under 30ms. Players in the Midwest and Texas typically see 40-70ms.
Where Your Server Lives
MANAfuel operates one game-server region: Vint Hill, Virginia - US-East. Every supported game server runs in that real region, on the same hardware class, with the same network path. If you are on the Pacific Coast, typical ping is closer to 70-90ms. From Western Europe, typical ping is closer to 100-140ms.
What Low Ping Means for ARK: Survival Evolved
For ARK: Survival Evolved, lower latency keeps taming, transfers, and tribe combat responsive while the server manages creatures, structures, and world saves.
Stupid fast hardware.
Premium AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D hardware. NVMe Gen4. DDR5. 10 Gbps uplinks. No shared cores. No oversold nodes. No surprises on wipe day.
Premium AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D hardware
Dedicated hardware keeps CPU-heavy game server workloads responsive.
Low-latency memory
ECC DDR5 at 6400 MT/s. Chunk loading and entity sims stop being the bottleneck.
Sub-100µs reads
Enterprise NVMe Gen4 SSDs. World saves and backups complete in milliseconds, not minutes.
Tier-1 uplinks
10 Gbps premium transit and edge-scrubbed DDoS protection from Vint Hill, Virginia - US-East.
Bob - Your ARK: Survival Evolved Server's AI Sysadmin
Bob scans your ARK: Survival Evolved server, diagnoses logs, watches resource pressure, and fixes common issues after you approve the plan.
ARK: Survival Evolved Server Hosting.
AI Ops included.
Plans from $12/mo. Billed monthly · No setup fees · Cancel anytime · $1.50/GB-month.
Starter - $12.00/mo
- ✓Up to ~15 players
- ✓DDoS protection
- ✓NVMe storage
- ✓Steam Workshop mods
- ✓Bob AI ops
- ✓14 save points
Gamer - $24.00/mo
- ✓Up to ~35 players
- ✓DDoS protection
- ✓NVMe storage
- ✓Steam Workshop mods
- ✓Bob AI ops
- ✓14 save points
Creator - $36.00/mo
- ✓Up to ~50 players
- ✓DDoS protection
- ✓NVMe storage
- ✓Steam Workshop mods
- ✓Bob AI ops
- ✓14 save points
How Much RAM Does ARK: Survival Evolved Need?
Start with player count, mod load, and world size. These monthly plan totals keep pricing simple while Bob watches memory pressure and detects when a larger plan is worth considering.
| Use case | RAM | Recommended plan | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small private server | 8 GB | Starter | $12.00/mo |
| Most groups and modded play | 16 GB | Gamer | $24.00/mo |
| Larger communities and heavy worlds | 24 GB | Creator | $36.00/mo |
How to Set Up Your ARK: Survival Evolved Server
- 1Choose Starter, Gamer, or Creator based on player count, mods, and expected server activity.
- 2Name your ARK: Survival Evolved server and choose the version or server type you want to run.
- 3Click Deploy. MANAfuel provisions the server and prepares the connection address.
- 4Share the server address and connect from the ARK: Survival Evolved multiplayer menu.
Full mod support.
Steam Workshop integration built in. Tell Bob which mods you want — he installs, resolves load-order conflicts, and updates when ARK patches break compatibility.
Learn about ARK: Survival Evolved Server Hosting.
Guides, tutorials, and admin references to help you run a better ARK server.
About ARK: Survival Evolved
Server Hosting.
ARK Servers Built for Multi-Map Clusters
ARK is a cluster game. The Island for early progression. Scorched Earth for wyverns. Aberration for drakes and reapers. Extinction for titans. Your tribe transfers characters and tamed dinos between maps — and the server needs to handle that without transfer loss, timeout errors, or corrupted save data.
Every MANAfuel ARK server runs on premium AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D hardware with NVMe storage. Map loads stay fast. Transfers complete cleanly. Your cluster runs the way a cluster should.
INI Config Without the Guesswork
ARK's GameUserSettings.ini has hundreds of configurable multipliers — taming speed, breeding intervals, XP rates, harvesting, fuel consumption, spoil timers. Getting the balance right for your community takes experimentation.
Tell Bob what experience you want: "10x taming, 25x breeding maturation, 3x harvesting." Bob writes the INI values, applies them, and verifies the server loaded them correctly. No more manually editing config files and hoping you got the syntax right.
Steam Workshop Mods That Stay Updated
ARK has one of the largest Steam Workshop mod libraries in survival gaming — Structures Plus, Dino Storage, Classic Flyers, and thousands more. Tell Bob which mods you want. He installs them, resolves load-order conflicts, and updates them when ARK patches break compatibility. Mod conflicts? Bob identifies the specific mod and version causing the issue.
Tribe Admin Without the 3 AM Wake-Ups
Running an ARK cluster means managing decay timers, enforcing tribe rules, monitoring for mesh exploits, and babysitting taming sessions that run for hours. Bob monitors your cluster around the clock — catches performance drops during peak hours, detects unusual activity, and runs save points on your schedule. You focus on the game. Bob runs the infrastructure.
Frequently Asked.
The things people ask most before deploying a ARK: Survival Evolved server. If yours isn't here, ask Bob.
Deploy ARK: Survival Evolved in minutes.
Pick your plan, choose your map, and your server is live. Bob configures the rates. You tame the rex.
Deploy in Minutes
Pick ARK: Survival Evolved, pick RAM, pay. Your server is live. No config files. No waiting.
ARK: Survival Evolved First
Start with a ARK: Survival Evolved server page built for the game you picked, then add another supported server when your group switches games.
AI-Driven Operations
Bob scans logs, watches resource pressure, diagnoses crashes, and fixes common issues after approval.
Comparing ARK: Survival Evolved server hosts?
Read the evaluation page for ARK: plans, Bob diagnostics, save points, and source-backed provider notes in one place.
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