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Enshrouded server requirements

What a Enshrouded server needs in CPU, memory, disk and bandwidth, by player count. Change the numbers for your own server; the sources are listed below.

Mods (Nexus/EML)
Assumptions

What it needs

CPU
7 coresSingle-thread heavy: clock speed matters more than core count.
Memory
10.5 GB
NVMe storage
30 GB
Traffic per month
1.8 TB
Busiest upload
16 Mbit/s

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By player count. Without mods (nexus/eml); each step up in the calculator adds memory, disk and sometimes a core.

PlayersCPUMemoryNVMeTraffic a monthFits your loadRoom to grow
26 cores6.5 GB30 GB454 GBVDS OmniCoreVDS PrimeCore
46 cores8 GB30 GB907 GBVDS OmniCoreVDS PrimeCore
66 cores9.5 GB30 GB1.4 TBVDS OmniCoreVDS PrimeCore
87 cores10.5 GB30 GB1.8 TBVDS PrimeCoreVDS TitanCore
127 cores13.5 GB30 GB2.7 TBVDS PrimeCoreVDS TitanCore
168 cores16 GB30 GB3.6 TBVDS PrimeCoreVDS TitanCore

Traffic assumes 35% of the player cap online on average across the month; change it under Assumptions in the calculator.

Where the numbers come from. Published figures first, then how the calculator turns them into a model.

Published requirements

How the model is built

Memory
5 GB plus 700 MB per player. Official developer specs state a flat 16GB RAM recommendation at both the 4-6 player and 16 player tiers. A hosting guide measured the server idling around 4.4GB on a vanilla world and gave a tiered breakdown (6GB for 1-2 players up to 16GB for 13-16 players). baseGB=5 plus 700MB per player lands near 16GB at 16 players, matching the official number, while tracking the idle measurement and tiered guide reasonably at lower player counts.
CPU
6 cores, one more for every 6 players. Official spec: 6 cores/12 threads (i7 3.2GHz-class) for 4-6 players, 8 cores/16 threads (i7 3.7GHz-class) for 16 players. baseCores=6 with one extra core added per 6 players reaches 8 cores at 16 players, matching the official jump. Enshrouded's server logic concentrates on a few high-performance threads, so single-core clock speed matters more than total core count.
Disk
13 GB for the server plus 17 GB for saves and backups, on SSD or NVMe. A hosting guide states server files run about 13GB, and recommends budgeting roughly 30GB free total to cover the install, save backups, and updates; installGB=13 plus growthGB=17 reaches that 30GB figure. Official spec also calls for SSD storage with at least 30GB free.
Bandwidth
2000 kbit/s of upload per player. Official developer spec states an upload capacity of 2 Mbit/sec per player is recommended, at both the 4-6 and 16 player tiers.
Mods (Nexus/EML)
Memory times 1.2 for some and 1.5 for heavy; a heavy load also adds a core.

The developer publishes clean official specs for two player tiers (4-6 and 16 players) covering CPU, RAM, disk, and bandwidth. RAM is quoted as a flat 16GB at both tiers, so the per-player RAM scaling used here is calibrated to a hosting guide's idle measurement and tiered breakdown rather than a second official data point. Enshrouded has no official mod support; the mods multipliers are an estimate since no source gives modded resource figures.

Before you set it up. The ports it listens on and what the guides say drives its load.

Ports

PortProtocolUsed for
15636UDPgame
15637UDPquery

Game server hosting: every game we size, the protection each one gets, and the plan for it.

DDoS protection is on every Clouduxe plan. How Prism handles game traffic.

What drives the load

  • Single-core clock speed matters more than total core count; Enshrouded's server logic concentrates on a few high-performance threads rather than spreading evenly across many cores.
  • The official recommendation gives a flat 16GB RAM figure for both a 4-6 player group and a full 16-player server, so treat RAM as scaling with world exploration and building as much as with player count.
  • 16 players is a hard engine cap on a dedicated server, not just a default setting.
  • Enshrouded has no official mod support yet; server-side mods run through community loaders like EML or Shroudtopia, so resource impact of mods is not developer-documented.

Enshrouded server questions

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How much RAM does a Enshrouded server need?

About 6.5 GB for 2 players and 16 GB for 16, before mods (nexus/eml). Official developer specs state a flat 16GB RAM recommendation at both the 4-6 player and 16 player tiers. A hosting guide measured the server idling around 4.4GB on a vanilla world and gave a tiered breakdown (6GB for 1-2 players up to 16GB for 13-16 players). baseGB=5 plus 700MB per player lands near 16GB at 16 players, matching the official number, while tracking the idle measurement and tiered guide reasonably at lower player counts.

How many CPU cores does a Enshrouded server need?

6 for 2 players, 8 for 16. The server is single-thread heavy, so the clock speed of one core matters more than how many cores it has. Official spec: 6 cores/12 threads (i7 3.2GHz-class) for 4-6 players, 8 cores/16 threads (i7 3.7GHz-class) for 16 players. baseCores=6 with one extra core added per 6 players reaches 8 cores at 16 players, matching the official jump. Enshrouded's server logic concentrates on a few high-performance threads, so single-core clock speed matters more than total core count.

How much bandwidth does a Enshrouded server use?

About 2000 kbit/s of upload per connected player, so 16 Mbit/s with 8 players online and about 1.8 TB a month if 35% of that cap is online on average. Official developer spec states an upload capacity of 2 Mbit/sec per player is recommended, at both the 4-6 and 16 player tiers.

Which Clouduxe plan should I pick for Enshrouded?

For 8 players, VDS PrimeCore fits the load and VDS TitanCore leaves room to grow. Every plan includes DDoS protection: 17 Tbps of upstream mitigation plus Clouduxe Prism on the server.

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