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- 4 GB RAM
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- NVMe + AMD EPYC on all VPS plans
- Free weekly backups
Price checked September 28, 2026 · Renews at $11.99/mo
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Game server
Project Zomboid server hosting: survive Knox County together
Project Zomboid server hosting keeps your group’s Knox County running with every barricade and farm intact, and lets survivors log in on their own time. Size the plan with the calculator below for your player count and mods, then compare plans in the offers.
RAM calculator
You need at least
4 GB RAM · 2 vCPU
Our rule of thumb with headroom, never below the developer’s published minimum.
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Hosts that run this game
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Nitrado
6 slots
- 👥 6
from$9.79/mo
- Only host found selling console (PS/Xbox/Switch) servers for DayZ and ARK
- ARK: Survival Ascended official licensing partner (per ARK wiki EULA note)
Price checked September 28, 2026
Sparked Host
Cotton
- 10 GB RAM
from$10.00/mo
- Low per-GB prices on several games (e.g. Valheim $1.50/GB Enterprise tier, Zomboid $1/GB)
- 1-day free trial (Valheim page)
Price checked September 28, 2026
Shockbyte
Wood Axe
- 4 GB RAM
- 👥 6
from$11.99/mo
- Cheap entry plans named after Minecraft blocks
- Big affiliate payout
Price checked September 28, 2026
Apex Hosting
6 GB
- 6 GB RAM
from$16.87/mo
- Established Minecraft specialist
- Unlimited slots
Price checked September 28, 2026 · Renews at $22.49/mo
BisectHosting
6gb (+2GB RAM Boost)
- 6 GB RAM
from$17.99/mo
- 21 locations
- 2,300+ one-click modpacks
Price checked September 28, 2026
Game host or your own VPS?
| Game host | Own VPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | One click in a panel | Terminal / SteamCMD |
| RAM per dollar | Less | More |
| Mods | From the panel | By hand |
| Several games at once | Paid separately | On one server |
What a Project Zomboid server has to carry
Zomboid remembers everything: each looted house, every item dropped on the floor, every corpse and every part of the map a player has visited. The save grows steadily over a long run, and players spread out across the map keep more of the world loaded at once. A server that has run for months carries far more than a fresh one, so size it for where your world is heading, not where it starts.
Steam Workshop mods are part of almost every Zomboid server - maps, vehicles, weapons and quality-of-life tweaks. Big collections add memory use and startup time. Watch the zombie population settings as well: raising the population is the easiest way to make a server work much harder.
Project Zomboid server hosting or a VPS?
Game hosts turn the long sandbox settings file into a form, add Workshop mods by ID and handle restarts. For a group that wants to play tonight, that is worth a lot.
A VPS is cheaper per gigabyte and gives full access to the server files. You install the dedicated server with SteamCMD. One Zomboid-specific catch: the server runs on Java and only uses as much memory as its start script allows, so on a VPS raise that limit - buying more RAM alone changes nothing. If your group plays the unstable branch, make sure the server runs the same branch as the players.
Tip: backups, restarts and a closed door
Zomboid saves are made of many small files, and a crash during saving can corrupt part of the map. Back up the whole save folder automatically, restart daily at a quiet hour, and take a manual copy before adding or removing mods - removing a map mod mid-run is a common way to break a save.
Keep the server private with a password, or turn off open joining in the server settings and use the whitelist, so random players cannot wander into your safehouse.
Set it up in 5 steps
- Size the plan with the calculator for your player count and Workshop mods.
- Pick a game host or VPS from the offers, close to most of your group.
- Install the Project Zomboid dedicated server from the panel, or with SteamCMD.
- Set sandbox options, add Workshop mod IDs, and set a password or the whitelist.
- On a VPS raise the Java memory limit, then share the address and schedule backups.
Server requirements (community wiki)
- RAM
- not published
- CPU
- not published
- Ports
- UDP 16261 (game) and UDP 16262 (direct connection)
- Max players
- 32
Source: pzwiki.net · September 28, 2026
Questions people ask
How much is Project Zomboid server hosting?
It depends on memory, location and billing term. The offers above show current prices with the date we checked them; size the plan with the calculator first, counting your Workshop mods.
Why does my Zomboid server run out of memory when the VPS has RAM free?
The server runs on Java and only uses the amount set in its start script. Raise the memory limit there. On game hosts the limit usually follows your plan automatically.
Do players have to download the mods themselves?
No. When the server lists Workshop mods, the game downloads them for players as they join. Big collections make that first join slow, so warn your group.
Can I run the unstable build on a server?
Yes, as long as the server and every player use the same branch. Pick the beta branch when installing, and expect saves to break between unstable updates.
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