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ARK Server Hosting UK
HostPanel hosts ARK servers in our UK (London) datacentre from £20 per month for 8GB of RAM. Every server includes NVMe storage, DDoS protection, instant setup, automatic Steam Workshop mod installs, and cluster support for cross-ARK travel. The price you sign up at is the price you renew at.
UK (London) datacentre · NVMe storage · DDoS protection · Instant setup
How much RAM does an ARK server need?
ARK's maps are heavyweight - a single vanilla map wants 8GB, and mods, larger maps, and higher populations push that up quickly. Remember that a cluster is one server instance per map, each with its own RAM allocation.
| RAM | Recommended players | Best for | Price /mo | Renews at | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8GB | Up to ~10 | A single vanilla map (The Island, The Center) for a tribe of friends | £20 | £20 | Deploy |
| 12GBPopular | 10–20 | Modded servers and larger maps with Steam Workshop stacks | £30 | £30 | Deploy |
| 16GB | 20+ or clusters | Big maps (Ragnarok, Fjordur), heavy mods, and per-map cluster instances | £40 | £40 | Deploy |
Every ARK plan is priced at a flat £2.50 per GB of RAM per month, and the renewal price is the same as the intro price - the rate you sign up at is the rate you keep.
Running a cluster? Order one server per map and link them with a shared cluster ID from the panel. We recommend 16GB per map for ARK: Survival Ascended.
Prices checked: August 2026 · Full pricing
Built for ARK tribes and clusters
Workshop mods, every map, full rate control, and true cross-ARK travel between your servers.
Steam Workshop Mods
Add mod IDs in the panel and they install and update automatically from the Steam Workshop - stacking mods, map extensions, QoL mods, and total conversions.
Cluster Support
Run multiple ARK servers under a shared cluster ID for cross-ARK travel - transfer characters, dinos, and items between your maps through the obelisks.
Every Map Supported
The Island, The Center, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Ragnarok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Genesis, and custom Workshop maps.
Full INI Control
Edit Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini from the dashboard - taming speed, harvest amounts, XP multipliers, breeding and imprint timers, stack sizes, and engram overrides.
Automatic Backups
World saves, tribe data, and player profiles are backed up automatically with one-click restore, so a corrupted save never costs you your base or your dinos.
Auto-Updates & Restarts
Server builds and mods update automatically, with scheduled restarts and in-game warnings to keep long-running servers healthy.
How it works
From order to online in under a minute.
01
Order
Pick the RAM tier that matches your player count and check out. No config files, no contracts - upgrade or downgrade any time.
02
Instant deploy
Your server is provisioned automatically in our London datacentre. Game files are pre-cached, so most servers are ready to join in under 60 seconds.
03
Connect & play
Grab your server IP from the dashboard and share it with your players. Manage everything - console, files, backups, restarts - from one panel.
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