Stardew Valley Server Hosting
Stardew Valley server plans
Pick the plan that fits your community. Every plan deploys instantly and can be resized later from the control panel.
Starter
A farm for a few farmhands, watered and fished on their own schedule with no host to wait for.
- RAM
- 4 GB
- NVMe
- 20 GB
- CPU
- 1 vCore
Standard
A busier farm with SMAPI mods loaded and more people working it at once.
- RAM
- 6GB
- NVMe
- 30 GB
- CPU
- 1.5 vCores
Ultimate
Large modded farms with more players than the base game expects, running all season.
- RAM
- 8 GB
- NVMe
- 40 GB
- CPU
- 2 vCores
Included with every plan
Save up to 17% with longer billing periods
Built for Stardew Valley: the farm keeps running when you stop
Stardew Valley has no dedicated server build. What runs here is the retail game, launched headless under SMAPI, and that changes three things about setting one up.
You bring the Steam account; everything else is already here
There is no separate Stardew server on Steam, so the install signs in with an account you provide and pulls the game itself — the panel will not take an anonymous login, and that account must own a copy. Past that, the stack is in place.
The mods that turn it into a server come installed
The build ships SMAPI 4.3.2 with Always On Server, Auto Load Game, Auto Hide Host, Unlimited Players and Stardew Port Changer, so the farm loads itself and stays up unattended. The player limit is a panel field, written into a mod config every boot.
One screen for the first boot, then it goes away
Because this is the game and not a server, the first run needs somewhere to draw. Connect over VNC, create or load the farm through the ordinary main menu, then switch VNC off “to save some resources”, as the panel puts it.
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Powerful Server Management
Every server comes with our feature-rich game panel — manage your server from anywhere with no technical expertise required.
Live Server Console
Monitor your server in real time with a built-in console, live CPU, memory, and network graphs, plus one-click start, restart, and stop controls.
Full File Manager
Browse, upload, edit, and manage all your server files directly from the panel — no FTP client needed. Drag and drop uploads, bulk actions, and more.
Startup Configuration
Fine-tune every aspect of your server with an intuitive variable editor. Selects, toggles, and validated inputs replace fragile command-line flags.
One-Click Backups
Create on-demand or scheduled backups with one click. Lock critical snapshots, download them for offsite storage, or restore any of them yourself.
Network & Allocations
Every server gets a dedicated port allocation behind always-on DDoS filtering. Ports are assigned when the server is built and matched to our firewall rules, so the ones your server needs are open before you log in.
Global Server Network
Pick a data center close to your players. The times below are measured live from your own connection, not quoted from ours. View all locations.
Stardew Valley servers deploy from four locations. Dallas sits in the middle of North America and is the usual default for a community spread across the United States. Ashburn covers the East Coast and is the shorter hop for players in the eastern states and eastern Canada. London serves the UK, Ireland and the western edge of Europe, and Frankfurt sits central for Germany, the Nordics, the Benelux countries and most of Eastern Europe. Between them the four cover North America and Europe end to end.
The figures beside each city were measured by your own browser a moment ago, so read them as a fair guide to what players near you will see rather than a number we picked. If you choose the wrong one, moving is free: open a ticket and support migrates your server files to any available location at no charge.
What our customers say
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Stardew Valley dedicated servers — what they are actually for
Nothing about Stardew Valley outgrows a shared plan. The vanilla cap is four, SMAPI is small, and even with UnlimitedPlayers lifting the cap this is not a demanding server — if all you want is a farm that stays up while you sleep, the shared plan is the right answer and we would rather say so.
The reason to take a machine of your own is a different one: the farm plus everything else you run, on hardware you hold end to end, with root access if you want it and no one else on the box.
Run it on our game panel
Hand us the machine and we deploy it onto the same GameServerKings panel you already know — one-click installs, mods, backups, and 24/7 support, managed on your behalf.
Or manage it yourself
Prefer full control? Take root access and run it your way. The box is yours end to end — we just keep the hardware and network humming underneath.
Stardew Valley Knowledge Base
Guides for installing, configuring, and troubleshooting your Stardew Valley server.
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley multiplayer: split-screen, invite codes, direct IP, and a dedicated server that keeps your co-op farm online when the host is offline.
The Stardew Valley cheats that actually work: SMAPI console commands, debug commands, chat cheats, the name trick, and what changes on a co-op server.
How to mod Stardew Valley with SMAPI on Windows, Mac and Linux: Mods folder paths, content packs, what co-op friends need, and adding mods to a server.
Install Stardew Valley Expanded 1.15 with SMAPI, Content Patcher and FTM, then run it in co-op on a 24/7 server where every player has the same mods.
Where Stardew Valley saves are on Windows, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck and a dedicated server, how SMAPI backs them up, and moving a co-op farm to a server.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Stardew Valley server hosting with GameServerKings
How much does it cost to run a Stardew Valley server?
A Stardew Valley server here starts at $7.30 a month. The price tracks the resources you pick:
- Starting
- 1 vCore · 4 GB RAM · 20 GB storage
- $7.30/mo
- Fully loaded
- 2 vCores · 8 GB RAM · 40 GB storage
- $19.60/mo
- Dedicated IPv4
- Optional add-on
- +$5.00/mo
- Longer terms
- Paid annually or up front
- 5–17% off
How quickly will my server be ready?
Your Stardew Valley server is provisioned automatically within about a minute of payment. You'll receive login credentials to your inbox so you can connect straight away.
Do game updates install automatically?
Yes. Your Stardew Valley server is kept on the current game build automatically — you don't need to patch it by hand or open a ticket when the game updates.
Can I install mods and plugins?
Absolutely. You have full file access via our control panel and FTP/SFTP. Install any mods, plugins, or custom configurations — we don't restrict what you run on your server.
What if I need to upgrade my resources?
Upgrading is instant. You can change your memory, storage, or CPU priority from your client area at any time without any downtime or server migration.
Is DDoS protection included?
Yes. Every Stardew Valley server includes enterprise-grade DDoS mitigation at no extra charge. We absorb attacks at the network edge — your players won't notice a thing.
Are backups included?
Yes, and in two ways. Your Stardew Valley server is backed up automatically every 24 hours to off-site storage, so there is a recent copy to fall back on if the machine itself fails — you do not have to set anything up for that. On top of it, every plan includes five backup slots in the control panel that are yours to use: take one with a single click before a wipe, an update or a mod install, or set a schedule so they run on their own, and restore or download any of those five whenever you like. Neither costs extra.
Do I need a dedicated IP?
Only if you want one. A dedicated IPv4 address gives your Stardew Valley server its own entry in the in-game server browser and puts it on the game's default port, so players can connect by typing just the IP address. Without one your server shares an IP with other servers and uses its own port instead — it runs exactly the same and your friends can still join, they just need the IP and the port together. It costs $5.00 a month if you decide you want it.
Do you offer a money-back guarantee?
We offer a 72-hour money-back guarantee. If you're not satisfied for any reason within the first 72 hours, contact us and we'll issue a full refund — no questions asked.
What payment methods do you accept?
PayPal, all major credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover), Apple Pay, Google Pay and Link. Where your country supports them, we also accept Cash App Pay and iDEAL. SEPA Direct Debit and US bank debit are available on request — ask support and we will enable them on your account. You can also pay invoices and add account credit with cryptocurrency from your client area. Crypto can't be chosen at checkout itself, but account credit is applied to new orders automatically.
Can I switch server locations?
Yes. Contact our support team and we'll help you migrate your server data to any of our available locations at no charge.
Still have questions?
Our support team is available 24/7 and typically responds in under 5 minutes.
Open a support ticketDeploy Your Stardew Valley Server.
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