Terraria Server Hosting
Terraria server plans
Pick the plan that fits your community. Every plan deploys instantly and can be resized later from the control panel.
Starter
A small world and a few friends, on a server that hibernates whenever nobody is online.
- RAM
- 2 GB
- NVMe
- 15 GB
- CPU
- 1 vCore
Standard
Medium and large worlds with TShock, and regions locked to the people who built them.
- RAM
- 4 GB
- NVMe
- 30 GB
- CPU
- 2 vCores
Ultimate
tModLoader packs and large worlds full of built-up arenas, at a public player count.
- RAM
- 12 GB
- NVMe
- 30 GB
- CPU
- 2 vCores
Included with every plan
Save up to 17% with longer billing periods
Built for Terraria: the world you already built, saved on every stop
Host and Play ends when you close the game. Three things decide whether a rented world beats it: whose save it is, what happens on stop, and which build it runs.
The world you already built is the one that runs
Upload the .wld you have been playing, point the Startup tab at its name, and that is the world the server opens rather than one it generated. Size and difficulty are fields in the same tab, applied when a world is first created. Upload your own world
Stop sends exit, which is the command that saves
The wiki is blunt about it: a Terraria server autosaves now and then, but only saves on shutdown when stopped with the exit command. Exit is exactly what the panel's Stop button sends here, and every world is copied off-site every 24 hours besides. Terraria console commands
You pin the build, so a patch never arrives uninvited
Terraria Version defaults to latest, and a terraria.org build number holds it exactly where you put it — which is what you want on the day an update lands and the plugin your world runs on has not caught up. The save is untouched either way. Maintaining your Terraria server
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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.
Terraria 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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Galanor
CEO, Galanor LLC
“This is the first time in my life that someone actually tried to help around this world of VPS/dedicated servers. Rene isn't good, he is amazing! Gave total attention, made recommendations. I am looking forward to migrate my services to GameServerKings because of Rene. I appreciate the attention once again.”
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“I've been with GSK and Cosmic guard for nearly 2 years now, They are very professional, helpful and quick to fix any issues. They normally can get a tech in same day to fix and hardware issues. We've had 2 cpu's burn out and they replaced them (after diagnosing the issue) Fast and free Extra big should out to Alexander hes the goat <3”
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Terraria dedicated servers — for the third world, not the first
What changes the maths on Terraria is quantity, not weight. A community with a main world, an events world and a build server is running three servers, and a dedicated machine holds all three at once on hardware you are not renting three times over.
One TShock world is not a hardware problem, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise — Terraria is light, and a shared plan runs it comfortably with plugins on top.
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.
Terraria Knowledge Base
Guides for installing, configuring, and troubleshooting your Terraria server.
Terraria
Work out which commands your own server actually takes, and stop hunting for ones it has never had.
Add plugins that will actually load on a current server, and skip the names that have nothing behind them.
Swap in the version with real moderation, claim ownership of it, and hand ranks to the people you trust.
Run the big content mods, and dodge the two traps: mismatched clients and a world the server cannot open.
Keep chosen buffs running forever for a group or a single region, once you check it still loads on TShock 6.
Pick which of the three server types to run, then get the exact world you want on it, secret seeds included.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Terraria server hosting with GameServerKings
How much does it cost to run a Terraria server?
A Terraria server here starts at $6.40 a month. The price tracks the resources you pick:
- Starting
- 1 vCore · 2 GB RAM · 15 GB storage
- $6.40/mo
- Fully loaded
- 2 vCores · 12 GB RAM · 30 GB storage
- $25.40/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 Terraria 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 Terraria 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 Terraria 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 Terraria 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 Terraria 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.
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 Terraria Server.
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