Host a Don't Starve Together server for your friends
Free, on your PC, no port forwarding. Don't Starve Together is planned for our launch catalog. Join the waitlist and we'll tell you the moment it's live.
Host a Don't Starve Together server free- RAM
- 2-4 GB
- Default server ports
- 10999 (+1 per extra shard)
- Protocol
- UDP
- Server OS
- Windows, Linux
- Typical group
- 2-6 friends
You never forward any of these. The agent connects outward to our relay; the game's ports stay on your machine.
Why host Don't Starve Together with Multiplayer Rally
A tiny server with one famous quirk: Caves run as a second shard, which means a second process most guides gloss over. We run both, you just don't starve. Evergreen co-op at its most affordable.
- Light server: Don't Starve Together fits comfortably on most gaming PCs. Plan on 2-4 GB of free RAM.
- Runs the official Don't Starve Together server on Windows, Linux. We download it from the publisher and keep the runtime patched.
- Your Don't Starve Together world stays set up between sessions. The app handles restarts, updates, and the relay link so the squad can drop in whenever you're online.
How hosting Don't Starve Together works
- Step 01
Install Multiplayer Rally
One Windows app. It installs and manages the Don't Starve Together dedicated server for you. No command line, no config files.
- Step 02
Pick Don't Starve Together
We set the ports, the settings, and the restart schedule. You pick the world name and who's allowed in.
- Step 03
Share your link
You get one address your friends paste into the game, and they're in. Nothing to install on their side, no port forwarding on yours.
Don't Starve Together hosting questions
Plan on 2-4 GB of free RAM for a friend-group server. Your PC needs that on top of whatever else it's running; the app checks before installing.
10999 (+1 per extra shard) (UDP). With Multiplayer Rally you don't forward any of them: the agent makes an outbound connection to our relay, and your friends connect to the relay address.
Yes, that's the whole point. The agent on your PC makes an outbound connection to our relay, so you never touch your router. Your friends connect to the relay address and the traffic is tunneled to your Don't Starve Together server. Nothing is exposed to the open internet.
Yes. Each player needs their own copy of Don't Starve Together to join your server. We host the server side; the game itself comes from the store like always.
Don't Starve Together is in our planned launch catalog. Join the waitlist, pick Don't Starve Together as your game, and we'll email you when it's live.
Your PC is the server, so the world is offline until you turn it back on, then it's right where you left it. The agent restarts Don't Starve Together for you automatically. An always-on managed tier on our hardware comes later.