Host a Sons of the Forest server for your friends
Free, on your PC, no port forwarding. Sons of the Forest is planned for our launch catalog. Join the waitlist and we'll tell you the moment it's live.
A huge installed base and a server with three nonstandard ports that confuse everyone who tries the manual route. We set all three, you share one link. Heavily built worlds want a little extra RAM.
Get early access for Sons of the ForestWhat you need
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Default server ports
- 8766 (game), 27016 (query), 9700 (blob sync)
- Protocol
- UDP
- Server OS
- Windows
- Typical group
- 2-8 friends
You never forward any of these. The agent connects outward to our relay; the game's ports stay on your machine.
How hosting Sons of the Forest works
- 01
Install Multiplayer Rally
One Windows app. It installs and manages the Sons of the Forest dedicated server for you. No command line, no config files.
- 02
Pick Sons of the Forest
We set the ports, the settings, and the restart schedule. You pick the world name and who's allowed in.
- 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.
Sons of the Forest hosting questions
Plan on 8 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.
8766 (game), 27016 (query), 9700 (blob sync) (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. Each player needs their own copy of Sons of the Forest to join your server. We host the server side; the game itself comes from the store like always.
Sons of the Forest is in our planned launch catalog. Join the waitlist, pick Sons of the Forest as your game, and we'll email you when it's live.