Sons of the Forest Server Hosting Guides

Our comprehensive Sons of the Forest server hosting guides cover everything from setting up a dedicated server to configuring gameplay settings and managing your survival community. Whether you’re hosting a cooperative survival experience for friends or managing a large multiplayer server, these tutorials will help you create the perfect Sons of the Forest multiplayer experience. Sons of the Forest is a survival horror simulator where players must survive on a remote island inhabited by cannibalistic mutants. BerryByte provides powerful, budget-friendly Sons of the Forest server hosting with instant setup, NVMe SSD storage, and 24/7 uptime for seamless survival gameplay.

Setup & Installation

Get your Sons of the Forest server up and running with these essential setup guides:

Mods & Plugins

Enhance your Sons of the Forest server with modifications:

Configuration & Optimization

Customize your server settings and optimize performance:

Troubleshooting & FAQs

Resolve common issues and manage your server: Looking for more server management help? Check out these related guides:

With a hosting provider

Creating your own Sons of the Forest server is easy. BerryByte is a budget-friendly and powerful Sons of the Forest server host. Our servers are online 24/7 so you can join in at any time of the day.
  1. Select your desired plan & location
  2. Complete checkout and check your email inbox
  3. Login to the game control panel
  4. Join the server and survive the forest!

Self-hosting a Sons of the Forest dedicated server

You can also alternatively run a server on your own computer/PC with SteamCMD or from Steam library.

System requirements

A single Sons of the Forest server requires at least 8GB RAM, 4 CPU cores, and 10GB of storage.

Installing game server

On Linux: steamcmd +force_install_dir ./sonsoftheforest_server/ +login anonymous +app_update 2465200 +quit On Windows: steamcmd.exe +force_install_dir c:\SteamCMD\sonsoftheforest_server\ +login anonymous +app_update 2465200 +quit

Starting game server

Run the server by launching the SonsOfTheForestDS executable with appropriate parameters. Need some help? Feel free to open a ticket or join our community Discord server.

Frequently Asked Questions

Create your Sons of the Forest server within minutes at berrybyte.net/sons-of-the-forest-server-hosting.