Host an Evrima island on hardware you already own. NodeMesh installs the dedicated server, keeps it running and relays your friends' connections, so there is nothing to open on your router.
Free on your own PC — one host, no time limit.
Sign up, then paste one command from your dashboard on the PC that will run the server — PowerShell on Windows, a terminal on Linux. The agent installs as a service and pairs with your account.
Choose the game in the panel. NodeMesh downloads the dedicated server, sets it up and starts it, and you watch every step in the live console.
Switch on the traffic relay for the server and the panel gives you a public address. Send it to your friends: their traffic goes through the relay to your PC, so you never open a port on your router.
The memory figures are for the game server alone. If you also play on the same PC, the game itself needs its own memory on top.
The Isle uses UDP on its game port (7777 by default). The relay forwards it to your PC, so you make no changes to your router. In the game, open the server browser, switch to the Unofficial filter and search for your server's exact name.
The Isle has no connect-by-address screen: players open the in-game server browser, switch to the Unofficial filter and search for your server's exact name, so pick a distinctive one. NodeMesh installs the Evrima build, the only current one, and sets up the standard credentials the game needs to appear in that list. There is no remote console and no way to force a save, so a plain Stop can lose progress since the game's last autosave. The memory figures are an estimate, not a measured number.
One host — your own PC — is free with no time limit, for up to 5 game servers: the web panel and console, the config editor, the mod manager, auto-restart on crash and the traffic relay. Extra hosts cost credits.
See pricing →Beta: you can create this server today, but we have not run it on our own hardware yet. Expect rough edges, and tell us what you find.
No. The dedicated server is a free download on Steam. NodeMesh fetches it for you anonymously, so no Steam login is stored on your PC. Your friends still need the game to play.
Yes, both. Linux is the better supported of the two; the Windows server is newer here and still in beta.
We cannot promise it. The game has no connect-by-address screen, so friends find the server in the in-game browser under the Unofficial filter by its exact name.
No. The Isle has no Workshop or mod support, so NodeMesh has no Mods tab for it.
Yes, for one host. Running game servers on your own PC is free with no time limit — up to 5 servers, traffic relay included. You only pay, in credits, if you add more hosts.
Create an account, install the agent and pick the game. One host is free with no time limit.
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