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ARK: Survival Ascended server guides
Everything you need to run a ARK: Survival Ascended server with friends: setting it up, getting everyone in, configs, mods, backups and fixes for common errors. Written by the Wilderack team and checked against Studio Wildcard’s own documentation.
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ARK: Survival Ascended's server licence allows personal, non-commercial use only, and its publisher lets just one company rent ARK servers. ARK opens on Wilderack only if we obtain a commercial hosting licence. These guides are ready for the day we open.
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- Getting started
How to make an ARK Survival Ascended server
Create an ARK Survival Ascended server, pick a map and plan, make yourself admin and let PC and console friends join through the server list.
- How to connect
How to connect to your ARK Survival Ascended server
Join your ARK Survival Ascended server from the unofficial server list on PC, PlayStation and Xbox, or by address on PC, and fix it when it won't connect.
- Config reference
ARK Survival Ascended server config reference
Where your ARK Survival Ascended server settings live, what the main GameUserSettings.ini and Game.ini options do, the map list, and admins, whitelist and bans.
- Mods and plugins
How to add mods to your ARK Survival Ascended server
Install CurseForge mods on your ARK Survival Ascended server in one tap or by project ID, and learn how players get them on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
- Backups and your world
ARK Survival Ascended server backups and saves
How backups work on your ARK Survival Ascended server, where the save files live, and how to bring a single-player world or a world from another host.
- Performance tips
ARK Survival Ascended server performance and RAM
How much RAM your ARK Survival Ascended server needs, the settings that cost the most, and how to keep a busy server with many tames running smoothly.
- Common errors
Fix common ARK Survival Ascended server errors
Fix the ARK Survival Ascended server problems players hit most, from a server missing in the list and failed joins to mod errors and enablecheats.
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