Conan Exiles server requirements and performance

A Conan Exiles server works hardest on what players leave behind: bases, placeables, thralls and pets. A new world runs light. A world after months of building needs much more. This guide covers the RAM to plan for, how to measure the server, and what to change when it gets slow.

How much RAM to plan for

Plan for the world you’ll have in a few months, not the one you start with. Our RAM calculator gives the same advice for your player count and mods.

Measure the server

Log in as admin, open the console and type GetServerHealth. Press the console key a second time to see the output. It lists:

• Server FPS
• Players online
• Spawned actors: every creature, thrall and NPC
• Player bases and building pieces

Check it at your busiest hour. If FPS drops as building pieces climb, building is your cost.

What costs the most

1. Building pieces and placeables. Every wall, chest and torch is something the server tracks.
2. Thralls and pets. Each one thinks and moves. Big armies of followers add up.
3. Regions. Running both the Exiled Lands and the Isle of Siptah loads more of the world.
4. Mods that add creatures, buildings or areas.
5. Purges and sieges, which spawn waves of attackers at once.

Keep it smooth

• Turn off a region nobody uses. Isle of Siptah region in Settings leaves the Isle out, so it doesn’t load.
• Let abandoned bases decay. With decay off (DisableBuildingAbandonment=True, the default) old bases stay forever. Turning decay on clears bases nobody visits.
• Set a clan limit. A smaller Largest clan keeps a few big groups from filling the map.
• Restart once a day. A scheduled restart in Schedules frees memory, and pairs well with a daily backup. Pick an hour when few players are on.
• Pick the region closest to your players. US East and Europe are open now.

Read the graphs

The Overview tab shows CPU and memory over time. Memory that climbs for days points at a growing world: plan for a bigger plan, or clear old bases. CPU high with few players on usually means a mod or a huge base nearby.

Why the first start is slow

The first start builds the world database and lays out the map, and mods add to that. Later starts are faster, but Conan still takes a few minutes. That’s one reason Conan servers stay awake by default.