# WARDOGS server guides

> How to set up, join, configure, mod, back up and fix your WARDOGS server, in plain words. 7 guides, checked against official docs.

By the Wilderack Crew. 7 guides. Last reviewed 2026-11-14.

_Wilderack is not affiliated with BULKHEAD or Team17. WARDOGS community servers come only from BULKHEAD's approved hosting partners, so WARDOGS servers open on Wilderack only once BULKHEAD approves us._

_WARDOGS is a trademark of Team17 Digital Ltd. Wilderack is not affiliated with or endorsed by Team17 Digital Ltd._

Everything you need to run a WARDOGS server with friends: setting it up, getting everyone in, configs, mods, backups and fixes for common errors. Written by the Wilderack Crew and checked against Team17’s own documentation.

**WARDOGS servers are coming soon.** WARDOGS community servers come only from BULKHEAD's Approved Hosting Partners, which also get the server files: there is no public download. WARDOGS opens on Wilderack once BULKHEAD and Team17 make us an Approved Hosting Partner. These guides are ready for the day WARDOGS opens on Wilderack. Join the WARDOGS waitlist: https://wilderack.com/waitlist/?game=wardogs

WARDOGS server hosting: https://wilderack.com/wardogs-server-hosting/

## Start here

The same seven guides for every game, in the order most people need them.

1. [How WARDOGS community servers work](https://wilderack.com/wiki/wardogs/getting-started/): What a WARDOGS community server is, who can host one, what admins control, and what to expect when Wilderack opens WARDOGS servers.
2. [How to join a WARDOGS community server](https://wilderack.com/wiki/wardogs/how-to-connect/): Find and join a WARDOGS community server from the Deploy menu, search by name, favorite it, and fix it when a server won't show or won't let you in.
3. [WARDOGS server settings](https://wilderack.com/wiki/wardogs/config-reference/): What a WARDOGS community server admin can set today, from bans, rules and ping limits to restarts and RCON, and what comes with the server build.
4. [WARDOGS mods and custom servers](https://wilderack.com/wiki/wardogs/mods/): Whether WARDOGS has mods or Steam Workshop support, what community servers can change instead, and how Infantry Mode, Low Level and Limited servers differ.
5. [WARDOGS server backups and what a server keeps](https://wilderack.com/wiki/wardogs/backups/): What a WARDOGS community server stores and what lives on BULKHEAD's servers instead, and how Wilderack will back up your bans, slots and settings.
6. [WARDOGS server requirements and performance](https://wilderack.com/wiki/wardogs/performance/): What a 100-player WARDOGS community server is likely to need, why we plan 8 to 12 GB of RAM, and what we'll measure before WARDOGS opens on Wilderack.
7. [WARDOGS server errors and how to fix them](https://wilderack.com/wiki/wardogs/common-errors/): Fixes for common WARDOGS community server problems, like a server missing from the browser, ping kicks, bans that come back and RCON that won't connect.

## Be first to host WARDOGS

WARDOGS community servers come only from BULKHEAD's Approved Hosting Partners, which also get the server files: there is no public download. WARDOGS opens on Wilderack once BULKHEAD and Team17 make us an Approved Hosting Partner. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you the day it opens.

WARDOGS hosting: https://wilderack.com/wardogs-server-hosting/

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