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WARDOGS server guides
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.
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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.
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The same seven guides for every game, in the order most people need them.
- Getting started
How WARDOGS community servers work
What a WARDOGS community server is, who can host one, what admins control, and what to expect when Wilderack opens WARDOGS servers.
- How to connect
How to join a WARDOGS community server
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.
- Config reference
WARDOGS server settings
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.
- Mods and plugins
WARDOGS mods and custom servers
Whether WARDOGS has mods or Steam Workshop support, what community servers can change instead, and how Infantry Mode, Low Level and Limited servers differ.
- Backups and your world
WARDOGS server backups and what a server keeps
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.
- Performance tips
WARDOGS server requirements and 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.
- Common errors
WARDOGS server errors and how to fix them
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.