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DigitalOcean provides cost-effective, scalable game server hosting solutions to build your game quickly and scale up as your game and business grow. DigitalOcean’s simple and intuitive tools, low bandwidth pricing, and robust community enable you to focus on cloud gaming growth while we focus on infrastructure.
How DigitalOcean can help your game reach new heights
Simple game server hosting built for lean teams
DigitalOcean’s simple UI, CLI, and API enable small teams to get started quickly without the need to learn and manage complex infrastructure tools.
You can quickly spin up Droplets, our flexible, scalable virtual machines with just a few clicks. They support Linux applications and are fully customizable to your needs. Droplets start at just $4 and can be scaled vertically by adding resources or horizontally by deploying multiple Droplets in a data center or across our 14 global data centers. You can add storage and other features to complement your Droplets.
Predictable, low pricing to help you scale
Our transparent pricing model, industry-leading price-to-performance ratio, and low bandwidth pricing enable you to scale your network-intensive game without worrying about unexpected costs.
DigitalOcean’s pricing is transparent and predictable, and we offer some of the lowest bandwidth pricing in the industry. You can start with a Basic Droplet for just $4 a month and be confident that your pricing will stay predictable even as you scale with flat pricing across data centers.
DigitalOcean’s App Platform provides free hosting for three static sites, and our Basic plan starts at $4 a month. View our full pricing chart here.
Robust product offerings to support your growth
DigitalOcean includes all the cloud products game builders need.
Our App Platform is our fully managed Platform as a Service offering, which allows you to easily spin up a static website or application without managing the infrastructure yourself.
This solution is ideal for those who want the benefits of DigitalOcean without maintaining their own infrastructure. DigitalOcean also offers Managed Kubernetes for containerization solutions and Managed Databases, including MongoDB and MySQL.
Resources to remove development roadblocks
Our community tutorials, documentation, and personal customer support mean you’re supported throughout the testing, development, and scaling of your game.
Tools to help you build and scale your game
DigitalOcean includes all the products you need for game hosting infrastructure, from Premium CPU-optimized virtual machines that give your game fast and consistent performance to load balancers, virtual private clouds, Managed Kafka, and Managed Kubernetes. Build your game from the ground up using our highly customizable Droplet virtual machines, or get fully managed infrastructure solutions with App Platform, our Platform as a Service offering.
Premium CPU-Optimized Droplets
Virtual machines with high network throughput and powerful performance. DigitalOcean’s CPU-optimized Droplets provide a roughly 2:1 memory-to-CPU ratio, ranging from 2 vCPUs with 4 GB of RAM up to 60 vCPUs and 120 GB of RAM. This configuration is optimal for applications that demand fast, consistent performance from dedicated vCPUs.
Game builders finding success on DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean has supported game builders at all stages of their growth, from founders just starting out to rapidly scaling businesses serving thousands of concurrent users.
The high availability control plane is a great addition, as it means we can be even more confident in the availability of hardware provided by you. We’ve never had an availability issue from DigitalOcean.
Stephen Lazarionok
Co-founder and CTO, ZingBrain AI
The fact that it’s so easy to configure, administrate and scale with DigitalOcean is something which I love. I’ve worked with Kubernetes before, hands-on, self-hosted, but the DigitalOcean integration and provision of Kubernetes has been the most seamless that I’ve experienced so far.
James Hooker
CTO, Hack the Box
The cost and time savings DigitalOcean has given us have been critical to our growth. Because we’re such a small team, we can spend our time building features and supporting the rest of the company instead of dealing with infrastructure problems, so that’s had a big impact on the company overall.
Marko ?irec
Lead Backend Engineer, Blub Blub
Resources for building a successful game
DigitalOcean’s technical tutorials, product documentation, and library of resources can answer common questions about building and scaling your game.
FAQs
What is game server hosting?
A game server is a server that acts as a definitive source of events for multiplayer video games. Players use these servers to maintain their own version of the virtual world and transmit data to other players within the game. The player can either host their own server at home or run a game server hosting through a cloud provider.
How do I install a game server on DigitalOcean?
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Create a DigitalOcean account.
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Choose a Droplet plan that fits your needs. You can also explore using App Platform to easily host static sites.
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Install the required software packages and set up the firewall.
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Download the latest version of the game to the server.
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Open the game runfile and configure any server settings.
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Set up a protocol for the server to continuously run
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Connect to the game’s runtime server
What backup options are available for game servers?
DigitalOcean’s Droplets can access Volumes block storage for backup options.
How do I optimize my game server for low latency?
For low latency, players should ensure their hardware has enough dedicated computing power, such as high-clock speed CPUs with multiple cores, and use solid-state drives (SSD) for more efficient storage. Beyond hardware configuration, having a game server hosted in a data center means traffic is routed through the nearest networking hub, automatically providing low-latency game servers.
How do I reduce lag and tick rate on my game server?
Both lag and tick rate can affect the overall user experience and make gaming less enjoyable. Lag is the latency between user command and game action. There are three main types of lag: server lag, client lag, and connection lag. The tick rate is how often the game refreshes itself. The average tick rate changes depending on the specific game, but it’s essential to track for a smooth user experience.
For reduced lag and tick rate on a game server, it’s important to optimize server resources, minimize the number of mod and custom game files, have a stable network connection, and use profiling tools to catch performance bottlenecks.
DigitalOcean’s Droplets can provide dedicated computing power, multi-thread vCPUs, managed load balancers, performance metrics, and regional availability to reduce overall lag and increase tick rate for a smoother gaming experience.
Can I install mods and custom game files?
Yes. DigitalOcean’s Droplets can support custom game files and modifications with its various Linux-based operating systems for cloud game servers. The Marketplace also has 1-click apps that you can add to your game server.
How do I set up a modding-friendly game server?
A modding-friendly server is a game server that allows gamers to join the game, use current game mods, and add modifications of their own to the server. To ensure that players can have a more customized gaming experience that supports regular mods, be sure to:
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Use a reliable hosting provider
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Test mods before they are put into production
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Regularly monitor performance
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Frequently backup files
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Talk with the community
What game server support does DigitalOcean offer?
DigitalOcean offers every customer free support through our ticketing system—you’ll get a response from a member of our Customer Support Team who can help you with any questions for no extra charge. DigitalOcean also provides a vast array of documentation and tutorials on how to get started with our products, programming languages, and connected applications.
Talk to an expert
Our team of solutions experts can help you get started with migration plans and provide advice on how to scale your game.
