Create an ARK: Survival Evolved Server

This document provides a step-by-step guide on how to set up, configure, and join an ARK: Survival Evolved server using UltraServers. It is intended to assist users in creating their own dedicated server for playing ARK: Survival Evolved with friends or a community.

Initial Setup

Go to your UltraServers Dashboard and create a new server.

Select the current server version, then choose ARK: Survival Evolved.
Click Confirm Creation to start server creation, now ARK: Survival Evolved will begin installing.

Wait a few minutes for the server to fully load. You'll see Connected and Stopped when it's ready. (ARK: Survival Evolved is a large game, so this can take a while.)

Add a Server Password

In your server dashboard, click Settings tab on the left.

Under Startup at the top left of the page, enter a password in the Server Password field.

Return to the main dashboard and click Restart the server to apply the changes.

Join the Server

Copy the IP Address:Port numbers from your server dashboard .

Open Steam, click View in the top left, then select Game Servers.

Go to the Favorites tab and click Add a Server.

Enter your server’s IP Address:Port, then click Add This Address to Favorites.
Launch ARK: Survival Evolved and select Join ARK from the menu.
Set the session filter to Favorites to display your server.

Note: You may need to refresh the list to see it.

Once you see the server, select it and click Join at the bottom.

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