ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved uses separate UDP ports for gameplay, raw socket traffic, and Steam query, plus an optional TCP RCON port. Swarm Hosts persists the server files under /serverdata.

Quick Facts

  • Image: swarmhosts/games:arkse-game-runtime-detected-stable-2026.05.07
  • Persistent data: /serverdata
  • Default ports: 7777/udp, 7778/udp, 27015/udp, 27020/tcp

Launch Notes

  1. Choose ARK: Survival Evolved.
  2. Adjust GAME_PARAMS for the map, session name, passwords, and server options.
  3. Keep the full port set open when validating direct connections and server-browser visibility.

Data

World saves, configs, and mods are stored under the persistent /serverdata layout supplied by the wrapper image.