The Forest

The Forest dedicated server uses multiple UDP ports for Steam connectivity and game traffic. Swarm Hosts persists the server files under /serverdata.

Quick Facts

  • Image: swarmhosts/games:theforest-game-runtime-detected-stable-2026.05.07
  • Persistent data: /serverdata
  • Default ports: 8766/udp, 27015/udp, 27016/udp

Launch Notes

  1. Choose The Forest.
  2. Use GAME_PARAMS for wrapper-specific startup overrides when needed.
  3. Edit server settings through the persistent config files after first launch.

Data

Save and configuration data is stored under /serverdata.