Survival · High-resource
Host Icarus Servers in Staging (Staging)
Staging: awaiting manual game-client validation. Player connections are not yet verified. Evaluate this server before inviting players.
Host Icarus on your own Windows 10/11 or Linux computer. Swarm Hosts gives you a browser control panel to start, stop, monitor, and back up your server.
- Guided settings
- Backups
Staging · client validation pending
Hardware and runtime
What Icarus needs
Minimum requirements are a starting point. World size, player count, content, and game settings can require more resources.
- CPU
- 4+ cores
- Memory
- 12 GiB minimum
- Player traffic
- UDP
- Backup coverage
- 2 saved data locations
Start with 4 CPU cores and 12 GiB memory on a Linux host with fast storage and enough free disk for server downloads, generated worlds, and backups. These are evaluation allocations, not a maximum-player performance promise. Downloads and initial world setup may take several minutes.
Technical overview
Swarm Hosts offers the Windows server through Wine on Linux runtime for evaluation. Read Staging games before inviting players.
Launch workflow
From host to running server
Set the server name, up to eight players, an optional join password, and private admin credential. Non-admin prospect deletion is disabled. The initial startup test covers the lobby and configuration; it does not create player progression or prove a loaded prospect.
The internal routes are 17777/UDP for gameplay and 27015/UDP for queries. Share the assigned public player endpoint shown on the server page. Container ports can differ from public relay ports. See Relays and Port Forwarding. Private administration services are not player routes.
- Choose Icarus from Staging and select a suitable host.
- Read the settings below and use a new disposable test deployment.
- Leave a generated private credential blank to create a unique value when that option is offered.
- Launch, inspect startup logs, and monitor resources before attempting a client connection.
Networking
How players connect
Follow the developer dedicated-server setup and connection instructions with a matching PC client. Evaluate prospect creation, joining, and reconnection as separate steps. See the publisher guidance. Check the reported server version before selecting a client; the template does not promise that a later download has the same build as the staging test.
Managed shared relay when the game, host, and current relay path support it.
Game management tools
Manage your Icarus server
Available tools depend on the game, server status, and your permissions. The game guide explains any setup needed for Server Actions.
Use the settings, files, backups, logs, and server controls available for this game. The complete guide documents any game-specific action prerequisites.
Mods & Content status
Mods and custom content
Managed content installation is unavailable for this staging runtime; evaluate vanilla first.
Managed mod installation is unavailable. Evaluate vanilla before manual content changes; custom prospects and mod compatibility are unverified. Preserve a backup before modifying server files and repeat connection and persistence checks after a change.
Know before launch
Before you launch
- Awaiting manual game-client validation. Fresh image startup, five-minute stability, and generated configuration persistence on restart were tested locally on 2026-10-09. Manual client connection and public network validation remain pending.
- Host on Windows 10/11 or Linux with Docker Desktop in Linux-container mode on Windows, or Docker Engine or rootful Podman on Linux.
- Managed shared relay when the game, host, and current relay path support it.
Windows 10/11 + Linux
Ready to host Icarus?
Connect the Windows or Linux computer you already own, then follow the game-specific launch path.