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Best Multi-User Game Servers for self-hosting

The 113 best Multi-User game servers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

At a glance

AppDeploy effortDifficultyMin. RAMLicense★ Stars
MindustryUnder-an-hour setupEasy512 MBGPL-3.029,350
LichessUnder-an-hour setupHard4,096 MBAGPL-3.018,827
OpenRCT2Read-the-docs projectMedium512 MBGPL-3.016,427
ArchiSteamFarmUnder-an-hour setupMedium256 MBApache-2.013,752
NakamaUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBApache-2.013,510
Paper Note - PaperMC server alt SpigotUnder-an-hour setupMedium1,024 MBGPL-3.012,731
UncivUnder-an-hour setupEasy512 MBMPL-2.011,436
PterodactylUnder-an-hour setupHard2,048 MBMIT9,327
AzerothCoreUnder-an-hour setupHard4,096 MBAGPL-3.09,035
OpenTTDUnder-an-hour setupEasy256 MBGPL-2.08,367

Quick picks

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Multi-User within the game servers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.

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