Does a Conan Exiles server run on Linux?

The official dedicated server ships for Windows, so you need to select a Windows template when ordering. Attempts to run it on Linux through a compatibility layer exist, but the supported and stable route is Windows.

My server has slowed down over time, why?

Most likely the database file has bloated. Conan Exiles keeps every structure, chest and thrall in one database; as players build, the file grows and each save takes longer, and the server stalls during that save. Enabling automatic cleanup of ownerless structures and periodically compacting the database is usually more effective than growing the hardware.

Are all three ports really required?

Yes. 7777 carries game traffic, 7778 the raw data channel and 27015 the server query. If the query port is closed the server runs but does not appear in the public list and players cannot find you, which is the most common configuration mistake. Port management is handled from the customer panel.

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A Conan Exiles dedicated server is built on Windows, and what shapes its resource profile is the amount of building constructed rather than the player count. The world is persistent, and every structure, chest, thrall and item is held in a single database file. As players build, that file grows, and as it grows both memory use and save duration increase. On a long-lived server the most common problem is not insufficient hardware but a bloated database stalling the server while it saves.

What is a Conan Exiles server?

A Conan Exiles server hosts a persistent desert world where players build bases, put thralls to work and raid each other. The server software is installed through SteamCMD and mods come from the Workshop. Its resource profile is heavy in a similar way to ARK: the map, player structures and every placed NPC are tracked server-side, so RAM needs grow with the number of bases and the density of objects on the map. A server left unreset consumes far more at the same player count. The save file grows over time, and because adding or removing mods can cause structure loss, the mod decision should be made up front.

Recommended plan by player count

These values map one to one onto the VDS plan steps in our catalogue. Intermediate values can also be selected in the configurator.

Players	RAM	vCPU	Storage	Intel i9-10920XDDR4 · Value	Ryzen 9 7950XDDR5 · Performance	Note
1-20	8 GB	4	80 GB	₺1.410,00 / mo	₺1.940,00 / mo	Windows Server with a new or moderately built world. The baseline plan for most private servers.
20-40	16 GB	6	160 GB	₺2.870,00 / mo	₺3.850,00 / mo	A heavily built long-lived world with many thralls and a growing database file.
40+	32 GB	8	250 GB	₺5.200,00 / mo	₺7.030,00 / mo	At this scale the limit is database size rather than hardware; a regular pruning and backup policy is required.

The amounts in the table are the monthly net price of each processor option and match the calculation in the configurator. The value option uses DDR4 memory, the performance option DDR5. Billing period (3, 6, 12, 24, 36 months) and extra resources are calculated in the configurator.

Prices exclude VAT (20%).

How to choose the hardware

The Windows Server baseline consumes 2-3 GB, and the game process starts at 4-6 GB on a new world. That figure rises with building density, and 10-14 GB is normal on a heavily built long-lived server. On the CPU side, world simulation and thrall AI are largely single-threaded, so clock speed comes before core count. On storage, the database file and regular backups grow together, and NVMe noticeably reduces the stalls that occur while saving. Periodically pruning the database by removing ownerless structures can be more effective than growing the hardware.

Which processor family?

Most game servers run on a single thread, so per-core performance matters more than core count.

Intel i9-10920X

DDR4Value

The value option. DDR4 with a high core count. A sensible starting point on new or moderately built worlds thanks to its clearly lower per-resource pricing.

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Ryzen 9 7950X

DDR5Performance

The performance option. Zen 4 with DDR5. Because world simulation and thrall AI run on one thread, this is what determines tick time on heavily built servers, and DDR5 bandwidth also shortens the save duration of a large database file.

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Setup steps

1Provision the server with a Windows Server template; the Conan Exiles dedicated server officially runs on Windows.
2Download the server files via SteamCMD (app 443030).
3Open UDP 7777 (game), UDP 7778 (raw) and UDP 27015 (query); all three are required, and the server will not appear in the list if one is missing.
4Set the admin password and server name in ServerSettings.ini.
5Set up regular backups and start monitoring database size; enabling automatic cleanup of ownerless structures slows the file's growth.
6Keep the server behind Fexwall; the query port is a surface exposed to reflection attacks.

Common mistakes

Sizing RAM by player count. What decides is the number of bases and the density of objects on the map.
Changing the mod list after launch. Removing a mod can permanently delete structures built with it.
Not planning for save growth. A server left unreset needs several times the resources.

Migrating from another provider

The order matters when moving a live server: back up the game files and the database on the old server, install the same version on the new one, import the database, then update the address your players connect to. Move the database last — if both servers stay online together for a while, player data splits in two and cannot be merged afterwards. Do not shut the old server down until the new one is verified.

If you get stuck on a step, open a support ticket; we help with the installation steps.

What is included at Datafex

Fexwall L3/L4 DDoS filtering is included free on every plan. That is the layer a game server needs; a CDN in front of HTTP does not protect the game's UDP traffic.

Every plan uses NVMe SSD. The database runs on the same machine as the game server, so storage latency turns directly into in-game stutter.

Servers are in Türkiye, at the DGN data centre in Bursa. Transit is 100 Gbps domestic and 10 Tbps international.

Setup completes automatically within minutes. Extra IPs, rDNS and firewall rules are managed from the customer panel.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Pick the plan that matches your player count, choose the operating system and start provisioning within minutes.

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Server hardware and the operating system are included; the game's server software and any game licence are NOT included — you obtain and install those yourself. Our guides walk through the setup.

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