Icarus Server Quickstart
Set ServerSettings.ini, join from the Dedicated Servers tab, manage prospects and admin access, and keep prospect saves backed up on your Icarus server.
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Icarus · Dedicated server · Steam
Your prospect stays open when you log off.
An Icarus server holds one prospect and keeps it open while your crew drops in and out. Nobody has to stay logged in as host. Pick 6 GB for a crew of 4 or 10 GB for the full 8 on an open-world map. Online in under 3 minutes.
- Online in 3 minutes
- No slot caps
- Full file access
- Automatic backups
- Live console
- 30-day money-back
- Engineers who answer
Benchmarks and the 60% cap published. Racks we own in the Pacific Northwest.
Pick a size
Sized by crew and map. Oxite for 4 on a mission map, Exotic for the full 8 on open-world Olympus. The counts are recommendations, not caps.
Oxite
For a small crew
4players, recommended
6 GBRAM
- 2 vCPU on AMD EPYC™
- 20 GB NVMe for saves and mods
- Automatic backups
- Full config and mod access
$12.99/mo
Get this serverExotic
Headroom for a full crew
8players, recommended
10 GBRAM
- 4 vCPU on AMD EPYC
- 50 GB NVMe for saves and mods
- Automatic backups
- Full config and mod access
$23.99/mo
Get this serverPing test · SEA1
Check your ping to our Seattle rack.
Measured from this browser: one HTTPS round trip to the datacenter your server would run in. Under 40 ms plays like a local machine; under 80 ms is smooth for every game here.
Everything a Icarus server needs. Nothing to add on.
Room for the full crew
Oxite is sized for 4, Exotic for the full 8: recommendations, not caps we enforce.
Online in under 3 minutes
Checkout to a running server, automatically. Set your passwords and it is on the Dedicated Servers tab.
ServerSettings.ini, yours
Join password, admin password, who may launch prospects, and whether the last one resumes.
Every prospect recoverable
Prospect saves are one JSON file each; a backup schedule keeps all of them and your characters.
Live console and SFTP
Watch the log, restart after the Wednesday patch, and reach every file from your own client.
No noisy neighbors
Storms spike CPU. Your node stops taking servers at 60% load; the cap and the policy are published on Receipts.
99.9%, credit-backed
If the network misses it, the credit is issued without you asking.
Engineers who answer
Tickets go to the people who run the nodes, not to a script.
Why the hardware matters for Icarus
Icarus spikes when the weather turns. A storm rolls in, the base takes damage, and every player on the map is loading the same terrain. Your server runs on AMD EPYC 4565P at 4.5 GHz, on a node we stop filling at 60% load. A storm should be the only thing spiking your CPU.
Memory is sized to the crew: 6 GB on Oxite for 4, 10 GB on Exotic for 8. Prospect saves and characters sit on NVMe storage. The clock and the cap are published on Receipts, with the benchmark run behind them.
Memory is sized to the crew: 6 GB on Oxite for 4, 10 GB on Exotic for 8. Prospect saves and characters sit on NVMe storage. The clock and the cap are published on Receipts, with the benchmark run behind them.
Your rules, your files
Stop the server, edit ServerSettings.ini in the file manager, restart. Join and admin passwords, MaxPlayers, who may launch prospects, and ResumeProspect are yours. The common values are on the Startup tab too. Icarus patches every Wednesday, so restart from the Game Panel afterwards to fetch the matching build.
Prospects are one JSON file each, and characters live server-side. A nightly backup schedule keeps every mission and every character recoverable. The Game Panel console streams the log live, and SFTP gives you the whole tree from your own client.
Prospects are one JSON file each, and characters live server-side. A nightly backup schedule keeps every mission and every character recoverable. The Game Panel console streams the log live, and SFTP gives you the whole tree from your own client.
Straight Answers, before you ask.
3 guides from the knowledge base, written by the engineers on shift.
Console, File Manager, and SFTP
Use the Game Panel console to run commands, edit and upload files in the browser, and connect an SFTP client using the details on the Settings page.
Read the guide →
Game Server Backups and Schedules
Create manual game server backups, schedule automatic backups and restarts from the panel, and understand the free-space requirement.
Read the guide →Questions people ask first.
About running Icarus here.
Explore the knowledge base or open a ticket in the Console. An engineer answers.
Is "8 players" a cap?
No. Exotic on 10 GB is sized for a full crew of 8, the most Icarus lets into one prospect. Oxite on 6 GB suits 4. Outgrow one and you upgrade without losing the prospect.
Can I run mods?
Icarus has no official mod support, so we do not claim it. ServerSettings.ini holds what you can change: passwords, MaxPlayers, who may launch or delete prospects, whether the last one resumes.
How fast is it online?
Under 3 minutes from checkout. Open the Game Panel from the Console and set the join and admin passwords in ServerSettings.ini. Then find the server on the Dedicated Servers tab in game.
Can I change the prospect or the settings later?
Yes. Stop the server, edit ServerSettings.ini in the file manager, restart; the common values are also on the Startup tab. Prospects are launched in game, one at a time, and ResumeProspect=True reloads the last one after a restart.
Can I upgrade later without losing my prospects?
Yes. In the Console, open the service, choose Upgrade/Downgrade, and pay the prorated difference for the rest of the cycle. The new size applies after a restart; your prospects and characters come with it.
What about refunds, and where does it run?
New servers carry the 30-day money-back guarantee: cancel in the Console within 30 days for a full refund. After that, refunds are prorated at our discretion and requested within 72 hours of a charge. Seattle, on racks we own, built for Pacific Northwest latency; route published on the datacenter page.