Basic
For small sessions with friends.
€5.99/month
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Choose plan
- Players (guide value)approx. 8
- RAM2 GB
- vCores1
- NVMe5 GB
- 2 backup slots
- Vanilla, tShock or tModLoader
Rent a Terraria server
Rent your own Terraria server: You pay for hardware, not slots. Choose Vanilla, tShock or tModLoader when you order – and your friends join with the address and port of your server.
Plan
€8.99 /month · approx. 16 players
Start with Advanced- Cancel monthly
- DDoS protection included
- Server in Germany
Multiplayer › Join via IP Preview
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Server addressIP address from your panel
PortPort from your panel
This is how your players join: Multiplayer in the main menu, then Join via IP. The address and port are shown in your panel once the server is set up.
Terraria server: plans and prices
Every plan includes DDoS protection, the panel and hosting in Germany. The plans differ in hardware – we do not limit slots.
Advanced
For regular groups and weekly sessions.
€8.99/month
cancel monthly
Choose plan
- Players (guide value)approx. 16
- RAM4 GB
- vCores1.5
- NVMe10 GB
- 3 backup slots
- Vanilla, tShock or tModLoader
Premium
For larger servers and more headroom.
€12.99/month
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Choose plan
- Players (guide value)approx. 32
- RAM6 GB
- vCores2
- NVMe15 GB
- 4 backup slots
- Vanilla, tShock or tModLoader
Included in every plan
- DDoS protectionIncluded with every server at no extra charge. With your own IP address: your own filter and protection panel.
- Backups2 to 4 backup slots depending on the plan – with one click or on your own schedule.
- Console and filesLive console, file manager in the browser and SFTP.
- Grows with youAdd RAM, cores or storage one by one – for good, or as a boost just for one evening.
- Co-adminsSeparate logins for friends and admins, with exactly the permissions you grant.
- Personal supportMon–Fri 9 a.m.–6 p.m. by ticket.
13th-generation Intel processorDDR4 memoryNVMe SSDData center in GermanyAvailability as set out in the Service Level Agreement
With monthly billing you can cancel monthly. Up to 15% cheaper when you pay in advance. Final prices, no setup fee. Player numbers are guide values – you set the maximum yourself.
Set up and manage your Terraria server
Real screenshots from the game server panel. Everything runs in the browser – no FTP program and no SSH.
Screenshot from the Nexthosting panel (example server). Arrow keys switch between the areas.
Settings you control
- Vanilla, tShock or tModLoaderYou choose this when you order: the unmodified game, tShock for administration and plugins, or tModLoader for mods.
- WorldName, size (small, medium, large), difficulty and an optional seed – for every new world.
- Player countTerraria allows 1 to 255 players. You set the maximum yourself.
- PasswordA server password lets you decide who gets in. Without a password, anyone who knows the address and port can join.
- GreetingYour own message that players see when they join.
- VersionThe latest version or a fixed one – important if your group wants to stay on one version. With tShock and tModLoader you set their version.
Apart from the variant, all of this is in the panel under “Startup settings”. Size, difficulty and seed only apply to a new world. A new world name creates a new world; the previous one is kept.
How your players join the server
Your friends connect directly with the address and port of your server. Both are shown in your panel once the server is set up.
In the game
- Choose Multiplayer in the main menu, then Join via IP.
- Select a character.
- Enter the address and port of your server.
- If you have set a password, the game now asks for it.
The game keeps the servers you recently played on under Join via IP.
Which variant for whom?
- Vanilla
- The unmodified game. Your friends only need Terraria.
- tShock
- For running larger servers: characters stored on the server, protection against cheaters and tools for your community. Plugins go into the
ServerPluginsfolder. You set up the first admin with the setup code that the console shows at startup: in the game, enter/setupfollowed by the code. - tModLoader
- For mods. Every player needs tModLoader too, in the same version as the server; tModLoader is free on Steam. You upload mods as
.tmodfiles to themodsfolder and restart the server.
Nexthosting Schutz
Players stay connected. Flooders get locked out.
Every game server at Nexthosting is protected against DDoS attacks at no extra cost. With a dedicated IP address, your server gets a filter all to itself – and you get the panel where you watch every attack bounce off.
All quiet. Blue means your players. They walk through the gate – that is your server's port.
Example, no real data
Arriving right now242
Turned away1
Let through238
packets per second
Moving example from the protection panel: small squares run towards a wall. Blue squares – the players – pass through the gate to the server, during an attack too. Sand-coloured squares – the attack – get stuck at the wall.
Sand stays outside
Senders that open connections in bulk are locked out automatically while an attack is running. You lift any lock with one click.
Blue keeps playing
Existing connections are never cut. Regulars – anyone who has spent a while on your server – get in straight away, even in the middle of an attack.
Your situation room
You see where it comes from
The map shows the traffic to your server, country by country. Block a country with one click – or allow only the ones you choose. If you like, the protection blocks attacking countries by itself while an attack is running.
Every attack is put on record
Course, waves and senders, minute by minute – as a PDF and as a table. One click reports the attack to Nexthosting: an urgent notice at once, followed by a full report as a PDF. On request with a confirmation you can hand to the police or other authorities.
You decide how strict
Three protection levels – and if you like, the protection tightens by itself when an attack starts. You are told by e-mail and Discord as soon as an attack begins and when it is over. Plus: a test of the protection at the push of a button, co-managers for your community's admins, and traffic per port.
What the protection costs
- With every game server
- The data centre's basic protection against DDoS attacks. At no extra cost.
- With a dedicated IP address
- A filter for your address alone, and the protection panel with it – for €3.79 a month plus a one-time setup fee of €4.99, with no further charge. Usually set up within a few minutes; you can also add it later.
Order a Terraria serverCompare plans
You pick the dedicated IP address as an add-on while ordering. Server location: a data centre in Germany.
Included for free: your server’s live status
Your players can see for themselves whether the server is up and how full it is right now.
- In Discord
- A message in your channel that updates itself: status, players, map and address. No bot needed.
- On websites and forums
- A banner as an image, for a signature for example. You copy the embed code in the panel.
Included with every game server at no extra charge, you switch it on in the panel. Player count and map are available for games with a server query, online or offline is always shown.
Example: a Discord channel shows the status message of a server with 12 of 50 players, ping, uptime and address. Below it is a forum post whose signature contains the status banner of the same server. Both show the same player count.
Frequently asked questions about your Terraria server
Costs, setup, player numbers and cancellation – answered briefly.
From €5.99 per month (Basic plan). The largest plan, Premium, costs €12.99 per month. The plans differ in memory, cores and storage. These are final prices, and there is no setup fee.
After payment, your server sets itself up. You open the panel straight from your customer account.
Through Multiplayer and Join via IP in the main menu: select a character, then enter the address and port of your server. You can find both in your panel. A server password lets you decide who gets in.
Vanilla is the unmodified game and is all you need for a session with friends. tShock adds administration tools – such as characters stored on the server and protection against cheaters. You need tModLoader for mods; every player then needs the same version of tModLoader as well.
You choose the variant when you order.
In the startup settings you keep the latest version or enter a fixed one. With tShock and tModLoader this is their own version; it determines which Terraria version runs.
After a change you reinstall the server in the panel – worlds, settings, plugins and mods are kept. Your friends need the same version as the server.
We do not limit slots – you pay for hardware. The player numbers on the plans are guide values; how many your server really handles depends on world size and mods. Terraria itself allows up to 255 players; you set the maximum in the startup settings.
Yes. You can upgrade at any time; the change takes effect immediately and the difference is charged pro rata. Downgrades take effect at the end of the term. You can also add just RAM, cores or storage. Your data stays in place.
Yes. You book your own IP address as an add-on to your server. With it, you get up to 100 ports of your choice and the protection panel.
Yes, in every plan. Backup slots: Basic 2, Advanced 3, Premium 4. Back up with one click or set up your own schedule in the panel; restoring also takes one click.
In a data center in Germany. What applies to availability is set out in the Service Level Agreement.
Yes. With monthly billing you can cancel your server monthly. Paying in advance makes it up to 15% cheaper; the chosen term then applies. If you only need a break, you can pause the server – then you pay only for keeping your data.