How to Host an Empyrion – Galactic Survival Server – Step-by-Step Guide for Space Explorers & Builders

If you're ready to explore the galaxy, build starships, survive alien worlds, mine resources, and battle factions with friends, hosting your own Empyrion – Galactic Survival server is the best way to control your entire universe. Customize scenarios, difficulty, galaxy generation, mod packs, and build a unique multiplayer environment for your community.

This guide explains how to host your own Empyrion server and why Citadel Servers is an excellent partner for your interstellar adventure.

Step 1: Choose a Reliable Hosting Provider

Empyrion – Galactic Survival is a large-scale sandbox universe featuring procedural planets, voxel building, AI factions, scenarios, blueprints, and extensive mod support. It requires strong hardware and stable networking to maintain smooth gameplay—especially on large galaxies, custom scenarios, or active PvE/PvP servers.

Performance: High-frequency CPUs and fast NVMe SSD storage ensure stable simulation ticks, smooth vessel movement, fast playfield switching, and responsive combat across planets and space.

Network Quality: Low-latency connections help maintain smooth multiplayer flight, accurate weapons fire, synced physics, and reliable faction interactions.

Ease of Management: A clean control panel makes it easy to adjust playfield settings, difficulty options, galaxy size, scenarios, mods, and configuration files.

Support Availability: 24/7 support ensures help is always available—especially useful for large multiplayer servers, modded scenarios, or custom configurations.

Citadel Servers provides all of this, delivering the power and reliability needed for long-term Empyrion worlds, whether PvE, PvP, co-op, or heavily modded.

Step 2: Order Your Hosting Plan

Setting up your Empyrion – Galactic Survival server is quick and simple:

1. Go to the Empyrion Galactic Survival hosting page.

2. Choose how many player slots you want.

3. Pick your server location closest to your player base for the best ping.

4. Select any extras, like process priority, premium support, etc.

5. Proceed to checkout — once payment is confirmed, your server deploys automatically.

You’ll receive an email with your control panel login details and connection info within minutes.

Step 3: Configure Your Server

Once deployed, it’s time to customize your Empyrion universe:

- Follow our Quick Start Guide

Set your server name, description, password, and admin access.

Choose a scenario:

Default survival

Reforged Eden

Project Eden

Custom workshop scenarios

Adjust galaxy size, number of star systems, and playfield generation rules.

Configure difficulty settings: enemy strength, drone base behavior, resource deposits, XP rates, CPU/weight limits, and building restrictions.

Install mods using the built-in Mod Manager or upload Workshop scenario files via FTP/SFTP.

Manage backups, auto-restarts, logs, and playfield regeneration.

Edit configuration files such as gameoptions.yaml, dedicated.yaml, and scenario configs directly through the control panel.

All management is streamlined through the Citadel Control Panel, suitable for both new server owners and advanced scenario creators.

Step 4: Launch and Play

When your server setup is complete, start it with one click and invite your players.

They can join via the in-game server browser or by entering your IP and port directly.

From the control panel, you can monitor online players, manage factions, restart playfields, review logs, apply new settings, and maintain server performance at any time.

Why Host with Citadel Servers

Hosting Empyrion with Citadel Servers gives you the stability, performance, and customization required to run a large-scale interstellar world. Our platform ensures smooth gameplay even with massive blueprints, custom scenarios, busy star systems, and active communities.

What Makes Us Stand Out

Instant Setup: Your Empyrion server deploys immediately—start exploring space within minutes.

High-Performance Hardware: Powerful CPUs and NVMe SSDs ensure stable simulation ticks, smooth ship handling, and fast playfield switching.

Global Data Centers: Choose from worldwide locations for the lowest possible ping for your players.

Full Access & Scenario Freedom: Edit any configuration file, install any scenario, and customize your galaxy without limitations.

One-Click Mod Manager: Install, update, and manage Steam Workshop scenarios and mods instantly.

Automated Backups & Scheduled Restarts: Protect your universe and keep the server running smoothly with automatic maintenance tools.

24/7 Expert Support: Our technical team is always available for help with installation, mods, scenarios, optimization, and troubleshooting.

Your galaxy deserves a stable and powerful foundation—and Citadel Servers provides everything needed for long-term survival, exploration, and warfare in Empyrion.

Order Your Empyrion Galactic Survival Server Now