Terraria Server Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Terraria Server hosting and give your friends a private, always-on Terraria dedicated server on your own xCloud server. xCloud runs the pinned vanilla Terraria 1.4.5.0 server image as a single container, generates the join password, publishes the game port on a public TCP port, creates a world on first start and keeps it on a persistent volume — players join from the normal Terraria PC client.

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What is Terraria Server?

A Terraria dedicated server is a standalone process that hosts a Terraria world so players can join it from the Terraria PC client with an address, port and password, with no one keeping a game client open. Running it yourself is the self-hosted Terraria server route, and the alternative to rented game hosting. This template runs the vanilla Terraria 1.4.5.0 server through the community hexlo/terraria-server-docker image.

On xCloud it is a single container, pinned by immutable digest, with the terraria_worlds volume for world files and the ban list. The game port is published on a public TCP port, a join password is generated at install, and moderation is done from the server console over SSH. There is no web page and no admin account.

From Sign-Up to a Running World In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Terraria dedicated server normally means a container, a world file, a join password, a published port and a volume before anyone can connect. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Terraria Server from the OneClick catalog. No domain is needed, and the only field is the server password: leave it empty to have xCloud generate one, or enter your own (6 to 32 letters and numbers).
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the community Terraria server image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no companion services, mount the terraria_worlds volume for the world files and ban list, apply the join password and publish the game port. The first start takes a minute or two while a small Expert-mode world is generated.
Step 03
Join From Terraria
Save the Server Address, Server Port and Server Password from the protected credentials. In Terraria choose Multiplayer, then Join via IP, and enter all three.

Everything Terraria Server Hosting Does, On Your Own Server

A vanilla Terraria dedicated server that runs in full here: a password-protected world that survives a restart.

Vanilla Terraria 1.4.5.0
A vanilla dedicated server, so players use the normal Terraria PC client. Clients must match the server's game version.
Join Password Required
A 12-character password is generated at install, or you set your own. In QA the server refused passwordless joins, and the password did not appear in the container logs.
World Created Automatically
On first start the server creates a small, Expert-mode world. World size, seed and difficulty can be changed in the environment editor.
Console Moderation
Kick, ban and save from the server console, which you reach over SSH with docker attach.
Persistent World And Ban List
World files, their .bak backups and banlist.txt live on the terraria_worlds volume. In QA the world file kept its inode and size across a restart and was loaded, not regenerated.
Extra Worlds On Demand
Set a new worldname in the environment editor and redeploy to start another world; the old world file stays on disk.

Everything You Need To Run Your Game Server 24/7

Managed hosting for your Terraria server, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Terraria Server 1.4.5.0 deployed instantly
Community image pinned by digest
Join password generated for you
Game port published for you
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Terraria Server

A Terraria multiplayer server for your friends
Share the address, port and password with the people you trust, and they can join the same world whenever they like from the normal Terraria PC client.
A world that stays online without a host player
The server runs on its own xCloud server rather than on a player's machine, and the world is reloaded from the terraria_worlds volume after every restart or redeploy.
A fresh world for a new season
Set a new world name, seed or difficulty in the environment editor and redeploy to start another world; the previous world file stays on disk beside it.
A server you can moderate yourself
Kick, ban and save from the server console over SSH, with banlist.txt kept on the persistent volume so bans outlast a restart.

Terraria Server vs Alternatives

Rented game hosting: A rented slot is run for you on someone else's panel; here you run the server on your own xCloud server, with the world and ban list on your own volume and no per-slot plan.
Hosting from the Terraria client: A player can host a game from their own client, which depends on that player's machine being on; a dedicated server runs on its own xCloud server instead.
Pterodactyl: A free, open-source control panel for managing game servers such as Minecraft, Rust and Terraria; this template is a single Terraria server with no panel to run.
hexlo/terraria-server-docker by hand: Its README has you write a docker-compose.yml, a Worlds folder and environment values yourself; this template supplies the volume, join password and published port from the install form.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Terraria Server hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Terraria sits alongside other game servers or apps.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. The Terraria server binaries are Re-Logic's proprietary software; check that your use fits Terraria's terms.

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Ready To Run Your Own Terraria Server?

Terraria Server on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

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Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
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Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
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From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

How do I run a Terraria server with Docker?

This template does the Docker part for Terraria server docker hosting: one hexlo/terraria-server-docker container, pinned by digest, with the terraria_worlds volume and a published port. You only choose a password or let xCloud generate it, so there is no compose file to write.

How much RAM does a Terraria server need?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 1024 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk; QA measured about 570 to 634 MiB after start and world load. Larger worlds with many players will need more, which is why this page sells the 6 GB tier.

What port does a Terraria server use?

Inside the container the server listens on TCP 7777, which upstream says not to change. xCloud publishes it on a public TCP port shown as Server Port in the credentials, so players enter that number, not 7777. The server speaks raw TCP, not HTTP.

How do I join a Terraria server by IP address?

In Terraria choose Multiplayer, then Join via IP, and enter the Server Address, Server Port and Server Password from the protected credentials. Allow a minute or two after install for the first start, and make sure the client matches the server's game version.

How do I set a password on a Terraria server?

A 12-character password is generated at install, or you enter your own of 6 to 32 letters and numbers. To change it, edit it in the environment editor and Save and Redeploy; it is re-applied on every start, so a console change lasts only until restart.

Edit environment variables

How many players can join a Terraria server?

The image's README lists maxplayers with a default of 16. This template leaves that setting optional: add maxplayers in the environment editor and redeploy to change it. The password is the only access control, so share it only with people you trust.

How do I create a new world on a Terraria dedicated server?

Set a new worldname in the environment editor, with seed or difficulty if you want them, and redeploy. These settings apply only while no world file of that name exists, and the old world file stays on disk. The first world is a small Expert-mode world.

Where are Terraria server worlds saved, and what is the backup?

On the terraria_worlds volume, which holds the world files, their .bak copies and banlist.txt. That volume is your backup target. Stop the server first, by typing exit in the console or using Stop in the dashboard, so the world is saved.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade the Terraria server version?

Nothing updates itself: the template pins hexlo/terraria-server-docker 1.4.5.0 by digest, and new installations use that release. Back up terraria_worlds, then move to a newer template version on your own schedule. Terraria clients must match the server's game version.

Is the Terraria server software open source?

No. The Terraria server binaries are Re-Logic's proprietary software, downloaded when the image is built, and the community image repository reports no detectable licence. Check that your use fits Terraria's terms before you invite players.

Is this a Terraria server cloud setup with a web panel?

It is a Terraria server on your own dedicated Cloud VPS, with no web panel, domain or admin account. Plain HTTP to the port returns nothing, which is expected. Moderation uses docker attach over SSH, and Ctrl+C there would stop the server.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.