Hytale Server Hosting UK

What Is Hytale Server Hosting?

Hytale server hosting is a managed service that runs the official Hytale dedicated server software on professional hardware in a datacentre, around the clock, so your world is online whether or not anyone is at their PC. Every GTX Gaming Hytale server includes the RAM plan you choose, 100GB of NVMe storage, daily automatic backups, enterprise DDoS protection and a web control panel, so jobs like naming your server, whitelisting a friend or installing a mod take a few clicks instead of a terminal session.

People look for it as a Hytale dedicated server, a Hytale private server, a Hytale game server or Hytale server rental, and many simply search for the best Hytale server hosting. They all mean the same thing: your own always-on Hytale server, with your world, your players and your rules.

What Is Hytale?

Hytale is a block-based adventure and creation game from Hypixel Studios, the team that grew out of the Hypixel Minecraft server. In the studio's own words it blends the freedom of a sandbox with the momentum of an RPG: you explore a procedurally generated world, fight its creatures, gather and craft, and build whatever you like. It entered Early Access on Windows PC on 13 January 2026, sold through hytale.com rather than Steam, after the studio's founders bought it back from Riot Games in November 2025.

• Two ways to play: Exploration mode is the adventure, with resources to gather, enemies to fight and places to find; Creative mode gives you unlimited blocks, flight and world-editing tools. A story-driven Adventure mode is still in development.
• Built for servers: community servers are a core part of the game, with an in-game server list, server-side mods that players receive automatically when they connect, and Hypixel Studios' own server manual for anyone running one.
• Updated every week: pre-release patches land weekly and are bundled into numbered updates every few weeks. Update 6 in August 2026 added Spectator mode, Hardcore and an in-game Mod Browser.
• Mods and monetisation on official terms: Hytale's server operator policies let servers earn from cosmetics and ranks within clear rules, with no revenue share taken until 13 January 2028.

Why Rent Your Own Hytale Server?

Hytale can open your single-player world to friends with a share code, but Hypixel Studios' own help pages are frank about the limits: it relies on UPnP and direct connections, it does not work on every network, and for persistent worlds or more than a few friends they point you at a dedicated server. Renting one solves the rest of the list too:

• Always online: the server runs 24 hours a day, so your world is there when your friends are, in any time zone, with nobody's PC left on overnight.
• No networking homework: no UPnP, no port forwarding, no carrier-grade NAT problems. Players add your address and connect.
• Proper hardware: high-frequency CPUs for the entity and player load, NVMe storage for chunk saves, and DDoS protection at the network edge.
• Authenticated for you: every Hytale server must authenticate with Hypixel Studios' services before it can accept players. Ours boot already authenticated, so there is no device code to type.
• Backups and support: daily automatic backups, a backup before every game update and a 24/7 support team mean a bad patch is a restore, not a lost world.

Hytale Server Requirements

Hypixel Studios' Hytale Server Manual sets the bar: the server runs on any machine with at least 4GB of memory and Java 25, on x64 or arm64, and it talks to players over the QUIC protocol on UDP port 5520 rather than TCP. The manual also explains what drives the load: CPU use rises with player and entity counts, while RAM use rises with the loaded world area, so a high view distance and players exploring in different directions cost memory. Our servers come with Java 25 installed, the port opened and the server files, assets and launcher in place; the one requirement left to you is the RAM plan, from 4GB to 96GB.

Getting Started & Joining Your Hytale Server

Your server is installed the moment you order. From there, getting your friends into the world typically looks like this:

• Order: choose your RAM and your location, and your server is set up instantly.
• Name it: open Configuration Files in the control panel, set ServerName, the MOTD and, if you want a private world, a Password in the SERVER config.json, then save.
• Start: press START and watch the Web Console; the server is ready once it reports that it is listening.
• Share the address: copy the address and port from Connection Info on the panel's home page (port 5520 unless we told you otherwise) and send it to your friends.
• Join: in Hytale, open Servers from the main menu, add your server with that address and port, and connect.

The home page of the panel also shows your SFTP details, so you always know where your server lives and how to reach its files. If you would rather players could not simply walk in, turn on RequireJoinPermission and use the whitelist described below.

config.json: Server Name, Player Limit, View Distance & Game Mode

Hytale keeps its server identity and defaults in a single config.json, and our panel exposes it as the SERVER entry under Configuration Files with both a Config Editor and a Text Editor:

• ServerName and MOTD: what players see in their server list.
• Password: set one for a private world; leave it empty for a public server.
• MaxPlayers: the player limit. Hytale servers at GTX Gaming are priced by RAM, so this number is yours to set.
• MaxViewRadius: the view distance in chunks. Our config ships at 12, the limit Hypixel Studios recommends for both performance and gameplay, and it is the single biggest lever on RAM use.
• Defaults: the world new players spawn into, the default GameMode (Adventure or Creative) and the HardcoreMode setting.
• RequireJoinPermission: switch it on and only players on your whitelist can connect.

Stop the server before you edit config.json, save it, then start the server again: the manual notes that configuration files are read at startup and written back when in-game actions change them, so edits made while the server is running are likely to be overwritten.

World Rules & Game Modes

Each world in your universe folder carries its own config.json, which our panel lists as the WORLD entry under Configuration Files. This is where the rules that make a server feel like yours live:

• IsPvpEnabled: on for a competitive server, off for a peaceful build world.
• IsFallDamageEnabled: handy to switch off on a creative or parkour server.
• IsSpawningNPC and IsAllNPCFrozen: whether creatures spawn at all, and a freeze switch for building sessions.
• IsGameTimePaused and GameplayConfig: stop the clock, or point the world at a different gameplay config.
• Seed and WorldGen: the seed and generator the world was made with, if you want a fresh map with the same settings.

Combined with the default GameMode in the server config, that covers the usual server types: an Exploration survival world with PvP, a Creative plot world with fall damage and NPCs off, or a Hardcore server for the brave. Update 6 added Spectator mode as well, which admins can use to watch without being seen.

Whitelist, Permissions, Bans & Commands

Three small files next to config.json decide who gets in and what they may do, and all three are under Configuration Files in the panel:

• whitelist.json: the players allowed to join when RequireJoinPermission is on. The quickest way to run a friends-only server.
• permissions.json: the rights of each player and group, from your own admin powers to a moderator who can kick but not ban.
• bans.json: the players you have shown the door; the server keeps it up to date when you ban someone in the game.

Server commands can be typed into the Web Console in the panel without joining the game, and Scheduled Tasks can run them on a timer, so routine admin jobs such as a nightly restart warning do not need you online. Edit the JSON files with the server stopped, since Hytale rewrites them when permissions change in the game.

Mods on Your Hytale Server

Hytale's modding is server-side: mods are installed on the server as .jar or .zip files in the mods folder, and players receive what they need automatically when they connect, with nothing to install at their end. Our panel gives you two routes. CurseForge Mods opens the Hytale catalogue on CurseForge inside the panel, with the popular mods at the top; press Install on the one you want, restart the server and it is live, and the Mod Manager shows what is installed. Anything you found elsewhere goes into the mods folder with the File Manager or SFTP. Read a mod's page first, keep an eye on the version it was built for, and take a backup before you add one: with weekly game updates, a mod can stop working until its maker catches up.

Updates & Backups

Hytale checks client and server versions against each other exactly, so an out-of-date server turns players away. Three things keep yours current and safe:

• The built-in updater: the Hytale server checks for new versions itself, downloads them to a staging area and, per its config, backs up before applying one.
• Update Server and Scheduled Tasks: update with one button in the panel, or put updates and restarts on a timer with a warning to players first, so patch day never catches your server on the wrong version.
• Backups: daily automatic backups plus your own from the Backup Manager, restored in a couple of clicks, and the Log Viewer keeps every session's log if something needs a closer look.

How Much Does Hytale Server Hosting Cost in the UK?

Pricing is simple: you pay for RAM, with 100GB of NVMe storage included on every server and no per-slot charge:

• 4GB: from £9.12/mo. A few friends at the default view distance; the minimum Hytale asks for.
• 8GB: from £17.36/mo. A community with a few mods installed.
• 16GB: from £33.44/mo. Public servers and heavy mod packs.
• 32GB: from £62.72/mo. Big communities and event servers.
• 96GB: from £190.08/mo. The biggest Hytale server we offer.

Every tier in between is in the full plan list at the top of this page. All plans include instant setup, DDoS protection, daily automatic backups and 24/7 support, with no setup fee and no contract. Billing is monthly by default, with three-month, six-month and yearly cycles available at a discount, and you can change plan or cancel at any time.

How Much RAM Does a Hytale Server Need?

Hypixel Studios' guidance is that RAM follows the loaded world area: a high view distance and players exploring in different directions load more chunks, while player and NPC counts mostly cost CPU. Their recommendation is to cap the view distance at 12 chunks (384 blocks), which is where our config starts. On memory, on our own demo server a freshly generated world with nobody online used about 2.8GB of a 4GB plan, so 4GB covers a small group of friends at the default view distance. More players spread across the map, a bigger view distance and mods use more, so busy servers need more. The control panel shows live memory use, the Performance Saver config trims the view distance when the server is under load, and you can change your RAM tier at any time from your client area.

Locations for Hytale Server Hosting

Hytale's combat rewards timing, and nobody enjoys losing a fight to lag, so host close to your players. GTX Gaming runs Hytale server hosting from a UK datacentre in London plus 17 more locations worldwide: Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Madrid in Europe; New York, Ashburn, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Los Angeles, Portland and Quebec in North America; Sydney, Singapore and Mumbai in Asia-Pacific; plus Moscow. Some locations carry a surcharge, shown at checkout. Use the live ping test above to find the lowest-latency location for your group, pick it at checkout, and if you need to move later our support team can migrate your server.

Hytale Server Hosting Glossary

Quick definitions of the terms you'll meet across Hytale, our control panel and your Hytale dedicated server:

Setup Guides & Help for Your Hytale Server

Once your Hytale server is live, our help guides cover the common jobs, such as connecting to your server over SFTP and finding your server's files and folders, and the help guides in your client area list the rest. Our 24/7 support team is on live chat and tickets for anything the guides don't cover:

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