Planet Explorers Server Hosting

Run your own world on Maria for friends or a community. Pick the mode, the map and the rules, and keep it online when you log off.

  • Story, Adventure or Build worlds
  • Co-op, versus or survival
  • Up to 32 players, no per-slot fees
  • Switch between 511 games for free, anytime*
From, per month
$5.49
Player slots
Unlimited
Uptime
99.9%
Money-back
3 days

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Andhera Queen3 GB RAM, 150% CPU

$8.49/mo

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Secure Backups Included

Andhera Queen

$8.49/mo

Billed monthly. Cancel any time.

  • Andhera Queen plan $8.49
  • Secure Backups 30 GBFree
3-day money-back guarantee
Part of the Gamebox

Switch your Planet Explorers server to any of 510 other games, right from the panel, whenever you want!*

Included with

every plan

99.9%+ Uptime
MySQL Database
(S)FTP Access
Secure Backups
Auto Restarts
DDoS Protected
No Per-Slot Fees
NVMe Storage
US & UK Locations
Automatic Install

Why host your Planet Explorers server with Physgun?

Your mode, your map and your rules, on a world that stays up for your whole group.

Maria ยท Epsilon Indi

Pick the power you need

Choose the CPU, memory and NVMe storage your world runs on, and add more when your group grows.

Online ยท DDoS protected

Always online, always protected

Your world on Maria stays up when you log off, and it is protected from DDoS attacks.

Deploying server Installing Planet Explorers Server online

Installs and updates itself

Order and the server installs Planet Explorers with its multiplayer patch, then checks for game updates each time it starts.

Config EditorServerConfig.conf
GameplayNew World Terrain
MonstersOn
Skill TreeOn
Items Dropped on Death50%
Unlimited ResourcesOff On
Saved to ServerConfig.confno file editing needed

ServerConfig.conf, without the typing

World Rules in the Config Editor

Turn monsters and unlimited resources on or off, use the skill tree, set how much players drop when they die, and shape the land of your next world.

  • Gameplay and New World Terrain groups
  • Biome, climate, rivers and terrain height for new worlds
VS CodeServerConfig.conf - Physgun VS Code main
ServerConfig.conf output_log.txt
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// your world, your rules
"ServerName": "Maria Colony",
"MonsterYes": true,
"NumPerTeam": 16
Terminal
$ ssh server@physgun.com
โœ“ Connected, Planet Explorers container ready
$ physgun status
โ— running ยท Adventure

For the power users

SSH Access & VSCode

Connect with real developer tools and edit ServerConfig.conf directly. Or skip it and use the panel.

  • Full SSH access included
  • Edit files live in VSCode
Server Name
server nameMaria Colony
Restart
Back online as Maria Colony

Your Server, Your Name

Set the server name, password and max players in the startup settings. Each name keeps its own world, so a new name starts a fresh one.

StoryMissions, colony and the aliens of Maria
AdventureSeeded map, dungeons and bosses
BuildNo enemies, endless materials

Story, Adventure or Build

Follow the story together, explore a seeded adventure map, or build with no enemies and endless materials.

Game TypeCo-op, Versus or SurvivalVersus
TeamsPlayers split between them4
Map SizeFor a new world40 x 40 km

Co-op, Versus or Survival

Play together or against each other in up to four teams, on a map from 2 x 2 km up to 40 x 40 km.

The panel every Planet Explorers server deserves.

One place for your whole world on Maria: name, password, game mode, map seed and map size in the startup settings, a config editor for monsters, resources and new world terrain, schedules you set for restarts and backups, subusers for your friends, a file manager with SSH and VS Code, and every other universal tool.

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True Console & SSH Access - Physgun Panel

True Console & SSH Access

Accurate, blazing-fast output piped directly from the container. Paired with complete SSH access inside the Panel!

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Planet Explorers Server Hosting, Explained

What is Planet Explorers?

New to Planet Explorers?

What is Planet Explorers?

Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG from Pathea Games. In the year 2287, a colony ship from Earth crashes on the planet Maria, and the survivors must explore, gather, build, create and fight to make a new home. Every bit of the voxel terrain can be dug and reshaped, and the Creation Editor lets you design your own vehicles, weapons, armor, boats and VTOLs.

Dig, Build, Create.

Reshape the land, raise a colony and build the machines you designed.

A Living World.

Over 140 kinds of enemies, bosses and the sentient aliens of Maria.

What is Planet Explorers Server Hosting?

Why rent a server?

What is Planet Explorers Server Hosting?

A Planet Explorers dedicated server keeps your world online without a PC left on at home, so your group can play whenever they like. With Physgun you set the server name, password, max players, game mode, game type, teams, map seed and map size in the panel, turn monsters, unlimited resources and the skill tree on or off in the config editor, and get full file access over SFTP and SSH.

Always Online.

Your world stays up when you log off, so friends can join any time.

Saved on Every Stop.

The server saves your world when it stops, and loads it again on the next start.

Questions, answered

Straight answers before you order. Still stuck? Real people are here around the clock.

Physgun

Up to 32 players, and in versus they split into two to four teams. We never charge per player slot.

Yes. Planet Explorers is free on Steam, so your whole group can join without buying the game.

Yes. Each player installs the community PEPatch multiplayer patch on their game, the same patch your server runs, and joins your server.

Yes. Pick Story, Adventure or Build when you start a world. Story worlds are co-op, and Adventure and Build worlds can also be versus or survival.

Yes. The server checks for game updates each time it starts, so a restart brings the latest version.

Yes. You can set up a backup schedule in the panel, and secure backup storage is included in every Physgun server!

Yes, to any Gamebox game your box can run. A switch reinstalls the server, so the panel offers to take a backup first, and if the new game needs more CPU, memory or storage, upgrade your box before you switch. A switch that moves your server to another machine changes its IP address.

Yes. Every Physgun server is protected from DDoS attacks.

Chicago, USA and London, UK. Pick the one closest to most of your players.

Yes. Every server has a 3 day refund guarantee.
Still stuck?

Ready to launch your Planet Explorers server?

Explore, build and fight across Maria with friends, on a world that stays up when you log off.

  • 3-day money-back guarantee
  • Online in minutes
  • Real people, around the clock