Nightingale Server Hosting
Walk the Fae Realms with your fellow Realmwalkers while the AI copilot keeps the portals open.
What do you need for Nightingale server hosting?
For Nightingale server hosting you need 8–12 GB of RAM, Inflexion's free Nightingale Dedicated Server tool (SteamCMD app 3796810, Windows or Linux), UDP port 7777 reachable, and a ServerSettings.ini with a password, because a fresh server lets anyone in. Some options, like max players and cheats, only work as launch arguments. Or rent a Nightingale server that is ready to go: GameTeam bills per GB of RAM, from $0.49/GB a week, never per slot (Nightingale supports six players per realm), and the AI copilot sets passwords, launch options and backups when you ask.
Run your Nightingale server by just asking.
Nightingale splits its settings between an .ini file and launch arguments, and some of them, like max players and cheats, only work on the command line. You don't have to remember which: tell the copilot what you want and it puts it in the right place, restarts, and reads NWX/Saved/Logs when something is off.
Estate That Waits
A persistent world at a fixed address for the party to return to.
No Config Files
Setup and settings handled by the copilot from plain descriptions.
Weekly, Like Expeditions
Pay for the weeks you walk the realms, not the calendar.
Nightingale with friends
A gaslamp-fantasy survival game: craft Realm Cards to open portals to procedurally built worlds, gather, build and fight through what lives in each. It is exploration first, and a group of Realmwalkers can hold an estate together and venture out from it.
Nightingale server RAM requirements
8-12 GB. Each realm is a separate loaded space, which is what drives the requirement.
| Your server | Starting RAM | From (Budget, weekly) |
|---|---|---|
| 2–3 Realmwalkers in one realm | 8 GB | $3.92 / week |
| A full party of six, one or two realms open | 10 GB | $4.90 / week |
| The party spread across several realms | 12 GB | $5.88 / week |
In Nightingale every realm someone is standing in is loaded on its own, so a party that splits up to farm different realms uses more memory than the same party adventuring together. Start at 8 GB and add RAM in one click when the group starts scattering. Player limit: 6 per realm.
How to set up a Nightingale server on GameTeam
Choose RAM and a location
8 GB suits a small party. Pick the location nearest most of your group from 25+ worldwide; the server is up seconds after you pay.
Decide whose realms it gets
The first character to join a new server uploads its realms to it. Join first with the character whose estate you want to keep, or with a new character for a clean start. Then ask the copilot to set a Password and AdminPassword.
Send your party the address
In Nightingale choose Play, pick a character, then Join a Game and IP/LAN. Enter the address and port from the panel, then the password.
Good to know before you start
Each realm is its own space, so a group that splits across realms loads more than the player count suggests.
Nightingale server settings explained
File settings go in NWX/Config/ServerSettings.ini (start it as a copy of ExampleServerSettings.ini), under the [/Script/NWX.NWXServerSettings] section. The rest are launch arguments only and do nothing if you put them in the file:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
Password | In the .ini file. The join password. There is none by default, so set one. |
AdminPassword | In the .ini file. Players who enter it in game can kick and ban. |
-ini:Game:[/Script/Engine.GameSession]:MaxPlayers=6 | Launch argument only. Players per realm; six is the default and the supported maximum. |
-EnableCheats | Launch argument only. Allows the admin panel with debug tools and cheats for players who authenticate with the admin password. |
-port=7777 | Launch argument only. UDP listen port, 1024 to 65535. Leave out the = and Unreal ignores it. |
-multihome=<IP> | Launch argument only. Binds the server to a single network interface. |
-statusPort=<port> | Launch argument only. Turns on an HTTP /status endpoint that reports loading or ready, the player count and player names. |
-log | Launch argument. Opens a console window on Windows. |
Can I add mods to a Nightingale server?
Nightingale has no official mod support for dedicated servers.
Nightingale server ports
Self-hosting means forwarding UDP 7777 on your router. On GameTeam there is nothing to forward: the panel shows the address and port your party types into IP/LAN.
Pay per GB of RAM. Never per slot.
You pay for memory, not seats, and billing can be weekly, so you are never locked into a month the group might not play. Change RAM in one click, or switch the same server to another game. The AI copilot is included on every plan.
- ✓ AI copilot included on every plan
- ✓ Unlimited player slots — we never charge per slot
- ✓ Ryzen 9 7950X · NVMe storage
- ✓ DDoS protection included
- ✓ Switch to another game anytime
Hardware & network
Locations
What server owners say
"Honestly didn't expect much from an 'AI manager', but it's how I run my server now. I'll type something like 'why did the server crash last night' and it actually reads the logs and tells me."
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"I'd been on two other hosts before this. What sold me was the AI manager catching a memory leak in one of my mods and naming the exact one — something I'd been chasing for weeks."
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"I'm not very technical and setting up servers always stressed me out. Now I just ask the assistant to fix a config, and it either walks me through it or does it for me."
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Nightingale server hosting FAQ
How much RAM does a Nightingale server need?
Plan for 8–12 GB. A few players exploring together run well on 8 GB; a full party spread across several realms needs 10–12 GB, because each occupied realm is loaded separately. Inflexion's server documentation gives no hardware figures, so treat 8 GB as the floor.
How many players can join a Nightingale server?
Six per realm by default. The cap can be raised with a launch argument, but Inflexion says anything above six is unsupported and may misbehave. That limit is the game's; GameTeam never charges per slot.
Does Nightingale still have official servers?
No. Since the 0.8.0 update on July 16, 2025, multiplayer runs on listen servers hosted from a player's game and on dedicated servers that players run or rent. Characters from the old online mode can be downloaded from the main menu with Download Characters.
Why use a Nightingale host server instead of hosting from my game?
A game started with Host a Game is a listen server: it closes when the host logs off. A dedicated server keeps the estate and realms online, so the party can keep exploring without you. Renting one also saves you the UDP port forward and the launch-argument fiddling.
Can I move my estate and realms to a rented server?
Yes. On a brand-new server, the first character to connect brings its realms with it, so join first with that character. Moving from another dedicated server instead? Copy its NWX/Saved/Offline, NWX/Saved/Config and NWX/Config folders across while both servers are stopped. Players' characters, inventories and looks always travel with them.
How do I back up my Nightingale server?
The server state is three folders: NWX/Saved/Offline, NWX/Saved/Config and NWX/Config. Nightingale also copies Offline into OfflineBackup the first time it starts on each weekday. On GameTeam, ask the copilot for a backup or use Backup Now in the panel before anything risky.
Does Nightingale support mods on dedicated servers?
Not officially. The built-in way to bend the rules is the admin panel: start the server with -EnableCheats, set an AdminPassword, and launch your own game with -EnableCheats as well.
What does a Nightingale server rental cost?
You pay per GB of RAM: $0.49/GB a week on Budget, or $1.99/GB billed monthly. 8 GB is $3.92 a week and 12 GB is $5.88 a week. Weekly billing fits a game played in bursts of expeditions, and the first 72 hours are money-back.
How do I update my Nightingale server?
Stop and start it from the GameTeam panel and it updates to the latest build automatically. If a friend is bounced back to the menu right after a game patch, a server on the older build is the first thing to check.
Run it yourself — or let the copilot.
Same server, any game.
Keep the estate lit for the next expedition.
Deploy a server, tell the copilot the password, and send your Realmwalkers the address.
Deploy your Nightingale server