How to Host a Core Keeper Server – Step-by-Step Guide for Explorers
If you’re ready to dig deeper into the mysterious Cavern and shape your own underground world, hosting a Core Keeper server is the perfect way to bring your adventure to life. Customize your gameplay, invite friends, and build a thriving base in the depths exactly the way you want.
This guide explains how to host your own server and why Citadel Servers is an excellent partner for your journey.
Step 1: Choose a Reliable Hosting Provider
Core Keeper may look simple on the surface, but with automation, bosses, large bases, and dedicated multiplayer, it performs best on stable, high-performance hardware.
Performance: Strong CPUs and NVMe SSD storage ensure smooth gameplay when exploring, fighting bosses, or expanding massive bases.
Network Quality: Low-latency servers guarantee responsive multiplayer sessions and minimal rubber-banding.
Ease of Management: A clean control panel makes editing world settings, mods, and gameplay rules easy.
Support Availability: 24/7 support ensures you’re never stuck waiting when you need help most.
Citadel Servers delivers all of this—offering excellent stability and performance that keeps your underground world running smoothly.
Step 2: Order Your Hosting Plan
Setting up your Core Keeper server with Citadel Servers is quick and simple:
1. Go to the Core Keeper 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 your server is online, it’s time to personalize your Core Keeper world:
- Follow our Quick Start Guide
Set your server name and password.
Choose world settings, difficulty levels, and map preferences.
Configure gameplay rules such as enemy behavior, resource rates, or progression speeds.
Install or manage mods with our built-in Mod Manager, or upload files directly via FTP/SFTP.
All settings can be customized through the Citadel Control Panel, designed to be intuitive for both beginners and experienced admins.
Step 4: Launch and Play
When your configuration is complete, start your server with one click and invite your community.
Players can join via the in-game server browser or by entering your server’s IP and port.
You can watch activity, manage players, rotate maps, and restart the server whenever needed—all from the same interface.
Why Host with Citadel Servers
When you host Core Keeper with Citadel Servers, you gain a reliable, flexible, and powerful environment designed to support your underground adventure. Our hosting ensures smooth gameplay, stable worlds, and total control.
What Makes Us Stand Out
Instant Setup: Your server goes live immediately after payment—start exploring within minutes.
High-Performance Hardware: Dedicated CPU power and NVMe SSD storage keep bases, fights, and automation running smoothly.
Global Data Centers: Select from multiple worldwide locations for the lowest possible ping.
Full Access & Mod Freedom: Upload, edit, and customize any file to shape your world exactly how you want.
One-Click Mod Manager: Browse, install, update, and manage mods instantly with no complicated tools.
Automated Backups & Easy Restarts: Protect your progress and manage reboots directly from your panel.
24/7 Expert Support: Our team is always available—day or night—to help with setup, troubleshooting, or configuration.
Your underground world deserves a strong and stable foundation — and that’s exactly what Citadel Servers delivers: performance, flexibility, and reliability built for Core Keepers.
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