Guides, tutorials, and tips for Enshrouded server hosting.
The 1.0 server converts an Early Access world on its first boot. The savedata2-migration log lines from a real server, which files in savegame are involved, what to do if the lines never appear, and why the update is one-way.
Your players updated to 1.0 and cannot join, the server restarted fine, and the log still says Game Version (SVN): 1024233. The Steam update step failed and the game started the old build anyway. How to read the steamcmd output, what the failures look like, and how to force the update.
Six checks for the first week of Enshrouded 1.0 on a dedicated server, with the exact log lines: confirm build 1267041, watch the save migration, warn the group about the skill reset, leave roles alone, look at the new enemy-count option, and do not promise crossplay.
Enshrouded is not cross-platform. Keen's launch FAQ says crossplay is in the works with no estimate. Who can play with whom on PC, Steam Deck, PS5 and Xbox, cross-save, and which servers each platform can actually join.
Enshrouded 1.0 shipped on 15 October 2026. The changelog lines that touch dedicated servers — roles unchanged, a new save format migrated on first boot, reworked performance warnings, the skill reset — plus what we measured on the first day of 1.0 servers and how to check your build.
The savegame folder, the 10-minute autosave, why characters never move (Keen stores them client-side), the four-step transfer, what goes wrong, and the backup to take before and after.
Where user groups came from, the five flags, Keen’s Admin/Friend/Guest examples, reserved slots, the retired top-level password key, and why a fresh server ships closed with randomised passwords.
Keen’s numbers are 4.4 GB idle, 100 MB per player and no more than 6 GB, which is why 4 GB does not exist. What the figures cover, Keen’s CPU and disk guidance, what none of it tells you, and how to choose 6, 8 or 12 GB.
A running server nobody can join is almost always a build mismatch or the wrong role’s password. The checklist: patch notes, group passwords, UDP 15636/15637, IPv4 only, exact name, HostOnline in the log, free slots.
SteamCMD app 2278520, every key in enshrouded_server.json, UDP 15636 and 15637 on IPv4, how players join by name and role password, and the update routine that keeps the server on the players’ build — from Keen’s own articles.