- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
2 Dedicated Threads @ 5.7GHz - DDR5 RAM
4GB (Guaranteed) - NVMe SSD
35GB Storage - Game Slots
Set the game slots yourself - DDOS PROTECTION
Included
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
2 Dedicated Threads @ 5.7GHz - DDR5 RAM
6GB (Guaranteed) - NVMe SSD
40GB Storage - Game Slots
Set the game slots yourself - DDOS PROTECTION
Included
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
3 Dedicated Threads @ 5.7GHz - DDR5 RAM
8GB (Guaranteed) - NVMe SSD
60GB Storage - Game Slots
Set the game slots yourself - DDOS PROTECTION
Included
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
4 Dedicated Threads @ 5.7GHz - DDR5 RAM
12GB (Guaranteed) - NVMe SSD
80GB Storage - Game Slots
Unlimited player slots - DDOS PROTECTION
Included
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
6 Dedicated Threads @ 5.7GHz - DDR5 RAM
16GB (Guaranteed) - NVMe SSD
120GB Storage - Game Slots
Unlimited player slots - DDOS PROTECTION
Included
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
8 Dedicated Threads @ 5.7GHz - DDR5 RAM
24GB (Guaranteed) - NVMe SSD
160GB Storage - Game Slots
Unlimited player slots - DDOS PROTECTION
Included
What is the best Aloft server hosting service in 2026?
XGamingServer is the top-rated Aloft server hosting provider in 2026. Every plan runs on AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processors with DDR5 RAM and NVMe SSD storage, purpose-built for sky island co-op and persistent Realmscape worlds. Plans start at just $7/month with 30% off your first month, and include DDoS protection, automated backups, 6 global datacenter locations, and 24/7 expert support so your group can explore, build, and cure corruption without interruption.
Aloft Game Panel Sneak Peek
Our Aloft game panel is based on pterodactyl and will come with power packed features.
Easy Aloft server Configuration
Our Aloft game panel is easy to use. With full control of your server and game files.
Automated Aloft Server Backups
You can configure Aloft server backups straight from the panel and download the backups anytime you want. Now data loss will be a thing of the past.
Custom Panel
MYSQL databases, invite users, create schedules such as auto restart to help with Aloft memory leak issue, Mod Manager and much more
Get the Best Performance for Your Aloft Server Hosting
Experience the hosting your project deserves with our cutting-edge, high-frequency hardware, meticulously optimized for Aloft. We guarantee unparalleled performance through our strict no-overload, no-oversell policy. Our unique transparency protocol puts you in control, providing real-time access to core server metrics. Stop wondering about your server's capabilities - with us, peak performance isn't just promised, it's proven.
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Game Switcher
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Powerful Hardware
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Sub-Users and complete control
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DDoS Protection
Flexibility: XGamingServer provides a game switching feature, allowing you to switch between different games hosted on the same server. This means you can easily switch from Aloft to another supported game without needing a separate server.
Cost-Effective: This feature maximizes the use of your server resources and offers cost savings by eliminating the need to purchase multiple servers for different games.
Seamless Transition: The process of switching games is designed to be seamless and straightforward, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption. Your server settings and files are preserved, so you can jump back anytime.
Experience unrivaled performance with our state-of-the-art, high-frequency hardware specifically optimized for Aloft servers. Our infrastructure is engineered to prevent overloads and overselling, delivering consistent and dependable performance.
We offer dedicated physical resources exclusively for your use, not just a shared pool of servers with slot restrictions. This guarantees your server remains unencumbered. With complete access to core server metrics, you can track performance as it happens. Hardware Specifications: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X @ 5.7GHz / 128GB DDR5 RAM / 1TB NVMe SSDs / Network Capacity: Premium 1Gbps
Collaborative Server Management with Instant File Access Empower your team and streamline server administration with our comprehensive management tools. Invite trusted individuals - friends, developers, and staff members - to access your server console, allowing them to restart the server and configure files as needed. This collaborative approach distributes responsibilities, ensures smoother operations, and reduces the burden of solo server management while maintaining your control over permission levels.
Experience unparalleled convenience with our built-in file management system, eliminating the need for time-consuming SFTP programs. Add, delete, and edit files directly on your server through our intuitive interface. Whether you're tweaking a config file, updating server rules, or implementing new mods, you can make real-time changes from one centralized dashboard.
To combat the frequent DDoS attacks targeting the online gaming and eSport sectors, hosting platforms need robust protection for server IP addresses. These attacks, often exploiting UDP protocols, can severely disrupt gaming services.
Our service offers always-on, high-speed protection tailored to gaming applications, distinguishing legitimate players from attackers. Utilizing advanced traffic analysis and specialized hardware, our solution ensures game quality by filtering both incoming and outgoing traffic, effectively mitigating threats at both the network and application layers. This custom protection, developed through extensive research and testing, adapts to various games and communication modules to ensure optimal security.
Our datacenters are located in 5 regions
Global coverage our game servers are located in East and West Coast North America, Europe, Singapore and Australia getting you an Aloft server rental closest to you with minimal ping
6 Global Datacenters in East and West Coast North America, Canada, Europe, Singapore and Australia
This ensures you always receive the best ping for a smooth, and fast gaming experience.
- East Coast USA-NYC/Miami/Montreal
- West Coast USA-Los Angeles
- Europe-Germany
- Oceania-Australia/New Zealand
- Singapore
How do I set up Aloft dedicated server?
We will show you how Xgamingserver makes it easier for you to set up an Aloft server without the many configuraitons and technical knowhow
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Installation of Aloft Server with XGamingServer
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Installation of Aloft Server without XGamingServer
Step 1: Enter your details Select your plan size and region
Step 2: Purchase a server
Step 3: Launch your Server and enjoy
Hosting an Aloft Server on a VPS
Hosting your own Aloft dedicated server on a VPS gives you full control over your sky island world. This guide walks you through setting up an Aloft server on Ubuntu Linux. You'll need root access and at least 4GB RAM.
Step 1: Connect to Your Server
ssh your_username@your_vps_ipStep 2: Install SteamCMD
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install lib32gcc-s1 lib32stdc++6 curl wget screen -y
mkdir ~/steamcmd && cd ~/steamcmd
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
tar -xvzf steamcmd_linux.tar.gzStep 3: Install the Aloft Dedicated Server
cd ~/steamcmd
./steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir ~/aloft-server +login anonymous +app_update 2667480 validate +quitStep 4: Configure Firewall
sudo ufw allow ssh
sudo ufw allow 7777/udp
sudo ufw allow 27015/udp
sudo ufw enableStep 5: Start the Server
cd ~/aloft-server
screen -dmS aloft ./AloftServer.x86_64
echo "Aloft server started. Use 'screen -r aloft' to view the console."Step 6: Connect to Your Aloft Server
Launch Aloft through Steam, go to Multiplayer, and use Direct Connect to enter your VPS IP address and port 7777. Your friends can join the same way to start exploring the sky islands together.
Server Maintenance
Keep your server updated:
cd ~/steamcmd
./steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir ~/aloft-server +login anonymous +app_update 2667480 validate +quitWhy Choose XGamingServer for Aloft Game Server Hosting
Below are some of the things that shows why you should choose us for your Aloft hosting
Around the clock Support for Aloft
We respond to tickets in good record times, and we help and much as we can to solve your issues.
Extensive Aloft Documentation
Our documentation will already get you up and running with Aloft servers. From basics to advance server configurations.
Instant Activation
Aloft servers comes online within minutes of placing an order. This means you start playing instantly.
Top of the line hardware
Our servers are hosted on the best latest Ryzen and intel CPUs with NVMe SSD and on a Bandwidth of 1Gbps. Giving you the best Aloft server hosting and gaming experience.
Multiple Location
Our Aloft game servers are located in East and West Coast North America, Europe, Singapore and Australia. We ensure you get the server with the lowest ping.
Custom Control Panel
Our control panel is fully customized to ensure easy and fully customization of your game server.
About Aloft
Aloft is a cozy open-world survival game developed by Astrolabe Interactive and published by Yogscast Games. Set entirely above the clouds, the game puts players on floating sky islands where they gather resources, build homes, care for animals, and craft tools to survive. What makes Aloft unique is its core traversal mechanic: players can transform any island into a flyable skyship by constructing a helm, rudder, and sails, then pilot it across the open sky to discover new islands, ancient ruins, and hidden secrets.
The game launched into Early Access in 2024 and quickly built a dedicated community thanks to its relaxing atmosphere, cooperative multiplayer, and the creative freedom of its building system. Unlike harsher survival games, Aloft focuses on rewarding positive actions rather than punishing mistakes. There are no hunger timers ticking down or aggressive enemies hunting you at night. Instead, the challenge comes from a spreading fungal corruption that threatens the ecosystem of each island. Players research antidotes, brew cures, and restore biodiversity to bring infected islands back to life.
Multiplayer and Dedicated Servers
Aloft supports cooperative multiplayer for up to 8 players on a shared world called a Realmscape. When playing on a dedicated server, the world stays online 24/7, meaning friends can join and continue building, exploring, or curing corruption even when the host is offline. This is a major advantage over peer-to-peer hosting where the game world only exists while the host is playing. Dedicated servers also provide more stable connections and lower latency, which matters when multiple players are sailing their islands through the same region of sky.
Building and Exploration
The building system in Aloft lets players construct everything from simple shelters to elaborate sky homes complete with farms, animal pens, windmills, and automated production lines. Wind is a core resource — players install windmills connected by cables and pulleys to power machines, and can fly their island into stronger winds to boost crafting speed and sailing power. Exploration takes players across a vast procedurally generated sky world filled with different island biomes, ancient ruins containing lost technology, and environmental puzzles tied to the corruption mechanic.
Why Host an Aloft Dedicated Server
Running Aloft on a dedicated server makes the most sense for groups who want a persistent shared world. Since the game revolves around long-term island development, corruption curing, and exploration progress, having a server that stays online means no work is lost when players log off at different times. A dedicated server with fast NVMe storage handles world saves smoothly, and sufficient RAM ensures the game doesn’t stutter when multiple players are building complex structures or sailing through dense island clusters simultaneously.
What other Aloft gamers are saying
Here is just a snippet on what our customers are saying about our Aloft hosting on Trustpilot
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Setup Guides & Documentation on Aloft
Step-by-step server guides from our official documentation.
How to Connect to Your Server
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How to Configure Your Server
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How to Reset Your Server
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Frequently Asked Questions About Aloft Server Hosting
Everything you need to know about hosting your own Aloft dedicated server for sky island adventures.
- Aloft is a cozy open-world survival crafting game developed by Astrolabe Interactive and published by Yogscast Games. Players live on floating sky islands above the clouds, gathering resources, building homes, farming, caring for animals, and exploring a vast procedurally generated sky world.
- What makes Aloft unique is that you can transform any island into a flyable skyship by building a helm, rudder, and sails — then pilot it across the open sky to discover new islands, ancient ruins, and hidden secrets. The game also features a corruption mechanic where players research antidotes and cure infected ecosystems.
- Aloft supports up to 8 players on a shared multiplayer world called a Realmscape. Players can explore, build, and sail sky islands together cooperatively. The 8-player limit is the developer-intended cap for balanced gameplay.
- On a dedicated server, all 8 players get stable connections and low latency compared to peer-to-peer hosting, where performance depends on the host's internet connection.
- A Realmscape is Aloft's term for the shared multiplayer world. It contains all the sky islands, player-built structures, farmed crops, tamed animals, and corruption cure progress. Each dedicated server hosts one Realmscape.
- When hosted on a dedicated server, the Realmscape stays online 24/7. Friends can join and continue building, exploring, or curing corruption even when other players are offline. All progress persists between sessions.
- Islands in Aloft are affected by a fungal corruption that damages the ecosystem — killing plants, driving away animals, and making resources scarce. Players research corruption samples at science stations, brew antidotes, and apply cures to restore islands to full biodiversity.
- On a dedicated server, corruption progression continues in real-time, creating urgency for your group. Cured islands stay cured and provide better resources, so coordinating cure research across your team is a core multiplayer strategy.
- Aloft runs well on 4GB RAM for small groups of 2-3 players. For a full 8-player Realmscape with extensive building, multiple sailed islands, and active farms, 6-8GB is recommended.
- Our Starter plan (4GB) handles casual sessions. The Novice plan (6GB) and above are recommended for groups who build complex bases with windmill networks, automated production lines, and multiple flyable islands.
- Yes — Aloft's signature mechanic works fully on dedicated servers. Build a helm, rudder, and sails on any island to turn it into a flyable skyship. Use wind currents to navigate across the sky, discovering new island biomes, ruins, and resources.
- On a dedicated server, multiple players can each pilot their own islands simultaneously, or crew a single large island together. The server handles all the physics and world streaming, so a well-resourced server with NVMe storage keeps everything smooth.
- Aloft server hosting starts at $7/month (30% off the regular $10/month) for the Starter plan with 4GB DDR5 RAM and 2 dedicated AMD Ryzen 9 7950X threads. Plans scale up to $42/month for the Ultimate plan with 24GB RAM and 8 dedicated threads.
- All plans include DDoS protection, NVMe SSD storage, automated backups, our custom control panel, and 24/7 support. Use promo code XGAMEON at checkout for 30% off your first month.
- With local hosting, the Realmscape only exists while the host player is online. When they disconnect, everyone gets kicked and no progress happens. Performance also suffers because the host runs both the game client and server on the same machine.
- A dedicated server keeps your Realmscape online 24/7 on enterprise hardware. Friends join anytime, farms keep producing, and corruption progresses naturally. You also get DDoS protection, automated backups, and global datacenter locations for low ping.
