Fika Server Requirements: The Hardware You Need to Host Co-op Tarkov

Hosting co-op Tarkov properly means running Fika’s headless client, and that has real hardware requirements. Here’s what the official Fika wiki lists for a remote (dedicated) headless setup.

Recommended hardware

• A dedicated machine for the headless client. Crucially, “most virtual private servers (VPS) will not work because they do not provide the performance needed.”
• CPU: a modern processor with at least 4 cores @ 4GHz+.
• RAM: 32 GB. 16 GB “may work but will provide reduced performance due to virtual paging” — and bigger maps like Streets and Lighthouse are especially memory-hungry.
• Storage: initially around 120 GB on an SSD/NVMe drive. HDD is NOT supported.
• Escape From Tarkov installed on the host machine (required to prove ownership — Fika will not work if you skip it).

Other requirements

Linux is not officially supported for the headless client, and a graphics card isn’t required (though useful for configuring mods). Because the headless client is a full EFT instance with rendering disabled, it needs the horsepower above to keep raids smooth with a full squad and lots of bots.

Why this points to a dedicated server

The combination — a dedicated machine, 4+ fast cores, 32 GB RAM, NVMe storage, always-on — is exactly why the Fika team recommends renting a dedicated server rather than a VPS. A dedicated Stay in Tarkov (SPT/Fika) server on AMD Ryzen 9 7950X hardware with DDR5 and NVMe meets these specs out of the box, without you buying and maintaining a second PC.

Facts in this guide are drawn from the official Project Fika wiki. Fika is a free, non-commercial community project for SPT and is intended for private co-op with friends — you must own Escape From Tarkov to use it.