Getting Started with The Isle Evrima Server Hosting

Beginner's guide to setting up your The Isle Evrima dedicated server on XGamingServer — from first login through admin setup, dinosaur restrictions, and player connections.

This guide walks you through everything from ordering your server to having players connect and play. If this is your first Isle Evrima server, start here.

What You'll Need

A SteamID64 (yours and any admins) — get it from steamid.io
The Isle on Steam — players must be on the Evrima beta branch, not the Legacy branch
Your XGamingServer panel login (sent to your email)

Step 1: Order Your Server

Pick a plan

Go to XGamingServer — The Isle Evrima Hosting and choose your player slot count and server location closest to your players.

Complete checkout

Your server is provisioned instantly. Login credentials are emailed to you.

Not sure which plan to pick? See Server Requirements for RAM and slot recommendations.

Step 2: Log Into the Panel

Open the panel

Go to panel.xgamingserver.com and log in with the credentials from your email.

Select your server

Click your The Isle Evrima server in the server list to open it.

Step 3: Configure Server Identity

Open Startup

In the sidebar, click Startup.

Set the basics

Variable	Set To
Server Name	Something unique — this is what players search for in the in-game browser
Max Player Count	Match your plan
Map Name	`Gateway` (the only official Evrima map)

Set the RCON password

Enable RCON and set a strong RCON Password. RCON is the only way to send admin commands on Evrima — there's no in-game admin console. See RCON Setup.

Step 4: Add Yourself as Admin

Add your SteamID64 to the admin list so you can use RCON commands.

Find your SteamID64

Go to steamid.io, enter your Steam profile URL, and copy the SteamID64 value (a 17-digit number starting with 7656).

Open Game.ini

In the panel sidebar, click Files. Navigate to:

/TheIsle/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini

If Game.ini doesn't exist yet, start the server once and stop it — Evrima generates the config files on first run.

Add your SteamID64

Find or create the [/Script/TheIsle.TIGameStateBase] section and add your ID:

[/Script/TheIsle.TIGameStateBase]
AdminsSteamIDs=76561198012345678

To add multiple admins, use one line per ID.

Full guide: Admin Setup

Step 5: Restrict Playable Dinosaurs (Optional)

By default all species are available. To limit which dinosaurs players can choose, add AllowedClasses= entries to Game.ini:

AllowedClasses=Carnotaurus
AllowedClasses=Stegosaurus
AllowedClasses=Tyrannosaurus

Leave the section without any AllowedClasses lines to allow every species. See Playable Dinosaurs for the full species list.

The Isle has two separate branches — Legacy (old) and Evrima (current). Players must be on Evrima to join your server.

Open the server browser

Launch The Isle, click Play > Session Filter > Unofficial.

Find and connect

Search for your server name and click Connect. Enter the password if you set one.

It can take 2–5 minutes after starting for your server to register with EOS and appear in the browser. Be patient on first launch.

Step 8: Connect via RCON

Since Evrima has no in-game admin console, use RCON to manage the server:

Get an RCON client

Download a community RCON client that supports Evrima's custom protocol:

TheIsleEvrimaRcon (C# Windows)
evrima.rcon (TypeScript / Node)

Connect

Use your server's IP, the RCON port (default 8888), and the RCON password from Startup.

Test with Announce

Send an Announce command to broadcast a message to all players. If they see it, RCON is working.

Important: Standard Source RCON clients (mcrcon, etc.) will not work — Evrima uses a custom protocol.

What's Next

Topic	Guide
Full server config	Game.ini Reference
Make your server private	Set a Password
Restrict to approved players	Whitelist Setup
RCON commands	RCON Setup
Tune growth speed	Growth Speed
Configure AI spawning	AI Settings
Day/night length	Day/Night Cycle
Fix common issues	Troubleshooting

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