ARK: Survival Ascended Dedicated Server Setup | Host a FREE private server | Full Guide

Watch the video:

0:00 - Intro/Explanation (& Is it free? YES!)
0:39 - Requirements for ARK Survival Ascended Dedicated Server
1:10 - Download ARK Survival Ascended Dedicated Server (Steam)
1:25 - Download SteamCMD
2:37 - Download ASA DS with SteamCMD
4:04 - Creating server start.bat (Autoupdate & Run Server)
6:40 - Running server
7:17 - Joining your own server
8:44 - Allowing ASA DS through Windows Firewall
10:24 - Get local IP
11:06 - Port Forwarding
13:05 - Multi-router port forwarding

Playing ARK: Survival Evolved, but want to host your own private server that runs all the time? Custom mods, settings and more? Well, this video takes you from downloading to running your own server - for both Steam and SteamCMD versions, so you can run this on a VPS, server or other computer! This is the most in-depth guide you’ll find on the newly released ARK: Survival Evolved Dedicated Server.

Full guide, commands & Text version: https://hub.tcno.co/games/asa/dedicated_server/

More info on Port Forwarding: Go to post or View on YouTube
More info on Multi-Router Port Forwarding: Go to post or View on YouTube

Download SteamCMD: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD