How to Create a Foundry Server Guide

Option #1: Renting a Foundry server (see example control panel below!)

Server Requirements

Windows 10/11, Server 2016/2019/2022 & 64-Bit

Quad Core processor (requires up to 2 full cores)

Up to 8GB memory (currently uses around 1GB memory)

4GB disk space (install folder)

Step 1: Fetching Game Server files

The best method to get dedicated server game files is via the dedicated server depot on Steam via SteamCMD.

1. Create a folder where you wish to store your Foundry game server hosting files
2. Inside of the folder, place the newly downloading SteamCMD.exe file
3. Create a batch file named SteamCMD.bat
4. Place the following code in this batch file:

@echo off

start "" steamcmd.exe +login USER PASS +force_install_dir "C:\Some\Path\Where\You\Want\Game\Server\Files\To\Go" +app_update 2915550 validate +quit

1. Right-click SteamCMD.bat and Run as Administrator
2. Your game server files should be completely downloaded by now

Step 2: Setting up a Foundry Dedicated Server

1. Create a batch file named Foundry.bat in your newly created Foundry server folder from step 1
2. Place the following code in this batch file:

   @echo off
   REM Dedicated Server Guide: https://dedicated.foundry-game.com/
   REM Setup main game appid
   set SteamAppId=983870
   set SteamGameId=983870
   echo 983870>steam_appid.txt
   start FoundryDedicatedServer.exe

Step 3: Configuring your Foundry Server

Now comes the fun part, setting up your Foundry game server to your liking.

/app.cfg - modifies the server configuration

server_name=RENT TODAY by SurvivalServers.com
server_password=
server_world_name=MyWorld
server_port=40300
server_max_players=4
map_seed=197624
server_persistent_data_override_folder=C:\Path\To\foundry\Server\
pause_server_when_empty=true
autosave_interval=300
server_is_public=true

Step 3: Port Forwarding

Add an incoming rule to your Windows Firewall to allow TCP/UDP port (game port) 15636, (Steam query port) 15637 (or whichever ports you decide to use)

You may additionally need to add a forwarding rule to your network router. You can use PortForward.com to read how to do this.

Location of World Save Data

To locate your save folder, navigate to this folder:

C:\Users\%USER_NAME%\AppData\LocalLow\Channel 3 Entertainment\FoundryDedicatedServer\save

There will be four folders and two files, back them all up in order to make a backup.