Don't Starve Together server RAM: how much do you need?
A Don't Starve Together server is really two linked server processes, and each one needs its own memory.
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You need a server with at least
3GB
- Engine / Base OS:
- 2 GB
- Player Overhead:
- +0.6 GB
- Estimated Raw Usage:
- 2.6 GB
- Suggested cores:
- 2
- Disk to allow:
- 5 GB+
Two shards means two processes — budget CPU for both, not one.
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What uses the memory in Don't Starve Together
A normal cluster pairs an overworld shard with a caves shard, each a separate process with its own world. In practice that roughly doubles what one shard would suggest — and explains why a server that looked big enough can fall over the first time players head down into the caves.
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Where people get it wrong
Budgeting for a single shard. If caves are on in your cluster, as they are in most, size for both: the caves shard boots and keeps running whether or not anyone has gone down yet.