Help Centre | IronVault

Game servers

Connect to your game server

Find your game server's address in the IronVault client area, copy it into the game, and connect over SFTP with your IronVault login.

Upload a world or save

Move an existing world or save onto your IronVault game server with SFTP or the file manager, safely, with a backup first.

Install mods and plugins

Add mods and plugins to your IronVault game server with Game tools in the client area, or upload them yourself over SFTP.

Change game version and settings

Change your game server's startup settings, config files and (for Minecraft) the game version from Game tools in the IronVault client area.

Backups and restores

How IronVault backs up game servers every day at 04:00 UTC, how to take your own backups, and how the VPS/VDS daily backups add-on works.

Free game server address

Pick a free address like yourserver.play.ironvaulthost.com for your IronVault game server, and how players join with it (Minecraft vs address:port).

Server analytics and uptime alerts

Player charts, peak hours and uptime for your game server, a player badge for your website, and alerts when it stops, crash-loops or fills up.

Server templates: one-click modpacks

Set up Rust with Oxide or Carbon, Minecraft Paper or Fabric packs, Valheim with BepInEx or ARK with popular mods in one click, with a backup first.

Automatic Rust wipes on a schedule

Schedule Rust map and blueprint wipes, with the first-Thursday forced wipe, seed rotation, in-game countdowns and Discord announcements.

VPS & VDS

VPS first login and SSH keys

Log in to a new IronVault VPS or VDS for the first time: the root password, the SSH command and port, and adding your SSH keys.

Use the browser console

Open the IronVault browser console to reach your VPS when SSH doesn't work, or the live console of your game server.

VPS firewall and ports

Which ports your IronVault VPS or VDS can use on a shared IP, how to set firewall rules in the client area, and how to ask for email port 25 to be opened.

Web hosting & storage

Web hosting with DirectAdmin

Log in to DirectAdmin from the IronVault client area, point your domain at your web hosting, and set up email with a separate email provider.

Connect to your storage

Connect to IronVault storage over SFTP, FTPS or WebDAV, or open the browser file manager, with the login details from your client area.

Bots

Set up Warden

Get Warden, the Discord bot for PC game servers, running: link Discord, choose a plan, open the dashboard and connect your servers.

Set up Warden Console

Start Warden Console for Rust Console Edition on Xbox or PlayStation: link Discord, start free or pick a plan, then set it up in the dashboard.

Set up DayZ Feed

Connect DayZ Feed to your Discord: buy a plan, invite the bot, run /server connect, and point it at your DayZ server's logs.

Install Warden Voice on a Rust server

Add voice chat moderation to Rust: buy a Warden Voice plan, add the server in the dashboard, install the plugin with your token.

Voice recordings and the clips list

Our recorder keeps voice channel recordings for free for a few days. Paid tiers keep them longer and list them in the client area to search and play.

Billing & account

Billing, invoices and the billing portal

Update your card, download invoices and cancel at the end of a period in the IronVault billing portal, at ironvaulthost.com/billing.

Refunds

How to ask IronVault for a refund, which services our refund policy covers, and where to read the full policy and uptime SLA.

Account credit, gift cards and referrals

How IronVault account credit works, how to buy and redeem a gift card, and how to earn credit by referring a friend.

Add-ons, support plans and setup jobs

Managed support hours, priority support, setup services, extended backups and protected IPs: what each add-on does and how billing works.

Free trials, $1 first months and chip-in pages

How free trials and $1 first months work, how to cancel a trial in one click, and how players can chip in towards your server.

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