How do I host and manage a game without being a player?

[TheKingofSquirrels]

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[absimiliard]

You could run a dedicated server.  If you want to roll your own there's docs on how in the forums.  If you'd prefer to make someone else do the work there are several companies that will rent you server-space and cycles, and even do the vast majority of the setup and maintenance, for money on the order of $10/month (USD).  

 

I've tried all three that have posts on the forum, all are decent, personally I still maintain two dedicated servers that way for people to play on.

[Snowhusky5]

If your internet connection and computer are good, there's really not much of a reason to spend money on renting a server for a game like DST; the most complicated thing you will have to do is port forwarding, most likely. Just go find a dedicated server tutorial and follow the steps