Necesse Dedicated Server

By Admin · Mar 15, 2026 · Updated Apr 25, 2026 · 338 views · 1 min read

Necesse Server

Necesse is a sandbox survival adventure game with exploration, crafting, and base building. It supports dedicated servers for persistent multiplayer worlds.

Installation

mkdir -p /opt/necesse && cd /opt/necesse

steamcmd +force_install_dir /opt/necesse \
    +login anonymous \
    +app_update 1169040 validate \
    +quit

Configuration

# server.cfg
port=14159
slots=10
password=
world=myworld
motd=Welcome to the server

Running

cat > /etc/systemd/system/necesse.service << EOF
[Unit]
Description=Necesse Server
After=network.target
[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/opt/necesse
ExecStart=/opt/necesse/StartServer-Linux.sh
User=gameserver
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
systemctl enable --now necesse
ufw allow 14159/udp

Management

Admin commands via server console
Mod support via the mods directory
Regular world backups
Auto-update with SteamCMD