A Farming Simulator 25 dedicated server keeps your co-op farm running around the clock for up to 16 players, and you manage all of it from the game's built-in Web Admin panel in your browser. The one thing to know up front is that the very first boot takes a while, because the server downloads and installs the game before it is ready. This guide covers that first boot, the core settings, joining, and adding ModHub mods.
Give the first boot time to install
Farming Simulator 25 is not preinstalled. On the first start, the server downloads about 23 GB from the GIANTS portal and installs the game under the hood, which usually takes 20 to 40 minutes. Your DoomHosting panel shows a setup notice while this runs, and the Console tab prints the download and install progress. The server can report as running before it is genuinely ready, so wait until the setup notice clears before you try to join. This only happens once: later restarts take seconds.
Set the core server options
The core options live in the Startup tab of your DoomHosting panel, not in a config file. From there you set the server name players see in the list, the number of slots up to 16, and the admin password. Save your changes and restart from the Console tab so they take effect. Everything about the actual farm, the map, the gameplay settings, and the mods, is handled in the Web Admin panel below.
Open the Web Admin panel
Farming Simulator 25 ships its own browser-based admin panel, and it is where you run the farm day to day: create or load a savegame, pick the map and difficulty, and switch mods on or off. On your server's overview in the DoomHosting panel, find the Web Admin card, click Open, and log in with the username and password shown on the card. Both are copyable, and there is a reveal button for the password. If you change the web login later, restart the server once, because the password is only read at boot. Start or load a savegame from the Web Admin, and once it is running the server is live for players.
Join your farm
With a savegame loaded, players join from inside the game:
- From the main menu, open Multiplayer.
- Find your server in the list by the name you set, using the search box if you need it.
- Select it and join, entering the server password if you set one.
Up to 16 players can farm together, and because the server stays online, they can come and go without anyone hosting from their own PC.
Add mods from ModHub
Farming Simulator 25 mods come from the official ModHub, covering everything from map and equipment packs to full gameplay overhauls. To run them on a dedicated server:
- Download the mod .zip files you want from ModHub.
- Upload them to the server's mods folder through the Files tab, or over an FTP client using our SFTP guide.
- In the Web Admin panel, open your savegame's mod list and enable the ones you uploaded.
The convenient part is that everyone who joins downloads the active mods from the server automatically, so you never have to pass files around or ask each player to install anything by hand. For the full mod workflow, see How to Install Mods on Your Farming Simulator 25 Server.
Common issues
Server not showing up yet: if it is brand new, it is almost certainly still installing. Watch the Console tab for the download and install progress and wait for the setup notice to clear. The first boot can take up to 40 minutes.
Web login not working after a change: the web password is only read when the server starts, so restart once from the Console tab after changing it.
A mod is missing from the Web Admin list: confirm the .zip sits directly in the mods folder, not a subfolder, and that its file name is unchanged, then reload the Web Admin page.
Players cannot find the server: make sure a savegame is actually loaded in the Web Admin. An idle server with no savegame running will not accept players, and check that they are searching the correct name.
Sizing your farm
Farming Simulator 25 wants more memory than a lighter game, especially once you stack up ModHub content and fill the player slots. A 4 GB plan is a solid starting point for a small group on a light mod list, and you scale up from there. Size it with our Farming Simulator 25 RAM calculator, and see every plan on the Farming Simulator 25 server hosting page.