Getting Started with Your SCUM Server
SCUM is the open-world survival shooter from Gamepires where up to 64 inmates fight, scavenge, and roleplay across a 144 square kilometer island patrolled by armed Sentry mechs. This guide gets your DoomHosting SCUM server live and your community connected.
Step 1: Deploy Your Server
- Open your DoomHosting panel and pick your SCUM server, or order one if you haven't yet.
- The panel installs the SCUM dedicated server via SteamCMD, running the Windows build under Wine. The install is around 15 GB, so the first install takes several minutes.
- The server starts on its own when the install finishes. Wait until its status in the panel turns green before you join. SCUM needs a minute or two to load the island after that.
Step 2: Connect from the Game
- Copy the address from the connection card on your server's Overview tab.
- Launch SCUM and choose Online, then Server Browser.
- Filter by Favorites, click Add Favorite, and paste the address exactly as you copied it.
- Hit Join.
SCUM players join on a port 2 above the one the server starts on, so the number in your console's boot line is not the one to use. The Overview card already shows the join address. Copy it as it is.
Step 3: Configure Your Server
Set the basics in the Startup tab: Server Name, Server Description, Server Password, Server Playstyle (PVP or PVE) and Max Players. The panel writes these into the config every time the server starts, so change them there, not in the file.
Everything else lives in SCUM/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/ServerSettings.ini. Edit it in the panel Files tab or over SFTP, with the server stopped. SCUM creates the file on the first start. Most settings are multipliers where 1.000000 is the default, for example:
| Field | What it controls |
|---|---|
scum.PuppetHealthMultiplier |
How much damage puppets take before they drop |
scum.SentryHealthMultiplier |
Sentry mech health |
scum.FameGainMultiplier |
How fast players earn fame points |
scum.WelcomeMessage |
Message shown on connect |
Admin permissions go in SCUM/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/AdminUsers.ini. Add a Steam64 ID, one per line, to grant in-game admin commands. Bans go in BannedUsers.ini in the same folder. Restart the server after editing either file.
Step 4: Customize Your Server
SCUM has no official mod support or Steam Workshop yet. You customize a server through its config files instead: loot, traders, raid times and hundreds of gameplay settings. Our guide Can You Mod a SCUM Server? covers every file and how to change it.
Troubleshooting
The server shows green but I can't connect yet: SCUM under Wine can take an extra minute to load the world after it starts. Wait a minute and retry.
Players get a connection timeout: make sure they use the address from the Overview card, with its port, not the port from the console.
Performance drops with 32+ players: SCUM is heavy on CPU single-core and RAM. If memory use in the panel sits near your plan limit, upgrade to 16 to 24 GB.
Need help? Open a support ticket, or use the live chat on the SCUM hosting page. Support is 24/7.
