The best Killing Floor 2 nights are the ones your group can return to: bring your friends together, decide how hard to make the next holdout, load the maps you enjoy, and pick up the co-op again when everyone is ready. Killing Floor 2 servers are now available on MaximusHost, with practical controls for running a dedicated home for your group.
Set up a server for your crew
From My Servers, choose Create New Server → Killing Floor 2. Pick a location, choose RAM and CPU, and check the estimate shown in the creation form before you confirm. The form offers 2–12 GB RAM and 1–6 vCPU, with 4 GB RAM and 2 vCPU selected as a starting point. The right allocation depends on your group and session, so use live resource readings to adjust after you play.
New servers have a one-time 50-credit creation fee. One credit is US $0.001. The running estimate is based on the selected RAM, CPU, and time online; persistent storage may still incur charges while the server is stopped. Standard Killing Floor 2 servers use shared networking, so a separate dedicated IP is not required. Review the live estimate and current billing terms before you create a server.
Make each session yours
In Properties → Killing Floor 2 Settings, choose your starting map, game mode, difficulty, player limits, and other supported options. Select from Survival, Weekly Outbreak, Versus Survival, Endless, and Objective, then set the challenge from Normal through Hell on Earth. Map and mode compatibility can vary, especially with community maps. Save settings for the next start or restart, or use Save & restart now to apply them sooner.
The server dashboard keeps the Game address with your server’s connection details. Copy that address from Overview and share it with players. In Killing Floor 2, open the in-game console and connect with open your-game-address. The game port in the Game address accepts players; the separate Query and Steam ports serve discovery and Steam networking.
Keep access and maps under control
Set, replace, or remove the player join password from server settings. It is separate from the administrator password. The owner can reveal the saved join password in Properties, or grant a trusted linked Discord account access to Get Password, which returns the join password in a private response. The administrator password is never revealed through either route.
The Mods tab can subscribe to Steam Workshop items that support dedicated servers. Start on an installed stock map while KF2 downloads subscribed content, then check Maps and add an installed custom map to the starting map or rotation. Compatibility varies: subscriptions do not guarantee that every item works, the panel does not manage mutators or force individual Workshop updates, and Epic Store players cannot download files hosted only on Steam Workshop.
Start, stop, or restart the server from your dashboard, follow startup output in Console and Logs, and use full-server backups before a major settings or map change. Restoring a backup replaces current server files with the backed-up state, including any progress made since then.
Start your next session
Create your Killing Floor 2 server, then follow the server setup guide and connection steps. For maps and settings, visit the Killing Floor 2 hosting overview and Workshop guide.