--- title: "Free Euro Truck Simulator 2 Server Hosting | 1up" url: https://1up-servers.com/en/euro-truck-simulator-2/ lastmod: 2026-11-02 --- # Free ETS2 server, in 60 seconds. Drive with seven friends on your own Euro Truck Simulator 2 convoy server. No card, and the server name ready for your convoy to find. [Create a ETS2 server](https://1up-servers.com/en/signup/?game=ets2)[24/7 from €3.00](https://1up-servers.com/en/pricing/) - New versions on release day - No card - Low-ping regions **Euro Truck Simulator 2**Beta Nodes ready · start the first one ~24 ms ETS2 is in beta: you can create your server already, but we are still tuning its image and it may change without notice. Guide · ETS2 ## Host a Euro Truck Simulator 2 server Euro Truck Simulator 2 puts you behind the wheel across the continent, and convoy mode lets up to eight drivers share the map, take jobs side by side and queue at the same tolls. SCS Software publishes a native Linux dedicated server, so on our nodes it runs without any compatibility layer, needs very little memory and Steam updates it on every start. A convoy server keeps no world of its own: the map, the DLCs and the mods come from two server package files you export from your copy of the game, and each driver keeps their own profile, trucks and money. Our backups copy the folder with those packages and the server settings, not the 1.5 GB game. ### From an empty panel to the first convoy 1. In the panel, choose Euro Truck Simulator 2 and any plan: it starts at 1 GB, so the Free plan works too. 2. In your game, enable the console with uset g_console "1" in config.cfg, press ~ and run export_server_packages. 3. Open the Files tab, go to the home folder and upload server_packages.sii and server_packages.dat from Documents/Euro Truck Simulator 2. 4. Set the slots, up to eight, a password if the convoy is private, and the traffic and damage switches. 5. Start the server. When the console says Session running, the convoy is open. ### Getting your drivers on the road Each driver opens Convoy, then Join Convoy, and searches for the server name you chose; with a password, the game asks for it before loading. Drivers need the same DLCs as the game that exported the packages, so someone without the Iberia map cannot join a convoy exported with it. Without a Steam token the server gets a new ID at every start, so search by name rather than saving the ID. ### What you can tune from the panel Damage from other players, AI traffic, a forced speed limiter, name tags and hiding players in company areas are switches written into server_config.sii at every start, next to the slots, the password, a welcome message and a description. A Game Server Login Token made on Steam with the app ID 227300 keeps the same server ID between restarts. Every change applies after one restart. ### How much RAM Euro Truck Simulator 2 needs Idle on the base map the server held about 200 MB in our measurements, because the trucks, the jobs and the scenery live on the drivers' PCs. The floor is 1 GB and we suggest 2 GB for a full convoy of eight with traffic on. The 3 GB of disk fits the 1.5 GB server and its packages. ### Running the convoy as the owner The dedicated server has no remote console, so the panel console shows its log instead of taking commands, and drivers see your welcome message in the convoy chat when they join. The session rules change from the panel with a restart. After a game update or a DLC change, export the packages again and upload them over the old ones. ### When the convoy does not roll If the server stops right after starting and the panel reports missing server packages, the two files are not in the home folder yet, or one of them is empty. A server drivers cannot find is usually still starting: wait for Session running and refresh the list. A driver who cannot join probably lacks a DLC or a mod the exporting game had; export again from a copy with only what everyone owns. Versions ## ETS2 versions - latestDefault Switch versions from the panel: we back the server up first and tell you what will be left behind. Loaders ## ETS2 loaders and templates - VanillaVersion latestThe game exactly as the studio ships it. Pick the template when you create the server: we install it, configure it and hand it over running. Data ## ETS2 server data | Minimum RAM | 1 GB | | --- | --- | | Recommended RAM | 2 GB | | Disk | 3 GB | | Port | Assigned to each server; the panel shows it | | Free plan | Yes | | 24/7 from | Casual · €3.00/month | | Crossplay | No switch in the panel | | Mods | No one-click catalogue | | Templates | Vanilla | Requirements ## How much RAM does your ETS2 server need? ETS2 boots on 1 GB and has room to spare on 2 GB. This is the RAM each plan gives you and whether the game fits in it. A ETS2 server runs the map and DLCs of your own game: export server_packages.sii and server_packages.dat with export_server_packages in the game console and upload them to the home folder in Files. Until both files are there the server refuses to start, and players need the same DLCs as your game. - Up to 4 friends, no plugins2 GBFREE - Up to 6 players, 24/7, no one-click plugins2 GBCASUAL - Up to 8 players with plugins4 GBSTARTER - Up to 8 players or mid-size modpacks8 GBPRO - Up to 8 players and several worlds at once16 GBSTUDIO - Heavy modpacks and large communities32 GBULTRA FAQ · ETS2 ## Questions about ETS2 servers Yes, with no card. The convoy server starts on 1 GB of RAM, and the panel shows what the Free plan includes before you create anything; a paid plan keeps it online around the clock. ## Your ETS2 world, in 60 seconds. Free to start. No card. [Create a free ETS2 server](https://1up-servers.com/en/signup/?game=ets2) Keep exploring ## Similar games - [FiveM server](https://1up-servers.com/en/fivem/) - [Minecraft server](https://1up-servers.com/en/minecraft-java-edition/) - [Minecraft Bedrock server](https://1up-servers.com/en/minecraft-bedrock-edition/) - [Terraria server](https://1up-servers.com/en/terraria/) Euro Truck Simulator 2 is a trademark of SCS Software. 1up-servers is not affiliated with SCS Software.