# Space Engineers

Space Engineers is a beta self-hosted dedicated server container that runs the Space Engineers game server under Wine, letting homelab users host persistent multiplayer worlds for players who own the game. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Unraid and Docker Hub.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/1441/space-engineers

## Description

Space Engineers is a beta self-hosted dedicated server container that runs the Space Engineers game server under Wine, letting homelab users host persistent multiplayer worlds for players who own the game.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 6 install platforms: Unraid.

## Health score

26/100 (Low), based on 4 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 0 (GitHub repository is archived)
- Popular: 69 (2,977 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 35 (1 install platform, install notes, Docker image)
- Light to run: 10 (8 GB minimum RAM)

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/KeenSoftwareHouse/SpaceEngineers
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/spaceengineers-0cd6e2j16kkjiv?q=SpaceEngineers
- Official website: https://support.keenswh.com
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/devidian/spaceengineers/

## Common questions

### Why can the container take a long time on first startup?

The first startup may take a long time because the container downloads the game server files.

### How do I make the dedicated server load a specific world?

Set LoadWorld to the path of the world you want loaded. Without it, the server may not load the intended save.

### How do I give someone admin access on the server?

Add their Steam ID to Administrators before starting the server. Use SteamID format or an ID starting with STEAM_0:.

### Do players need to own Space Engineers to join?

Yes. To play Space Engineers you need to own the game on Steam.

## Alternatives

- StarMade: This container will download and install a StarMade Dedicated Server.
- Starbase: A nice looking homepage for Docker containers or any services and links.

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