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Everything You Need To Know About Dune Awakening Private Server

By / Dune Awakening, Tech / June 12, 2025

Here is everything you need to know about Dune: Awakening and Private Servers, with key considerations such as hosting, ownership, and more.

Everything You Need to Know About Dune Awakening Private Server
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Dune: Awakening recently announced that they will be supporting private servers. Now the first question is. Can you host your own?. Technically, yes, but practically, it’s more on the no side. At the same time, you can gain ownership of a server, which will be only at a surface level. Here’s a comprehensive breakdown of what’s happening. 

Dune Awakening: How Private Servers Work

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To begin with, no, you cannot simply download a server via SteamCMD and set it up at home. However, you can rent it. Renting allows you to own an instance of the Hagga Basin region, but all private servers are a part of a larger “World” that includes other private servers combined. Such as Social hubs, Deep Deserts, all of these shared spaces are accessible to players within the same world, regardless of which server they are on. As for access, you can secure your private server with a password, thereby restricting access to only those you invite. On the flipside, private servers allow building, exploration, and progression, and you can also interact with players in shared social zones and the Deep Desert.

 Note that you do not have control over these shared spaces, as having that would break the game’s fundamentals.

Customization and Server Settings

Private servers offer a lot of flexibility, but this is only surface-level, as mentioned at the beginning. This is mainly due to the game mechanics and the need for overall balance. That said, below are a few options you can explore.

SettingDescription
Server NameChoose a custom name for your server; adding tags like ‘PvP’ or ‘RP’ can help target your desired audience.
Password ProtectionOption to set a password, restricting access to invited players only, or leave it open for public play.
Security ZonesToggle security zones on or off; disabling them enables PvP throughout the entire Hagga Basin.
TaxationSwitch taxation mechanics on or off, which influences the upkeep costs for base shields.
SandstormsEnable or disable sandstorms, allowing you to adjust the environmental challenge level.

Limitations Explored

Every setting change requires a server restart, which takes a couple of minutes, depending on your server choice. There is no admin panel or mods available, and you cannot transfer characters between private and official servers either. Even on a private server, some key MMO moments remain, such as the social hubs and Deep Desert, which are always shared with others in your World. Unlike Conan Exiles, you get very few server settings to customize, such as drop rates and loot quality. You cannot change all of these, and you also cannot host it on your PC. Private servers are best suited if you have a large guild, are doing roleplay, or seek a controlled environment with MMO features.

What You Can and Can’t Do

FeaturePrivate ServerOfficial Server
Own Hagga BasinYesYes
Control Social Hubs/Deep DesertNoNo
Password ProtectionYesNo
Custom PvP RulesYesNo
Disable TaxationYesNo
Disable SandstormsYesNo
Admin Tools/ModsNoNo
Character TransfersNoNo

How to Rent and Set Up a Dune Awakening: Private Server

Private servers are only available through approved third-party hosts: GPORTAL, Nitrado, and xREALM. Their cost may vary depending on the number of player slots, rental duration, specs, and region. After purchasing, you configure your server’s settings (name, password, PVP, sandstorms, taxations) via the provider’s control panel. After that, log in to the game, select the correct region and world, locate your game server in the list, enter the password, join, and start playing.

Conclusion

For those appealing, Dune Awakening’s private servers are there for the taking. Unless you are from a big guild, private servers won’t mean much to you. That said, you can tweak PVP, sandstorms, and taxation, but cannot fully isolate your servers or use admin tools. Renting is compulsory; full ownership isn’t possible. Because this is an MMO, this hybrid approach is required to maintain a balance in the overall gameplay. 

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