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SteamCMD works anonymously, but PrivateServerTool comes from the game's local install: you need a copy of the MOE\PrivateServerTool folder.

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Server setup checklist

Follow a Myth of Empires server setup on Windows: SteamCMD, PrivateServerTool, StartPrivateServer.bat, ports and connection.

Last updated: 10/9/2026

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Windows serverWindows VPS or dedicated server with RDP access. A community template states 9 GiB RAM minimum (12 recommended) and 10 GiB disk (15 recommended).

Install via SteamCMDAnonymous login, then app_update 1794810 (install folder of your choice, e.g. C:\MOE-Server).

Copy PrivateServerToolThis folder is not in the SteamCMD download: copy MOE\PrivateServerTool from your local Steam install of the game to the server root.

Configure and startRun PrivateServerTool.exe, enter the server name, Start Console tab: Save Config then Start Server; this generates StartPrivateServer.bat.

Open the portsTCP and UDP, inbound and outbound, on 11888 and 12888 (“Myth of Empires Server” rules).

ConnectIn game: Custom Server tab, search the name. If it fails, make the two IP parameters in the .bat match your Windows server's IP.

Server installation guideNo server yet? Install it locally or on a VPS / dedicated server, ports and firewall included.

How to use Server setup checklist?

The Myth of Empires server is configured with PrivateServerTool, a utility shipped with the game (not with SteamCMD) that generates StartPrivateServer.bat. This checklist follows the procedure documented by ZAP-Hosting; the .bat's internal parameters are not documented and we invent none.

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Prepare a Windows server and install via SteamCMD.
Copy PrivateServerTool, configure, generate StartPrivateServer.bat.
Open the ports then connect via the Custom Server tab.

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Myth of Empires firewall rules

Generate ufw, iptables and Windows (netsh) rules to open your Myth of Empires server ports: 11888, 12888 TCP/UDP.

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