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Holdfast: Nations At War Hosting

Napoleonic line battles with up to 150 players — hosted in South Africa

Bloemfontein, South Africa Usually online within 5 minutes Month to month Up to 150 players
See plans from R169/mo View on Steam

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Skirmish

Drill nights and small events for up to 50 players.

R169/mo
Free setup · cancel anytime
≈ R3.38 per player slot
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 2 vCPU
  • 25 GB SSD/NVMe storage
  • 2 backup slots
  • Up to 50 players
  • Sized for 50 players
  • High-clock CPU cores
  • Custom serverconfig support
  • Steam Workshop maps
  • Admin (F1) access
  • 2 backup slots
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Regiment

Regiment events and public servers for up to 100 players.

R259/mo
Free setup · cancel anytime
≈ R2.59 per player slot
  • 6 GB RAM
  • 3 vCPU
  • 35 GB SSD/NVMe storage
  • 2 backup slots
  • Up to 100 players
  • Sized for 100 players
  • High-clock CPU cores
  • Custom serverconfig support
  • Steam Workshop maps
  • Admin (F1) access
  • 2 backup slots
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Line Battle

A full 150-player field on high-clock cores.

R349/mo
Free setup · cancel anytime
≈ R2.33 per player slot
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU
  • 50 GB SSD/NVMe storage
  • 3 backup slots
  • Up to 150 players
  • Sized for 150 players
  • High-clock CPU cores
  • Custom serverconfig support
  • Steam Workshop maps
  • Admin (F1) access
  • 3 backup slots
Configure server
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About Holdfast: Nations At War server hosting

Holdfast: Nations At War is the home of the line battle: 150 players marching in formation, volleys on the officer's command and artillery thundering across the field. Whether you run a regiment, host public events or want a private drill server, an EGF Holdfast server gives you full admin control from the F1 admin menu with your own admin password.

Holdfast is CPU-bound rather than RAM-hungry: the game simulation runs on a single thread, so single-core clock speed matters far more than memory. That is why our tiers are sized by player count rather than gigabytes — Skirmish for 50-player events, Regiment for 100 and Line Battle for a full 150-player field, each on high-clock cores with the memory headroom to match.

Your serverconfig is fully editable (map rotation, game modes, rounds, faction limits), Steam Workshop maps are supported and the REGION setting is fixed to "europe" so your server appears in the correct browser tab for South African and European players alike.

Good to know
You choose your admin password when you order — press F1 in game to open the admin menu, and change the password any time from the panel. Your server is registered in the in-game browser for you, and your players only ever need the single address shown on your dashboard. If you upload your own serverconfig, leave the port and maximum-player lines as they are: we keep them in step with your plan automatically.

Included with your Holdfast: Nations At War server

Sized by player count

Tiers built for 50, 100 and 150 player events on high single-core clock CPUs.

Your admin password

Set your F1 admin password at order time and change it any time from the startup editor.

Custom serverconfig

Edit map rotation, game modes, rounds and faction limits in serverconfig_default.txt or upload your own.

Steam Workshop maps

Workshop content downloads into the workshop folder and is ready for your rotation.

Config & log backups

Backup slots with one-click restore, plus scoreboard, chat and admin logs kept per round.

Instant setupSouth African low pingSSD/NVMe storageBackup slotsFull panel controlAutomatic updatesMonth to month
Mods are yours to play with
Your server, your rules — mod it however you like. What we look after is the server itself: that it is powered on, reachable from the internet, on the hardware you paid for and backed up. Mods, plugins, modpacks and custom game files sit outside that, so we cannot debug a mod that misbehaves or two mods that disagree. If something goes sideways we will always help you get a clean, running server back — take a backup before you add or update mods and you can roll back yourself in a click.

Server management features

Console & power actionsFile manager with editorSFTP accessSub-usersScheduled tasksBackups with one-click restoreResource usage graphsStartup variable editorDatabases (where supported)

High performance hardware

  • High single-core clock CPUs — 7 Days to Die and Holdfast run their world simulation on one thread
  • Fast SSD/NVMe storage
  • Hosted in Bloemfontein, South Africa — central, low ping nationwide
  • Pelican Panel: console, file manager, SFTP, backups
  • We recommend 6 GB RAM for a smooth Holdfast: Nations At War experience (minimum 4 GB).

Frequently asked questions

Answers specific to Holdfast: Nations At War first, then the general ones.

Holdfast runs its simulation on a single CPU thread, so a full 150-player server needs a fast core, not lots of memory. Our tiers pair the right CPU allocation with the player cap so events stay smooth.

Your server appears in the in-game browser, and your dashboard shows a single address for anyone joining directly. Everything the server needs is opened and set up for you.

You choose it when ordering. Press F1 in game and enter it to open the admin menu. You can change it any time from the panel's startup editor.

Yes. Upload it through the file manager and point your server at it. Leave the port and maximum-player lines as they are — we keep those in step with your plan automatically.

Yes, on the Line Battle tier. It gets 4 vCPU and 8 GB RAM, and our uplink is provisioned for a full field.

Holdfast's server browser has no Africa region, and Europe is where South African players look for servers. The hardware itself is in Bloemfontein, so your ping is local.

Servers are deployed automatically the moment Paystack confirms your payment — usually within 5 to 10 minutes including the first game download. You get an email with the connection details as soon as it is ready.

We use Paystack: Visa, Mastercard, Instant EFT, SnapScan. Card payments renew automatically each month; EFT and SnapScan payers get a Pay-now reminder 5 days and 1 day before renewal.

Yes. Everything is month-to-month with no contract. Cancel from your dashboard at any time and the server stays online until the end of the period you have paid for.

48-hour money-back on your first server if it isn't right for you — open a support ticket and we'll refund via Paystack. Time already used is not refundable; if we miss our 99.9% uptime target in a month through our fault, request a pro-rata credit.

Help tickets on the portal and our Discord community. We are a South African team, so support is in your time zone.

High single-core clock CPUs — 7 Days to Die and Holdfast run their world simulation on one thread · Fast SSD/NVMe storage · Hosted in Bloemfontein, South Africa — central, low ping nationwide · Pelican Panel: console, file manager, SFTP, backups.

Yes, and you never need to ask us first. Upload mods and custom configs through the panel file manager or SFTP, and edit startup variables (difficulty, player slots, admin password) in the panel. Some games can also be ordered with a mod framework already installed — you pick that build at checkout.

Your server, your rules — mod it however you like. What we look after is the server itself: that it is powered on, reachable from the internet, on the hardware you paid for and backed up. Mods, plugins, modpacks and custom game files sit outside that, so we cannot debug a mod that misbehaves or two mods that disagree. If something goes sideways we will always help you get a clean, running server back — take a backup before you add or update mods and you can roll back yourself in a click.

Yes. Add RAM, CPU, storage or backup slots from your dashboard at any time — upgrades apply immediately for a prorated charge, downgrades take effect at your next renewal.

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