The Front dedicated hosting for a small friend group (2026)
The Front is Samar Studio’s open-world survival FPS / base-building multiplayer — craft, fortify, vehicles, and fight for the resistance in a post-apocalyptic sandbox — not the same product page as Once Human, SCUM, Conan Exiles, or DayZ (different engines, host SKUs, and RAM floors). Shockbyte sells a labeled The Front plan we could read. BisectHosting has a The Front product page but showed out-of-stock / waitlist with no clear plan total. Apex Hosting marketing The Front URLs returned 404 (absent from the /games/ catalog we read; a billing-store path existed but showed no readable plan totals). Nodecraft, GameTeam and PebbleHost The Front page URLs returned 404. Prices below were read from each host’s own The Front page. Confirm the bill and headroom at checkout.
RAM, slots and mods
- Friend-group fit: Shockbyte’s only labeled The Front card we could read today is Titanium · 32 players · 10 GB+ at $24.99/mo. A passworded Discord of six does not need every seat filled — but do not invent a cheaper Shockbyte tier we could not see on the page. Bisect’s The Front page we read did not show a clear slot / GB / dollar plan (out-of-stock / waitlist). You do not need a public raid box for a private squad night.
- RAM honesty (host claims only): Shockbyte’s The Front Titanium card prints 10 GB+ RAM with 32 players. Large bases, vehicles, and NPC load can push memory — budget toward the host’s printed floor and step up if the panel shows pressure. Bisect’s The Front page we read did not display a clear $/GB rate or plan total (out-of-stock / waitlist). Apex / Nodecraft / GameTeam / PebbleHost published no The Front GB floor on a sellable marketing page today. Do not reuse Once Human, SCUM, Conan Exiles or DayZ RAM tables.
- Mods / files (host claims only): Shockbyte claims Full File Access / Easy Configuration / Automatic Backups (marketing copy mentions control over “mods”; no The Front-specific Workshop one-click claim on the page we read). Bisect’s The Front page we read claimed NVMe, free DDoS, swap 110+ games, and 21 locations — it did not show a “Full Mod Support” / Workshop line in the markup we read. Apex / Nodecraft / GameTeam / PebbleHost not confirmed. See Night 6.
Comparison: The Front plans
Price sources: every price comes from the host’s own The Front page (fetched 24 Oct 2026, NZDT). No third-party or search-summary prices are used. Recurring monthly figures are preferred over first-month sale teasers (sales disclosed where shown). TBD means the host page showed no clear plan total, out-of-stock / waitlist, or the page URLs we tried returned 404. Confirm at checkout.
| Host | Entry tier | Bigger tiers | Notes | Oceania | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShockbyteAU brand | Titanium · 32 players · 10 GB+ · $24.99/mo Only labeled The Front plan card we could read on the host page today (recurring monthly) |
TBD No second labeled The Front tier on the markup we fetched |
Full File Access + Easy Configuration + Automatic Backups claimed; DDoS; Global Locations; 99.9% uptime claim; Auto File Validation / Scheduled Restarts claimed | Global locations; Melbourne company (check for an AU node on checkout) | Labeled 10 GB+ The Front plan with full file access (confirm AU node) |
| Apex Hosting | TBD /games/the-front-server-hosting/ and /games/the-front/ returned 404; The Front absent from the Apex /games/ catalog we read (billing store path existed but showed no readable plan totals on the markup we fetched) |
TBD | Not confirmed on a sellable marketing The Front page | AU notes on other games — not verified for The Front | Home CTA / check directly |
| Nodecraft | TBD The Front page URLs we tried returned 404; The Front absent from the Nodecraft /games catalog we read |
TBD | Not confirmed for The Front | Melbourne / Sydney / Auckland on other games — not verified for The Front | Home CTA / check directly |
| GameTeam | TBD The Front page URLs we tried returned 404; The Front absent from the GameTeam catalog we read |
TBD | Not confirmed for The Front | Global locations on other games — not verified for The Front | Home CTA / check directly |
| BisectHosting | TBD The Front page we read showed location picker + out-of-stock / waitlist without a clear dollar plan total |
TBD | NVMe + DDoS + swap 110+ games claimed; no “Full Mod Support” line on the The Front page we read; page showed an out-of-stock / waitlist notice | 21 locations claimed; confirm AU / APAC stock (out-of-stock notice on page) | Check price and stock at checkout |
| PebbleHost | TBD The Front page URLs we tried returned 404; The Front absent from the catalog we read |
TBD | Not confirmed | Sydney listed for Minecraft — not verified for The Front | Home CTA / check directly |
Sources (host-owned): shockbyte.com, bisecthosting.com (features / out-of-stock; clear dollar rate not displayed). Apex: marketing The Front URLs 404 / absent from /games/ catalog. Nodecraft / GameTeam / PebbleHost: no host-owned The Front product page confirmed (404 / absent from catalog). No host is crowned “#1”. Confirm slots, RAM and the recurring bill at checkout.
Oceania note
The Front’s open-world FPS and base raids still punish long routes when the squad fights and builds together. AU/NZ groups should check Shockbyte (Melbourne company; global locations claimed — confirm an AU node at checkout) and Bisect stock (21 locations; out-of-stock / waitlist notice on the page we read). Nodecraft’s Melbourne / Sydney / Auckland nodes are not verified on a The Front product page today. Apex, GameTeam and PebbleHost were not confirmed on a sellable The Front marketing page — Once Human / SCUM / Conan / DayZ Oceania notes do not transfer here. See the Oceania ping guide.
Budget note and shortlist (not rankings)
- Labeled recurring we could read: Shockbyte Titanium 10 GB+ / 32 players, $24.99/mo (only labeled The Front card on the page we fetched — no under-~$20 Shockbyte The Front tier visible today).
- If Bisect is out of stock, or Apex/Nodecraft/GameTeam/PebbleHost are absent: use Shockbyte first; home CTAs for Apex / Nodecraft / GameTeam / PebbleHost if you want to ask support whether The Front is coming.
- Similar nights: Once Human (Night 36), SCUM (Night 53), Conan Exiles (Night 22), DayZ (Night 23). Also budget under ~$20 and Oceania ping.
Official links (affiliate placeholders)
Buttons below point at official sites today (game pages where the host sells The Front; home where it does not). Tracked affiliate URLs will replace the #aff-* anchors once programs approve — see affiliates.md.
Related (pipeline)
Affiliate disclosure
HostForTheSquad may earn a commission if you purchase through links on this page (Shockbyte, Apex, BisectHosting, GameTeam, and others when approved). Commission rates do not decide table rows or “best for” notes. Prices and stock change — always verify on the host’s site before you pay.