TeamSpeak 6 with Docker, step by step # TeamSpeak server hosting on your own VPS Run a TeamSpeak 6 or TeamSpeak 3 server for your community on a KVM server in Germany. No slot based pricing from us, just a small VPS you control. [Get a TeamSpeak VPS](https://cloud.datapasa.com/register) [See plans](#plans) ## Why host TeamSpeak on a DataPasa VPS A voice server is light on resources and heavy on the need for a steady connection. ### TeamSpeak 6 or TeamSpeak 3 Try the new TeamSpeak 6 server in Docker or keep running the TeamSpeak 3 server your members already know. It is your machine. ### Uplink up to 1 Gbps Voice quality depends on the upload side of the server. A 900 Mbit/s port leaves plenty of headroom for a busy evening. ### Central Europe location The server sits in a data center in Falkenstein, Germany, which keeps latency low for players across most of Europe. ### Dedicated vCPU and RAM KVM virtual machines with reserved resources, so audio does not stutter because another customer is compiling something. ### Full control of the server Set your own permissions, channels, bans and server groups. Run a music bot or a website next to TeamSpeak on the same VPS. ### From $1.81 a month, hourly VPS-1 costs about a quarter of a cent per hour. Pay with a card or with crypto, with no contract and no setup fee. ## VPS plans for a TeamSpeak server Even the smallest plan runs TeamSpeak. Prices are monthly for budgeting, you are charged by the hour. VPS-1 $1.81/mo $0.0025/hr CPU 1 vCPU RAM 1 GB NVMe 16 GB Traffic 1 TB Good for: TeamSpeak 3 or 6 for a gaming group or small clan [Order VPS-1](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=ce21ba18-988f-4eb8-947a-41adb86019d9) VPS-2 $3.54/mo $0.0048/hr CPU 1 vCPU RAM 2 GB NVMe 32 GB Traffic 32 TB Good for: TeamSpeak 6 in Docker with a music bot and room to spare [Order VPS-2](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=a8cdefa7-dc24-45d3-aeaf-ce97fee1837d) s1.micro $6.06/mo $0.0083/hr CPU 1 vCPU RAM 2 GB NVMe 32 GB Traffic 32 TB [Order s1.micro](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=d95a1121-7739-4408-a851-dd9d42df11cf) VPS-3 $7.09/mo $0.0097/hr CPU 2 vCPU RAM 4 GB NVMe 64 GB Traffic 32 TB Good for: TeamSpeak next to a community website and database [Order VPS-3](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=402a3c18-a3ab-4447-85a5-138162552777) s1.small $11.68/mo $0.0160/hr CPU 2 vCPU RAM 4 GB NVMe 48 GB Traffic 32 TB [Order s1.small](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=45f8f274-2772-40ce-99e0-c70494d793b3) VPS-4 $12.16/mo $0.0167/hr CPU 4 vCPU RAM 8 GB NVMe 128 GB Traffic 32 TB [Order VPS-4](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=0a5f56fa-c6bf-475a-a5c9-e6afa6900f93) [See all plans and prices](https://datapasa.com/en/pricing) ## TeamSpeak 6 or TeamSpeak 3 The TeamSpeak 6 server is still in beta. It is published as a Docker image and binaries for Linux, and it comes with a free 32 slot licence that TeamSpeak renews periodically while the beta lasts. That is enough for most gaming groups and small communities. TeamSpeak 3 licences do not carry over, and final TeamSpeak 6 pricing has not been announced yet. TeamSpeak 3 is the stable choice if your members still use the TeamSpeak 3 client or you need a setup that will not change under you. Both run on the same small VPS. Our step by step guide covers TeamSpeak 6 with Docker Compose, from installing Docker to your first admin token. ## How big a server does TeamSpeak need A TeamSpeak server needs very little. It uses a small amount of memory and CPU even with dozens of people talking, because the audio is encoded on the clients and the server mostly forwards packets. VPS-1 with 1 vCPU and 1 GB of RAM handles a typical gaming group. VPS-2 with 2 GB is more comfortable for Docker and a bot or two. What matters more is the network. Each speaker sends a stream that the server repeats to everyone else in the channel, so the upload side grows with the number of listeners. Our plans have an uplink of up to 1 Gbps. VPS-2 and larger include 32 TB of traffic a month, while VPS-1 includes 1 TB, which is still plenty for voice. - VPS-1: a gaming group or a small clan. - VPS-2: a community with bots and Docker overhead. - VPS-3: TeamSpeak plus a website, database or game tools. ## Ports and first start TeamSpeak uses UDP port 9987 for voice and TCP port 30033 for file transfers. If you use a firewall such as ufw, allow those two plus your SSH port and keep query ports closed unless you really need remote administration. Clients connect with the server IP address, or with a domain name if you point an A record at it. On first start the server prints a privilege key in its logs. Copy it right away, connect with your TeamSpeak client and redeem it to become server admin. With Docker, the guide stores server data in a volume, so recreating the container for an update keeps your channels, permissions and users. ## Why run your own TeamSpeak server Rented TeamSpeak servers are usually priced per slot, and settings are limited to what the host allows. On a VPS you pay for the machine, not the slots, and you control everything: server groups, channel permissions, bans, file transfer limits and query access. You can also run bots, a website or a game server tool on the same machine. The trade off is that updates are your job. With Docker, that means pulling a new image and recreating the container, which takes a minute. Billing is hourly from a prepaid balance with no contract, so you can set up a test server for a game night and delete it afterwards, paying only for the hours it ran. ## Step by step guides Written by our team and tested on DataPasa servers. [How to run a TeamSpeak 6 server with Docker](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/teamspeak-6-server-docker) [How to connect to a VPS via SSH](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/connect-via-ssh) ## TeamSpeak server hosting FAQ During the beta, the TeamSpeak 6 server includes a free 32 slot licence that is renewed periodically. You only pay for the VPS that runs it. Pricing for the final release has not been announced. CPU and RAM are rarely the limit for TeamSpeak. A VPS-1 comfortably serves a typical community, and the practical cap is usually your licence slots rather than the server. Open UDP 9987 for voice and TCP 30033 for file transfers. Keep query ports closed unless you use remote administration tools, and allow your SSH port so you do not lock yourself out. There is no official migration path yet, and TeamSpeak 3 licences are not valid for TeamSpeak 6. Many communities run both side by side during the beta. All servers are in a data center in Falkenstein, Germany, which gives low latency to players across most of Europe. More locations are planned but not available yet. Yes. Top up from $5 with USDT, BTC, ETH, XMR, LTC and many other coins, or pay by card through Stripe. The server is billed by the hour. ## Related pages [ Minecraft Hosting Start a Java Edition server for your friends in a few minutes, manage it from a Pterodactyl panel and pay only for the hours it exists. ](https://datapasa.com/en/game-hosting/minecraft)[ Bot Hosting Move your bot off your laptop and onto a small KVM server in Germany. It keeps answering when your computer is off, and you can pay for it with crypto. ](https://datapasa.com/en/bot-hosting)[ Hourly VPS Run a KVM server in Germany for an hour, a weekend or a year. Your balance is charged hour by hour, and deleting the server stops the charges. ](https://datapasa.com/en/hourly-vps) ## Give your community its own voice server Order a VPS, follow the Docker guide and share the address with your members in a few minutes. [Create an account](https://cloud.datapasa.com/register) [View pricing](https://datapasa.com/en/pricing) --- Canonical: https://datapasa.com/en/teamspeak-server-hosting Site overview for agents: https://datapasa.com/llms.txt