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title: "Private servers"
url: /docs/en-us/production/monetization/private-servers
last_updated: 2026-10-22T17:14:47Z
description: "Private servers are a subscription-based feature that allows players to decide who can play a game with them."
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# Private servers

A **private server** is a subscription-based feature that allows a player to decide who can play a game with them. While private servers can be free, you can also use private servers as a method of monetization by charging players who want to access private servers a **monthly Robux fee**.

> **Info:**[Roblox Plus](/docs/en-us/production/monetization/roblox-plus.md) subscribers get access to paid private servers at no cost. You still earn up to 100 Robux per subscriber each month based on the time they spend in your paid private servers. See [Earn from paid private server time](/docs/en-us/production/monetization/roblox-plus.md#earn-from-paid-private-server-time) for details.

Private servers offer players privacy in circumstances like:

- Playing games with friends.
- Holding gatherings such as classes, meetings, or parties.
- Recording and/or streaming without other players.
- Gathering in-game resources.

> **Warning:** You cannot enable [paid access in Robux](/docs/en-us/production/monetization/paid-access-robux.md) or [paid access in local currency](/docs/en-us/production/monetization/paid-access-local-currency.md) and private servers at the same time.
> **Info:** Players under the age of 13 may not be able to join private servers depending on their privacy and parental control settings.
## Enable private servers

Before you can enable private servers, your game must be [public](/docs/en-us/production/publishing/publish-games-and-places.md#publiclimited-games).

To create a private server:

1. Navigate to the game's main page on the [Creator Dashboard](https://create.roblox.com/dashboard/creations).
2. In the left-hand navigation, expand **Audience** and then click **Access Settings**.
3. Toggle on **Allow private servers**. Additional settings appear for setting how to monetize private servers:
  - Enable **Requires Robux** and enter the amount of Robux you want players to pay to access private servers. The price you enter affects the amount of Robux you earn per sale.
  - Disable **Requires Robux** to make private servers free to all.
4. Click the **Save Changes** button.

> **Info:**[Roblox Plus](/docs/en-us/production/monetization/roblox-plus.md) subscribers get access to paid private servers at no cost. You still earn up to 100 Robux per subscriber each month based on the time they spend in your paid private servers. See [Earn from paid private server time](/docs/en-us/production/monetization/roblox-plus.md#earn-from-paid-private-server-time) for details.
> **Warning:** Changing the price of private servers **cancels all active subscriptions**. Players who had active subscriptions automatically receive a private message in their inbox about this change.