First of all, you need to donwload the SteamCMD; you can find it here:
http://media.steampowered.com/installer/steamcmd.zip
Of course you need WinRAR or WinZIP to open it.

Now create a folder into your HD called SteamCMD
ex.: C:\SteamCMD

Extract the previous downloaded archive in this folder, and then run steamcmd.exe
You should see something like this:

Now run steamcmd.exe and type in:
login *your ID* *your password*
and press enter.

If this is your first time logging in via steamcmd, you will get a message saying that you need to enter a code to validate your Steam credentials.
You will recive this code via email; just copy it and paste it into the steamcmd and press enter.

Once you are correctly logged in (Logging in user '...' to Steam Public...Logged in OK Waiting for licence info...OK) type in:
force_install_dir C:\MyServers\PE

And then type in:
app_update 237870
This could take a while.

Now, let's configure your server!
You should now find the folder C:\myservers\pe\Server\ConfigFiles and there the file ServerConfig:
Right click on it, Open with... and choose WorldPad (Notepad works too, but I first had some format problems and it wasn't very clear).

Now you can choose your configuration using this scheme:


y: numbers you shouldn't change.
x: your preferences, you can change them.

Finally you can start your server!

Go to C:\myservers\pe\Server and doble click on StartServer.
You will notice that nothing happen, but you should see the process PE_Server.exe in your task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).
That's it, your server is running!

Now just run Planet Explorers and go to multiplayer, and you will be able to see your Planet's name in the server list!

Sometimes I get an error trying to log to my server by clicking on it in the list, but you can avoid this by going to the LAN tab, and you will see your Planet: just click, enter, and have fun!

( Se qualcuno fosse interessato ad una versione in italiano per questa guida mi contatti! "Come creare un server dedicato per Planet Explorers e non perdere i salvataggi della mappa in multiplayer" )