diff --git a/packages/controller/src/Controller.ts b/packages/controller/src/Controller.ts
index bbd2286d..8e455d7b 100644
--- a/packages/controller/src/Controller.ts
+++ b/packages/controller/src/Controller.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import HostRecord from "./HostRecord.js";
 import { BaseControllerPlugin, ControllerHooks } from "./BaseControllerPlugin.js";
 import ControllerRouter from "./ControllerRouter.js";
 import InstanceManager from "./InstanceManager.js";
+import PlayerRoutingStore from "./PlayerRoutingStore.js";
+import PlayerProxyServer from "./PlayerProxyServer.js";
 
 const endpointDurationSummary = new Summary(
 	"clusterio_controller_http_endpoint_duration_seconds",
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ export default class Controller {
 	trustedProxies: BlockList;
 	debugEvents = new events.EventEmitter<ControllerDebugEvents>();
 	private _events = new events.EventEmitter<ControllerEvents>();
+	playerRoutingStore: PlayerRoutingStore;
+	playerProxyServer: PlayerProxyServer | null = null;
 
 	/** Event subscription controller */
 	subscriptions: lib.SubscriptionController;
@@ -286,6 +290,9 @@ export default class Controller {
 		this.clusterLogger = clusterLogger;
 		this.pluginInfos = pluginInfos;
 		this.config = config;
+		this.playerRoutingStore = new PlayerRoutingStore(
+			path.join(this.config.get("controller.database_directory"), "player-routing.json"),
+		);
 
 		this.app = express();
 		this.app.locals.controller = this;
@@ -437,6 +444,17 @@ export default class Controller {
 		// Load plugins
 		await this.loadPlugins();
 
+		await this.playerRoutingStore.load();
+		const playerProxyPort = this.config.get("controller.player_proxy_port");
+		if (playerProxyPort !== null) {
+			this.playerProxyServer = new PlayerProxyServer(
+				this,
+				logger.child({ component: "player_proxy" }),
+				playerProxyPort,
+			);
+			await this.playerProxyServer.start();
+		}
+
 		// Log all express errors from middleware or routes (app.use is missing the type overload)
 		this.app.use((err: Error, req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction): void => {
 			const url = lib.redactUrl(req.originalUrl);
@@ -592,6 +610,11 @@ export default class Controller {
 
 		await this.hooks.shutdown.invoke();
 
+		if (this.playerProxyServer) {
+			await this.playerProxyServer.stop();
+			this.playerProxyServer = null;
+		}
+
 		await this.wsServer.stop();
 
 		let stopTasks = [];
@@ -793,6 +816,7 @@ export default class Controller {
 			this.users.records.save(),
 			this.hooks.save.invoke(),
 			this.notes.save(),
+			this.playerRoutingStore.save(),
 		]);
 	}
 
@@ -1027,6 +1051,87 @@ export default class Controller {
 		return hosts.length ? new lib.HostUpdatesEvent(hosts) : null;
 	}
 
+	resolvePlayerRoute(username: string): { hostId: number; instanceId: number; publicAddress: string; gamePort: number } | null {
+		const key = username.toLowerCase();
+		let route = this.playerRoutingStore.get(key);
+		let instance: Readonly<InstanceRecord> | undefined;
+
+		if (!route) {
+			const fallbackId = this.config.get("controller.player_proxy_default_instance_id");
+			if (fallbackId !== null) {
+				instance = this.instances.get(fallbackId);
+				if (instance) {
+					route = {
+						name: username,
+						instanceId: instance.id,
+						hostId: instance.config.get("instance.assigned_host") ?? -1,
+						gamePort: instance.gamePort ?? 0,
+						timestampMs: Date.now(),
+					};
+				}
+			} else {
+				instance = this._chooseFallbackInstance();
+				if (instance) {
+					route = {
+						name: username,
+						instanceId: instance.id,
+						hostId: instance.config.get("instance.assigned_host") ?? -1,
+						gamePort: instance.gamePort ?? 0,
+						timestampMs: Date.now(),
+					};
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!route) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		instance = instance ?? this.instances.get(route.instanceId);
+		if (!instance || instance.isDeleted) {
+			this.playerRoutingStore.delete(key);
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		const hostId = instance.config.get("instance.assigned_host");
+		if (hostId === null || route.hostId !== hostId) {
+			this.playerRoutingStore.delete(key);
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		const host = this.hosts.get(hostId);
+		if (!host || !host.connected) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		const gamePort = instance.gamePort ?? route.gamePort;
+		const publicAddress = host.publicAddress || host.remoteAddress;
+		if (!gamePort || !publicAddress) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		return {
+			hostId,
+			instanceId: instance.id,
+			publicAddress,
+			gamePort,
+		};
+	}
+
+	private _chooseFallbackInstance() {
+		for (const instance of this.instances.values()) {
+			if (instance.status === "running" && !instance.isDeleted) {
+				return instance;
+			}
+		}
+		for (const instance of this.instances.values()) {
+			if (!instance.isDeleted && instance.config.get("instance.assigned_host") !== null) {
+				return instance;
+			}
+		}
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Removes all saves currently stored for the given instance, if any
 	 * @param instanceId - Id of Instance to clear saves for.
diff --git a/packages/controller/src/HostConnection.ts b/packages/controller/src/HostConnection.ts
index 56d5d489..64495e00 100644
--- a/packages/controller/src/HostConnection.ts
+++ b/packages/controller/src/HostConnection.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export default class HostConnection extends BaseConnection {
 
 			this.info.connected = false;
 			this._controller.hosts.set(this.info);
+			this._controller.playerRoutingStore.dropHost(this.id);
 		});
 
 		this.handle(lib.GetFactorioCredentialsRequest, this.handleGetFactorioCredentialsRequest.bind(this));
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ export default class HostConnection extends BaseConnection {
 		this.handle(lib.InstanceSaveDetailsUpdatesEvent, this.handleInstanceSaveDetailsUpdatesEvent.bind(this));
 		this.handle(lib.LogMessageEvent, this.handleLogMessageEvent.bind(this));
 		this.handle(lib.InstancePlayerUpdateEvent, this.handleInstancePlayerUpdateEvent.bind(this));
+		this.handle(lib.InstancePlayerRouteUpdateEvent, this.handleInstancePlayerRouteUpdateEvent.bind(this));
 		this.snoopEvent(lib.InstanceAdminlistUpdateEvent, this.snoopInstanceAdminlistUpdateEvent.bind(this));
 		this.snoopEvent(lib.InstanceBanlistUpdateEvent, this.snoopInstanceBanlistUpdateEvent.bind(this));
 		this.snoopEvent(lib.InstanceWhitelistUpdateEvent, this.snoopInstanceWhitelistUpdateEvent.bind(this));
@@ -411,6 +413,30 @@ export default class HostConnection extends BaseConnection {
 		});
 	}
 
+	async handleInstancePlayerRouteUpdateEvent(event: lib.InstancePlayerRouteUpdateEvent, src: lib.Address) {
+		const instanceId = src.id;
+		if (event.instanceId !== instanceId) {
+			logger.warn(
+				`Received route update for instance ${event.instanceId} from ${instanceId}, ignoring mismatched id`
+			);
+			return;
+		}
+		if (event.hostId !== this.id) {
+			logger.warn(
+				`Received route update for host ${event.hostId} from ${this.id}, ignoring mismatched host`
+			);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		this._controller.playerRoutingStore.update(
+			event.name,
+			instanceId,
+			this.id,
+			event.gamePort,
+			event.timestampMs,
+		);
+	}
+
 	async snoopInstanceAdminlistUpdateEvent(event: lib.InstanceAdminlistUpdateEvent, src: lib.Address) {
 		if (src.type !== lib.Address.instance) {
 			return;
diff --git a/packages/controller/src/PlayerProxyServer.ts b/packages/controller/src/PlayerProxyServer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..284625f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/controller/src/PlayerProxyServer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,511 @@
+import dgram from "dgram";
+
+import * as lib from "@clusterio/lib";
+
+import type Controller from "./Controller.js";
+
+const TYPE_MASK = 0x1f;
+const FLAG_MASK = 0xe0;
+
+const TYPE_CONNECTION_REQUEST = 2;
+const TYPE_CONNECTION_REQUEST_REPLY = 3;
+const TYPE_CONNECTION_REQUEST_REPLY_CONFIRM = 4;
+
+const SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
+const MAX_PENDING_PACKETS = 64;
+const MAX_PACKET_SIZE = 1400;
+
+type ClientKey = string;
+
+type RouteTarget = {
+	hostId: number;
+	instanceId: number;
+	publicAddress: string;
+	gamePort: number;
+};
+
+type ClientSession = {
+	clientAddress: string;
+	clientPort: number;
+	lastSeenMs: number;
+	pending: Buffer[];
+	upstream: dgram.Socket | null;
+	route: RouteTarget | null;
+	requestBuffer?: Buffer;
+	requestFlags?: number;
+	requestMessageIdAndFlags?: number;
+	requestVersion?: ApplicationVersion;
+	clientRequestId?: number;
+	proxyServerId?: number;
+	pendingConfirm?: Buffer;
+	confirmServerIdOffset?: number;
+	serverConnectionId?: number;
+	username?: string;
+	activating?: Promise<void>;
+};
+
+type ApplicationVersion = {
+	major: number;
+	minor: number;
+	sub: number;
+	build: number;
+};
+
+class BufferReader {
+	private _offset = 0;
+	constructor(private _buffer: Buffer) {}
+
+	get offset() {
+		return this._offset;
+	}
+
+	readUInt8() {
+		const value = this._buffer.readUInt8(this._offset);
+		this._offset += 1;
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	readUInt16LE() {
+		const value = this._buffer.readUInt16LE(this._offset);
+		this._offset += 2;
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	readUInt32LE() {
+		const value = this._buffer.readUInt32LE(this._offset);
+		this._offset += 4;
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	readSpaceOptimized() {
+		const value = this.readUInt8();
+		if (value === 0xff) {
+			return this.readUInt16LE();
+		}
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	readContainerSize() {
+		const value = this.readUInt8();
+		if (value === 0xff) {
+			return this.readUInt32LE();
+		}
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	readBytes(length: number) {
+		const start = this._offset;
+		const end = start + length;
+		if (end > this._buffer.length) {
+			throw new Error("Buffer too short");
+		}
+		this._offset = end;
+		return this._buffer.slice(start, end);
+	}
+}
+
+class BufferWriter {
+	private _parts: Buffer[] = [];
+
+	writeUInt8(value: number) {
+		const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(1);
+		buf.writeUInt8(value, 0);
+		this._parts.push(buf);
+	}
+
+	writeUInt16LE(value: number) {
+		const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(2);
+		buf.writeUInt16LE(value, 0);
+		this._parts.push(buf);
+	}
+
+	writeUInt32LE(value: number) {
+		const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(4);
+		buf.writeUInt32LE(value >>> 0, 0);
+		this._parts.push(buf);
+	}
+
+	writeSpaceOptimized(value: number) {
+		if (value >= 0xff) {
+			this.writeUInt8(0xff);
+			this.writeUInt16LE(value);
+		} else {
+			this.writeUInt8(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	concat() {
+		return Buffer.concat(this._parts);
+	}
+}
+
+function clientKey(address: string, port: number): ClientKey {
+	return `${address}:${port}`;
+}
+
+export default class PlayerProxyServer {
+	private _socket: dgram.Socket | null = null;
+	private _sessions = new Map<ClientKey, ClientSession>();
+	private _cleanupTimer: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | undefined;
+	private _closed = false;
+
+	constructor(
+		private _controller: Controller,
+		private _logger: lib.Logger,
+		private _port: number,
+	) {}
+
+	async start() {
+		if (this._socket || this._closed) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const socket = dgram.createSocket("udp4");
+		this._socket = socket;
+		socket.on("message", this._handleClientMessage.bind(this));
+		socket.on("error", err => {
+			this._logger.error(`Player proxy socket error: ${err.message}`);
+			this.stop().catch(() => {});
+		});
+
+		await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+			socket.once("listening", resolve);
+			socket.once("error", reject);
+			socket.bind(this._port, "0.0.0.0");
+		});
+
+		this._cleanupTimer = setInterval(() => this._cleanupSessions(), SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS);
+		this._cleanupTimer.unref();
+		this._logger.info(`Player proxy listening on UDP ${this._port}`);
+	}
+
+	async stop() {
+		if (this._closed) {
+			return;
+		}
+		this._closed = true;
+
+		if (this._cleanupTimer) {
+			clearInterval(this._cleanupTimer);
+			this._cleanupTimer = undefined;
+		}
+
+		for (const session of this._sessions.values()) {
+			session.upstream?.close();
+		}
+		this._sessions.clear();
+
+		if (this._socket) {
+			await new Promise<void>(resolve => this._socket!.close(() => resolve()));
+			this._socket = null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private _handleClientMessage(message: Buffer, rinfo: dgram.RemoteInfo) {
+		if (this._closed || !this._socket) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const key = clientKey(rinfo.address, rinfo.port);
+		let session = this._sessions.get(key);
+		if (!session) {
+			session = this._createSession(rinfo.address, rinfo.port);
+			this._sessions.set(key, session);
+		}
+		session.lastSeenMs = Date.now();
+
+		let type: number;
+		try {
+			type = message.readUInt8(0) & TYPE_MASK;
+		} catch {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (type === TYPE_CONNECTION_REQUEST) {
+			this._handleConnectionRequest(session, message);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (type === TYPE_CONNECTION_REQUEST_REPLY_CONFIRM) {
+			this._handleConnectionRequestReplyConfirm(session, message);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (!session.route || !session.upstream) {
+			this._queuePending(session, message);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		this._flushPending(session);
+		session.upstream.send(message, session.route.gamePort, session.route.publicAddress);
+	}
+
+	private _createSession(address: string, port: number): ClientSession {
+		return {
+			clientAddress: address,
+			clientPort: port,
+			lastSeenMs: Date.now(),
+			pending: [],
+			upstream: null,
+			route: null,
+		};
+	}
+
+	private _handleConnectionRequest(session: ClientSession, message: Buffer) {
+		let parsed: {
+			flags: number;
+			messageIdAndFlags: number;
+			version: ApplicationVersion;
+			requestId: number;
+		};
+		try {
+			parsed = this._parseConnectionRequest(message);
+		} catch (err: any) {
+			this._logger.warn(`Failed to parse connection request: ${err.message ?? err}`);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		session.requestBuffer = message;
+		session.requestFlags = parsed.flags;
+		session.requestMessageIdAndFlags = parsed.messageIdAndFlags;
+		session.requestVersion = parsed.version;
+		session.clientRequestId = parsed.requestId;
+		if (!session.proxyServerId) {
+			session.proxyServerId = Math.floor(Math.random() * 2 ** 32);
+		}
+
+		const reply = this._buildConnectionRequestReply(session);
+		this._socket?.send(reply, session.clientPort, session.clientAddress);
+	}
+
+	private _handleConnectionRequestReplyConfirm(session: ClientSession, message: Buffer) {
+		let parsed: { username: string; serverIdOffset: number };
+		try {
+			parsed = this._parseConnectionRequestReplyConfirm(message);
+		} catch (err: any) {
+			this._logger.warn(`Failed to parse connection confirm: ${err.message ?? err}`);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		session.username = parsed.username;
+		session.pendingConfirm = message;
+		session.confirmServerIdOffset = parsed.serverIdOffset;
+
+		if (session.route || session.activating) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		session.activating = this._activateRoute(session).finally(() => {
+			session.activating = undefined;
+		});
+	}
+
+	private _buildConnectionRequestReply(session: ClientSession) {
+		const flags = session.requestFlags ?? 0;
+		const version = session.requestVersion ?? { major: 0, minor: 0, sub: 0, build: 0 };
+		const requestId = session.clientRequestId ?? 0;
+		const serverId = session.proxyServerId ?? 0;
+
+		const writer = new BufferWriter();
+		writer.writeUInt8((flags & FLAG_MASK) | TYPE_CONNECTION_REQUEST_REPLY);
+		writer.writeSpaceOptimized(version.major);
+		writer.writeSpaceOptimized(version.minor);
+		writer.writeSpaceOptimized(version.sub);
+		writer.writeUInt32LE(version.build);
+		writer.writeUInt32LE(requestId);
+		writer.writeUInt32LE(serverId);
+		writer.writeUInt32LE(MAX_PACKET_SIZE);
+		return writer.concat();
+	}
+
+	private _parseConnectionRequest(buffer: Buffer) {
+		const reader = new BufferReader(buffer);
+		const header = reader.readUInt8();
+		const type = header & TYPE_MASK;
+		if (type !== TYPE_CONNECTION_REQUEST) {
+			throw new Error("Unexpected message type");
+		}
+
+		const flags = header & FLAG_MASK;
+		const messageIdAndFlags = reader.readUInt16LE();
+		const version = {
+			major: reader.readSpaceOptimized(),
+			minor: reader.readSpaceOptimized(),
+			sub: reader.readSpaceOptimized(),
+			build: reader.readUInt32LE(),
+		};
+		const requestId = reader.readUInt32LE();
+		return { flags, messageIdAndFlags, version, requestId };
+	}
+
+	private _parseConnectionRequestReplyConfirm(buffer: Buffer) {
+		const reader = new BufferReader(buffer);
+		const header = reader.readUInt8();
+		const type = header & TYPE_MASK;
+		if (type !== TYPE_CONNECTION_REQUEST_REPLY_CONFIRM) {
+			throw new Error("Unexpected message type");
+		}
+		reader.readUInt16LE();
+		reader.readUInt32LE(); // client request id
+		const serverIdOffset = reader.offset;
+		reader.readUInt32LE();
+		reader.readUInt32LE(); // instance id
+		const nameLength = reader.readContainerSize();
+		const nameBuffer = reader.readBytes(nameLength);
+		const username = nameBuffer.toString("utf8");
+		return { username, serverIdOffset };
+	}
+
+	private _handleUpstreamMessage(session: ClientSession, data: Buffer) {
+		if (!this._socket || !session.route) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		let type: number;
+		try {
+			type = data.readUInt8(0) & TYPE_MASK;
+		} catch {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (type === TYPE_CONNECTION_REQUEST_REPLY && session.serverConnectionId === undefined) {
+			try {
+				const serverConnectionId = this._parseConnectionRequestReply(data);
+				session.serverConnectionId = serverConnectionId;
+				this._sendPendingConfirm(session);
+			} catch (err: any) {
+				this._logger.warn(`Failed to parse upstream reply: ${err.message ?? err}`);
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+
+		this._socket.send(data, session.clientPort, session.clientAddress);
+	}
+
+	private _parseConnectionRequestReply(buffer: Buffer) {
+		const reader = new BufferReader(buffer);
+		const header = reader.readUInt8();
+		const type = header & TYPE_MASK;
+		if (type !== TYPE_CONNECTION_REQUEST_REPLY) {
+			throw new Error("Unexpected message type");
+		}
+		reader.readSpaceOptimized();
+		reader.readSpaceOptimized();
+		reader.readSpaceOptimized();
+		reader.readUInt32LE();
+		reader.readUInt32LE(); // client request id
+		return reader.readUInt32LE();
+	}
+
+	private async _activateRoute(session: ClientSession) {
+		if (!session.username) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const route = this._controller.resolvePlayerRoute(session.username);
+		if (!route) {
+			this._logger.warn(`No route for ${session.username}, dropping client ${session.clientAddress}:${session.clientPort}`);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const instanceReady = await this._ensureInstanceRunning(route.instanceId);
+		if (!instanceReady) {
+			this._logger.warn(`Instance ${route.instanceId} not ready for ${session.username}`);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		session.route = route;
+		if (!session.upstream) {
+			const upstream = dgram.createSocket("udp4");
+			session.upstream = upstream;
+			upstream.on("message", data => this._handleUpstreamMessage(session, data));
+			upstream.on("error", err => {
+				this._logger.warn(
+					`Upstream error for ${session.clientAddress}:${session.clientPort}: ${err.message}`
+				);
+				upstream.close();
+				this._sessions.delete(clientKey(session.clientAddress, session.clientPort));
+			});
+		}
+
+		if (session.requestBuffer) {
+			session.upstream.send(session.requestBuffer, route.gamePort, route.publicAddress);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private async _ensureInstanceRunning(instanceId: number) {
+		const instance = this._controller.instances.get(instanceId);
+		if (!instance || instance.isDeleted) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (instance.status === "running") {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (instance.config.get("instance.assigned_host") === null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			await this._controller.sendTo({ instanceId }, new lib.InstanceStartRequest());
+		} catch (err: any) {
+			this._logger.warn(`Failed to start instance ${instanceId}: ${err.message ?? err}`);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		const deadline = Date.now() + SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS;
+		while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+			const current = this._controller.instances.get(instanceId);
+			if (!current || current.isDeleted) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			if (current.status === "running") {
+				return true;
+			}
+			await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	private _sendPendingConfirm(session: ClientSession) {
+		if (!session.pendingConfirm || session.confirmServerIdOffset === undefined || !session.upstream || !session.route) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (session.serverConnectionId === undefined) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const payload = Buffer.from(session.pendingConfirm);
+		payload.writeUInt32LE(session.serverConnectionId, session.confirmServerIdOffset);
+		session.upstream.send(payload, session.route.gamePort, session.route.publicAddress);
+		session.pendingConfirm = undefined;
+		this._flushPending(session);
+	}
+
+	private _queuePending(session: ClientSession, message: Buffer) {
+		if (session.pending.length >= MAX_PENDING_PACKETS) {
+			session.pending.shift();
+		}
+		session.pending.push(message);
+	}
+
+	private _flushPending(session: ClientSession) {
+		if (!session.route || !session.upstream || !session.pending.length) {
+			return;
+		}
+		for (const pending of session.pending) {
+			session.upstream.send(pending, session.route.gamePort, session.route.publicAddress);
+		}
+		session.pending = [];
+	}
+
+	private _cleanupSessions() {
+		const now = Date.now();
+		for (const [key, session] of this._sessions) {
+			if (now - session.lastSeenMs > SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS) {
+				session.upstream?.close();
+				this._sessions.delete(key);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/controller/src/PlayerRoutingStore.ts b/packages/controller/src/PlayerRoutingStore.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33fba7bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/controller/src/PlayerRoutingStore.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+
+import * as lib from "@clusterio/lib";
+
+export type StoredRoute = {
+	name: string;
+	instanceId: number;
+	hostId: number;
+	gamePort: number;
+	timestampMs: number;
+};
+
+export default class PlayerRoutingStore {
+	private _routes = new Map<string, StoredRoute>();
+	private _dirty = false;
+
+	constructor(private _filePath: string) {}
+
+	get(name: string): StoredRoute | undefined {
+		return this._routes.get(name.toLowerCase());
+	}
+
+	update(name: string, instanceId: number, hostId: number, gamePort: number, timestampMs: number) {
+		const key = name.toLowerCase();
+		this._routes.set(key, { name, instanceId, hostId, gamePort, timestampMs });
+		this._dirty = true;
+	}
+
+	delete(name: string) {
+		const key = name.toLowerCase();
+		if (this._routes.delete(key)) {
+			this._dirty = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	dropHost(hostId: number) {
+		let removed = false;
+		for (const [key, route] of this._routes) {
+			if (route.hostId === hostId) {
+				this._routes.delete(key);
+				removed = true;
+			}
+		}
+		if (removed) {
+			this._dirty = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	async load(): Promise<void> {
+		try {
+			const routes = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(this._filePath, { encoding: "utf8" })) as StoredRoute[];
+			this._routes.clear();
+			for (const route of routes) {
+				if (!route || !route.name) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				this._routes.set(route.name.toLowerCase(), route);
+			}
+			this._dirty = false;
+		} catch (err: any) {
+			if (err.code !== "ENOENT") {
+				throw err;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	async save(): Promise<void> {
+		if (!this._dirty) {
+			return;
+		}
+		const payload = JSON.stringify([...this._routes.values()], null, "\t");
+		await lib.safeOutputFile(this._filePath, payload);
+		this._dirty = false;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/host/src/Instance.ts b/packages/host/src/Instance.ts
index f70080d3..02bf3470 100644
--- a/packages/host/src/Instance.ts
+++ b/packages/host/src/Instance.ts
@@ -424,6 +424,13 @@ export default class Instance extends lib.Link {
 		if (wasPaused) {
 			this.hooks.autoPauseChanged.invoke(false);
 		}
+		const hostId = this.config.get("instance.assigned_host");
+		if (hostId !== null) {
+			this.sendTo(
+				"controller",
+				new lib.InstancePlayerRouteUpdateEvent(name, this.id, hostId, this.server.gamePort, Date.now()),
+			);
+		}
 		this.hooks.playerEvent.invoke(event);
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/config/definitions.ts b/packages/lib/src/config/definitions.ts
index 5d19897a..60a76be0 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/config/definitions.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/config/definitions.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ export interface ControllerConfigFields {
 	"controller.max_subscription_filters": number;
 	"controller.system_metrics_interval": number;
 	"controller.proxy_stream_timeout": number;
+	"controller.player_proxy_port": number | null;
+	"controller.player_proxy_default_instance_id": number | null;
 	"controller.factorio_username": string | null;
 	"controller.factorio_token": string | null;
 	"controller.share_factorio_credentials_with_hosts": boolean;
@@ -243,6 +245,20 @@ export class ControllerConfig extends classes.Config<ControllerConfigFields> {
 			initialValue: 15,
 			validator: validators.greaterThanZero,
 		},
+		"controller.player_proxy_port": {
+			title: "Player Proxy Port",
+			description: "UDP port to accept player connections for the controller proxy, set to null to disable.",
+			restartRequired: true,
+			type: "number",
+			optional: true,
+			initialValue: 34197,
+		},
+		"controller.player_proxy_default_instance_id": {
+			title: "Player Proxy Default Instance",
+			description: "Instance ID to route players to when no routing history is available.",
+			type: "number",
+			optional: true,
+		},
 		"controller.factorio_username": {
 			title: "Factorio Username",
 			description: "Username to authenticate with Factorio API with.",
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/data/messages_instance.ts b/packages/lib/src/data/messages_instance.ts
index d107632c..2d10819c 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/data/messages_instance.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/data/messages_instance.ts
@@ -935,3 +935,30 @@ export class InstancePlayerUpdateEvent {
 		return new this(json.type, json.name, PlayerStats.fromJSON(json.stats), json.reason);
 	}
 }
+
+export class InstancePlayerRouteUpdateEvent {
+	declare ["constructor"]: typeof InstancePlayerRouteUpdateEvent;
+	static type = "event" as const;
+	static src = "instance" as const;
+	static dst = "controller" as const;
+
+	constructor(
+		public name: string,
+		public instanceId: number,
+		public hostId: number,
+		public gamePort: number,
+		public timestampMs: number,
+	) { }
+
+	static jsonSchema = Type.Object({
+		"name": Type.String(),
+		"instanceId": Type.Integer(),
+		"hostId": Type.Integer(),
+		"gamePort": Type.Integer(),
+		"timestampMs": Type.Number(),
+	});
+
+	static fromJSON(json: Static<typeof this.jsonSchema>) {
+		return new this(json.name, json.instanceId, json.hostId, json.gamePort, json.timestampMs);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/link/messages.ts b/packages/lib/src/link/messages.ts
index c4d95dcb..06b08328 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/link/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/link/messages.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export const dataClasses: (RequestClass<unknown, unknown> | EventClass<unknown>)
 	instance.InstanceAdminlistUpdateEvent,
 	instance.InstanceWhitelistUpdateEvent,
 	instance.InstancePlayerUpdateEvent,
+	instance.InstancePlayerRouteUpdateEvent,
 
 	mod.ModPackGetRequest,
 	mod.ModPackGetDefaultRequest,