Edit config.json on a Hytale server

A server for Hytale can be customized to your liking, making your server feel like it is your own personal server. These settings can be found in a file called config.json and these can change server-wide settings on a server. Some settings that can be changed in this file include the server name, a password, and the maximum player limit.

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Backup First!

Before making any changes to your files, it's always a good idea to backup first using the Backups link in Command Center.

How to edit config.json

1. Login to the Command Center.
2. From the server list, find the server for which you would like to change server settings and click the Manage button.
3. Stop the server.
4. Click on the Files tab.
5. Click on the Server folder, then click on config.json
6. Find the line that contains the config you want to change and edit it (or add the line if it does not exist).
7. Save the file and restart the server.

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No config.json file?

If you don't see a config.json file on your server, you'll want to run the server long enough to create it.

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About config.json.bak

Your server may also contain a file called config.json.bak. This is a backup of the config.json file and is only used to store a previous version of this file. Editing this file will not change the server settings.

Specific configurations for config.json

ServerName

This is the name of the server that will display for all users. By default, this is "Hytale Server". Changing this will make it easier to find this server amongst other servers.

• Example: "ServerName": "A Really Cool Server"

MOTD

Also known as the Message of the Day, this is a small message that is displayed alongside the server name. This could be additional information about your server, or just a quirky little quote.

• Example: "MOTD": "This is a really cool server only for really cool people"

Password

One layer of security you can apply to a server is a password. This makes it so that only people who know the password can join the server.

• Example: "Password": "CoolBeans123"

For an additional layer of protection on the server, you can also set up a server whitelist.

MaxViewRadius

This setting affects how far a player can see and how much data will be sent between the client and server. If you start to experience lag on the server from performing tasks such as exploration, this setting will need to be reduced. By default, this setting is set to 32.

• Example: "MaxViewRadius": 24

Increasing this setting will render more of the world, however it will increase the server performance. Lowering this setting in intervals of 2 until the server performance can help in improving performance without sacrificing on view distance.

Defaults

This section contains the default settings for a server's world and game mode. When a player joins a server, they will be spawned in the default world with the default game mode. By default, all players will spawn in a world named "default" and their game mode will be Adventure.

"Defaults": {
  "World": "main-world",
  "GameMode": "Creative",
}

In this example, the default world is called "main-world" and players will spawn in Creative mode.