🔒 Tutorial: Add a password to your Hytale server

📋 Prerequisites

• An installed Hytale server
• Access to the server files

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📝 Steps to follow

Step 1: Access the configuration file

Go to your Hytale server folder and open the config.json file with a text editor (Notepad, VS Code, Notepad++, etc.).

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Step 2: Locate the "Password" line

In the file, locate the following line (line 5):

"Password": "",

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Step 3: Add your password

Replace the line with your desired password between the quotes:

"Password": "YourPassword",

Example:

"Password": "MyServer2024!",

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Step 4: Save and restart

1. Save the file (Ctrl + S)
2. Restart your Hytale server

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✅ Result

Players will now need to enter the password to join your server.

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⚠️ Security Tips

• Choose a secure password (letters, numbers, special characters)
• Share the password only with authorized players
• Regularly change your password

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📄 Example of complete config.json

{
  "Version": 3,
  "ServerName": "Hytale Server",
  "MOTD": "",
  "Password": "YourPassword",
  "MaxPlayers": 100,
  "MaxViewRadius": 32,
  "LocalCompressionEnabled": false,
  "Defaults": {
    "World": "default",
    "GameMode": "Adventure"
  },
  "ConnectionTimeouts": {
    "JoinTimeouts": {}
  },
  "RateLimit": {},
  "Modules": {},
  "LogLevels": {},
  "Mods": {},
  "DisplayTmpTagsInStrings": false,
  "PlayerStorage": {
    "Type": "Hytale"
  }
}