How to Set a Password on Your Hytale Server

Restrict who can join your Hytale server by setting a password. Players will be prompted to enter the password when they connect - if they don’t have it, they can’t get in.

Set Your Server Password (WinterNode)

1. Stop your server from the Game Panel
2. Navigate to File Manager
3. Open config.json in the root directory
4. Find the "Password" line and add your password between the quotes:

"Password": "yourpassword",

5. Click Save File (you’ll see a confirmation)
6. Start your server

Your server now requires a password to join.

Set Your Server Password (Other Hosts or Self-Hosted)

The process is the same on any host - you just need access to your server files.

1. Connect to your server via your host’s file manager or SFTP
2. Open config.json in the root directory
3. Edit the "Password" line to include your password
4. Save the file and restart your server

If you’re self-hosting, the config file is in the same directory as your server executable.

How Players Join

When a player tries to connect to your server, they’ll be prompted to enter the password before the connection completes. If they enter the wrong password, they won’t be able to join.

Players don’t see the password in the server list or anywhere else - they need to get it from you directly.

Removing the Password

To make your server public again, set the password back to an empty string:

"Password": "",

Save the file and restart.