Server Configuration

Hytale servers use JSON configuration files for settings and permissions.

Configuration Files

File	Purpose
`config.json`	Main server configuration
`permissions.json`	Permission groups and assignments
`whitelist.json`	Whitelisted players
`bans.json`	Banned players

Important Warning

World Configuration

Each world in universe/worlds/ has its own config.json:

{
  "Version": 4,
  "UUID": {
    "$binary": "j2x/idwTQpen24CDfH1+OQ==",
    "$type": "04"
  },
  "Seed": 1767292261384,
  "WorldGen": {
    "Type": "Hytale",
    "Name": "Default"
  },
  "WorldMap": {
    "Type": "WorldGen"
  },
  "ChunkStorage": {
    "Type": "Hytale"
  },
  "IsTicking": true,
  "IsBlockTicking": true,
  "IsPvpEnabled": false,
  "IsFallDamageEnabled": true,
  "IsGameTimePaused": false,
  "IsSpawningNPC": true,
  "IsSavingPlayers": true,
  "IsSavingChunks": true,
  "IsUnloadingChunks": true
}

World Options

Option	Type	Description
`Seed`	number	World generation seed
`WorldGen.Type`	string	World generator type
`WorldGen.Name`	string	World generator name
`IsTicking`	boolean	Enable world tick updates
`IsBlockTicking`	boolean	Enable block tick updates
`IsPvpEnabled`	boolean	Allow player vs player
`IsFallDamageEnabled`	boolean	Enable fall damage
`IsSpawningNPC`	boolean	Enable NPC spawning
`IsSavingPlayers`	boolean	Save player data
`IsSavingChunks`	boolean	Save chunk data

Server Launch Options

View all available options:

java -jar HytaleServer.jar --help

Common options:

Option	Description	Default
`--assets <Path>`	Asset directory	`..\HytaleAssets`
`--bind <Address>`	Listen address	`0.0.0.0:5520`
`--auth-mode`	Authentication mode	`AUTHENTICATED`
`--backup`	Enable automatic backups	disabled
`--backup-frequency`	Backup interval (minutes)	30
`--allow-op`	Allow operator commands	-
`--accept-early-plugins`	Acknowledge that early plugins are unsupported	-
`--disable-sentry`	Disable crash reporting	-