First steps: Sons of the Forest
First steps: Sons of the Forest
Accessing your server configuration
Access your control panel and stop your server.
Go to /home/container/serverconfig/dedicatedserver.cfg
Change your server configuration
Once you have access to your server configuration, you can make the necessary changes. The table below lists all available server configurations.
| OPTION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Automatic Steam Updates | Enable/Disable your server to automatically update along with Sons of the Forest Steam updates. |
| Server Name | Sets the name of the server. This is displayed in the list of game servers. |
| Max Players | Set the maximum number of players. It cannot exceed the maximum of your plan. |
| Server Password | Set a password for the server used when connecting. Leave this field empty if you want your server to be public. |
| Steam Beta | Sets the server to use a Beta version of Steam. |
| Save Slot | Sets the save slot to be used by the server, this value can be an integer greater than or equal to 1. |
| Save Interval (seconds) | Sets the frequency at which the server will automatically save to the assigned save slot. |
| Save Mode | You have two options: Continue: Creates a new save in SaveSlot if the currently assigned save slot does not exist, or will load the current save. New: Will create a new game and overwrite any previously saved game in the SaveSlot. If a server is stopped and restarted, the previous save will be overwritten while this is set to new. |
| Game Mode | Sets the server difficulty when creating a new save, this will not be used if an existing save file is loaded. The options are: Normal, Hard, Hard Survival, Peaceful, Custom |
| Idle Day Cycle Speed | Determines the speed at which time passes compared to the normal game, when the server is idle (no players connected). |
| Logs | Determines whether logs will be saved for the server, which can be found in the /logs folder in your server's FTP. |
| Admins | Use Steam64IDs to add players as administrators, giving them permission to ban and ban players from the server. Multiple IDs can be set here by separating them with commas (,). |
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Created By: Steven C.
Updated on: 28/07/2024
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