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# How To Make A Private Terraria Server

Creating a private Terraria server is the perfect way to play with a select group of friends without interruptions or random players joining in. It gives you full control over who can access your world, making it ideal for collaborative builds, close-knit adventures, or just a quieter gameplay experience. Plus, setup is easier than you might think.

In this guide, we'll show you how to make a private  Terraria server to privately play on your dedicated Terraria server and not have a massive number of players on your dedicated server. It is easy since you just need to add a command line in one of the config folders.

## Making A Terraria Server Private

To make a Terraria server private: 

* Open your [Apollo panel](https://control.sparkedhost.us/)

* Head over to the **Files** tab

* Locate `serverconfig.txt` in your server files

* Find the line `password=`. If you don't have that line, add a line and type `password=<password>` as shown in the example below

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/f39bf45e-c0b6-48b7-b175-429bd93044fb.png)

* Click on **Save Content** to save the configuration file

* Now, each time a player tries to connect to the server, after inserting the IP address, they will be asked for the password you set in the main menu before joining the server

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/16fac6ac-88b6-4262-9ada-237655e49f44.png)

* You can now host and play your game world server privately

## Still have some questions about making a Terraria server private?

If you need any further instructions, you can log a ticket [here](https://billing.sparkedhost.com/submitticket.php)

By: Ali A.