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# How to Set a Whitelist & Password on Your Hytale Server

# How to Set a Whitelist & Password on Your Hytale Server

Understanding how to set a whitelist password on your Hytale server is important for keeping your game server secure. Using a whitelist and server password ensures only players you trust can join your world, chat, and build, giving you control over your community and protecting the server from griefing or unwanted access.



## Setting a Server Password

* Open your Apollo Control Panel [here](https://control.sparkedhost.us/).

* Stop the server.

* Navigate to the **Properties** tab.

* Locate the **Password** field, and set the desired password. 

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/858924d3-407f-41ae-a462-33c88540e2d2.png)

### Enabling the Whitelist Feature

* Open your Apollo Control Panel [here](https://control.sparkedhost.us/).

* Start the server.

* In the server console, type `whitelist on`

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/0a5c2874-9acc-4742-ac94-f476ae525217.png)

* You can now use `whitelist add <username>` to add a player to the whitelist.

### Disabling the Whitelist Feature

* Open your Apollo Control Panel [here](https://control.sparkedhost.us/).

* Start the server.

* In the server console, type `whitelist off`

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/42755151-96ea-4be8-8733-c982d2494d8f.png)

* You've now disabled the whitelist.



Use the following commands to manage the whitelist:

* `whitelist on` - Enables the whitelist

* `whitelist off` - Disables the whitelist

* `whitelist add <username>` - Adds a player to the whitelist

* `whitelist remove <username>` - Removes a player from the whitelist

* `whitelist list` - Lists all the whitelisted players

* `whitelist clear` - Clears the whitelist

* `whitelist status` - Displays if the whitelist is enabled or disabled

## Still have some questions?

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