Don't Starve Together server settings explained
All 12 settings a Don't Starve Together server has on ToastHosting, as its Settings page shows them: what each one does, its default, and the values it takes. Where a setting has a name in the game's own configuration file, that name is shown next to it.
Server
Server name cluster_name
The name players see in the server list.
Server description cluster_description
Shown with the server in the server list.
Join password cluster_password
Players type it to join. Leave empty for no password.
Klei server token
From klei.com: Account, Game Servers, Add New Server. Without it the server runs offline and nobody can join over the internet.
Game mode game_mode
Survival starts a new world when everyone is dead, Endless never does, Wilderness brings the dead back as new characters in random places.
How many players max_players
The most players online at once.
PvP (players can hurt each other) pvp
Pause when nobody is online pause_when_empty
The world stops while the server is empty.
Play style cluster_intention
Shown in the server list so players know what to expect.
LAN only lan_only_cluster
Only players on the same local network can join. Leave off to play over the internet.
Advanced
Extra launch options
Extra options added to the game's start command, for people who know the game's own launch flags. Leave it empty otherwise.
Mods
Workshop items
Set in Mods.
The ports a Don't Starve Together server uses
- 10999/UDP Game
These are Don't Starve Together's standard ports. On ToastHosting each server gets ports of its own; the server page shows the address and port to join with, so there is nothing to forward.
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