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Terraria server settings explained

All 15 settings a Terraria 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.

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Game

Server type

Vanilla Terraria, or tModLoader for mods. Switching reinstalls the server on the next start, and each type keeps its own worlds.

Default: Terraria (vanilla)Values: Terraria (vanilla), tModLoader (mods)

World name

A new world is made when there isn't one with this name yet.

Default: World

World size

Only used when a new world is made.

Default: SmallValues: Small, Medium, Large

World difficulty difficulty

Only used when a new world is made.

Default: ClassicValues: Classic, Expert, Master, Journey

Seed seed

The code a new world is made from; empty picks a random one.

Default: empty

Server

How many players maxplayers

The most players on the server at once.

Default: 16Values: 1 to 255

Join password password

What players type to join; empty means no password.

Default: none (no password)

Message of the day (MOTD) motd

A message players see when they join.

Default: empty

Cheat protection secure

Switches on the server's extra protection against cheaters.

Default: OnValues: On or Off

Language language

The server's language, such as en-US or de-DE.

Default: en-US

Advanced

Enemy smoothing npcstream

Lower means less enemy skipping but more network traffic; 0 switches it off. The default is 60.

Default: 60

World backups to keep worldrollbackstokeep

How many older copies of the world the game keeps.

Default: 2

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.

Default: empty

Mods

Workshop items (tModLoader)

The mods to download (their Steam Workshop ids, separated by commas). The Mods tab fills it in: add mods there.

Default: empty

Mods to load (tModLoader)

The names of the mods to switch on, separated by commas. The Mods tab fills it in: switch mods on and off there.

Default: empty

The ports a Terraria server uses

These are Terraria'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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