--- title: "Creating Allowlist Slots for Your Don't Starve Together Server" description: "Learn how to create and enable allowlist slots for your Nodecraft Don't Starve Together server." source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/dont-starve-together/creating-whitelist-slots-for-your-dont-starve-together-server" image: "https://dynamic-assets.nodecraft.com/signedurl/w7vokBAexMnVlnMZ1Q/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6ImdhbWVfYmciLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Ntcy1hLm5vZGVjcmFmdC5jb20vZi8xMzM5MzIvMjAwMHg1NTAvMTM0NmQ2NmUyNi9kb24tdC1zdGFydmUtbGFuZGluZy0xLTItMC5wbmcvbS8ifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJnYW1lX2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Ntcy1hLm5vZGVjcmFmdC5jb20vZi8xMzM5MzIvMzc1eDE1MC9kYmZjZjA2NWE2L2xvZ28ucG5nL20vIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY3RhX3RleHQiLCJ0ZXh0IjoiQ3JlYXRlIHlvdXIgb3duIHNlcnZlciEifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJ0ZXh0IiwidGV4dCI6IkNyZWF0aW5nIEFsbG93bGlzdCBTbG90cyBmb3IgWW91ciBEb24ndCBTdGFydmUgVG9nZXRoZXIgU2VydmVyIn1d&s=19a657a540e0416ddc8fdc457138279e2a8a77c96e28768f8e223a056081886b" published: "2020-03-09T02:07:51.988Z" updated: "2020-08-31T15:28:00.000Z" --- # Creating Allowlist Slots for Your Don't Starve Together Server Learn how to create and enable allowlist slots for your Nodecraft Don't Starve Together server. On a Don't Starve Together server, an "allowlist" refers to a set of reserved player slots and a file that lists specific player ID numbers in it. Only the players on that list will be allowed to use those reserved slots when the normal slots are full. You can use the reserved allowlist slots to make sure there's always an available slot for yourself, your family, your close friends, or an admin, whenever you want to play on your server. You can also still allow players from the public to join the server too if you want. When all the normal non-reserved player slots are in use, any random players who attempt to subsequently join the server will receive a message window in the in-game server browser that no spots are available on the server. ![Error message telling players that all available slots are reserved](https://s3-assets.nodecraft.com/attachments/uaPnfizQzq7WSRsP27QL_DST_reserved_slots.png) ## Used as a Traditional Allowlist If you set the total number of reserved slots to the maximum total player count, you will make this system behave more like a traditional allowlist in other games (like Minecraft). **Since all slots are reserved**, requests to join from random players are refused, and only the people on the specific list can join the server. ## Combined with a Password You can still use a password for the server, as an extra layer of security. This might be useful if you have concerns that someone is handing out the password to the server to random people. They'll get past the password, but won't match the list of user IDs. ## Setting up the Allowlist ### Add Setting to `cluster.ini` Config File Navigate to the `/.klei/DoNotStarveTogether/MyDediServer` folder and look for the config file `cluster.ini`. Select it, and click "Edit" at the top of the Server Files window. This will open the config file in a text editor. ![A view of the cluster.ini file location within Nodecraft Pro for Don't Starve Together](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1902x543/4a66414690/clusterini.png/m/1000x0/smart) Look for the section of the config file `[NETWORK]` in orange letters. In that section, down below the other settings, insert a new line, and add the following: ``` whitelist_slots = # ``` Replace the pound sign (`#`) with the actual number of reserved slots you want on the server. These reserved slots will be **subtracted** from your max players on the server! For example, if you have 10 max players and set `whitelist_slots` to 5, then only 5 slots will remain for the public to use. ![A view of adding the whitelist setting to the cluster.ini file for Don't Starve Together within Nodecraft Pro](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1898x684/68af986abb/clusterini-whitelist.png/m/1000x0/smart) ### Get the User KU ID This is an ID number assigned to each player by the game developer, Klei itself when they create an account on Klei's website. ### From a Player A player can provide their own KU ID if they know it. They can get this information from their account page on Klei, when they log into their website with their account name and password. A player can also automatically go to their account page on the Klei website if they click on the "Account" button on the title page of Don't Starve Together in Steam. ![A view of a Klei account page](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1057x361/df970f203c/klei-account-page.png/m/1000x0/smart) ### From Chat Logs You can also get a player's KU ID from the chat logs on the server - simply have the player say something in chat first. These logs will be located in both the "Master" and "Caves" directories (`/.klei/DoNotStarveTogether/MyDediServer/Master` or `/.klei/DoNotStarveTogether/MyDediServer/Caves`). The logs are named `server_chat_log.txt`. Select the file, and click "Edit" on the Nodecraft control panel, to show the contents of the log. A player's KU ID should be listed in front of every message they have sent. ## Create `whitelist.txt` File In the same folder, `/.klei/DoNotStarveTogether/MyDediServer`, create or upload a `.txt` file, called `whitelist.txt`. ![A view of creating the whitelist.txt file for Don't Starve Together within Nodecraft Pro](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1902x531/ed7aeaceb3/create-whitelisttxt.png/m/1000x0/smart) Inside the file, on a separate line for each player, add their KU ID and then save any changes made to the file. ![A view of adding KU IDs to a whitelist.txt file for a Don't Starve Together server within Nodecraft Pro](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1900x317/abaf67c23c/ku-id-whitelist.png/m/1000x0/smart) You can include more KU IDs than the number of reserved slots you made. Players on the allowlist will receive the normal messages about the server being full if all the reserved and regular slots are in use. It will not bump anyone offline, and they will still need to wait for an opening. If your allowlist has fewer IDs than the number of reserved slots, this seems to cause issues with it working correctly. So don't make 5 reserved slots, and only put 2 KU IDs in the `whitelist.txt` file. Make the reserved slots equal to lower than the number of KU IDs in the whitelist. ## Restart the Server The changes made to the config file, and the new `whitelist.txt` file, will not be loaded until the server is restarted. Once the allowlist is loaded, if all the regular slots are full, any players who attempt to join will see this message in their client: ![Error message telling players that all available slots are reserved](https://s3-assets.nodecraft.com/attachments/uaPnfizQzq7WSRsP27QL_DST_reserved_slots.png) Now you have allowlist slots on your Don't Starve Together server, and a VIP fast lane to get onto your server!