--- title: "How to Change Server Settings on your Don't Starve Together Server" description: "Learn how to configure and change server settings in your Nodecraft hosted Don't Starve Together server." source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/dont-starve-together/how-to-change-server-settings-on-your-dont-starve-together-server" image: "https://dynamic-assets.nodecraft.com/signedurl/w7vokBAexMnVlnMZ1Q/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6ImdhbWVfYmciLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Ntcy1hLm5vZGVjcmFmdC5jb20vZi8xMzM5MzIvMjAwMHg1NTAvMTM0NmQ2NmUyNi9kb24tdC1zdGFydmUtbGFuZGluZy0xLTItMC5wbmcvbS8ifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJnYW1lX2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Ntcy1hLm5vZGVjcmFmdC5jb20vZi8xMzM5MzIvMzc1eDE1MC9kYmZjZjA2NWE2L2xvZ28ucG5nL20vIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY3RhX3RleHQiLCJ0ZXh0IjoiQ3JlYXRlIHlvdXIgb3duIHNlcnZlciEifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJ0ZXh0IiwidGV4dCI6IkhvdyB0byBDaGFuZ2UgU2VydmVyIFNldHRpbmdzIG9uIHlvdXIgRG9uJ3QgU3RhcnZlIFRvZ2V0aGVyIFNlcnZlciJ9XQ&s=1d9714fb6ce159b2b61cb4639bcd6d12ee0cb46411003a27ea0fb9944a369648" published: "2020-02-16T19:59:22.993Z" updated: "2020-02-24T21:25:00.000Z" --- # How to Change Server Settings on your Don't Starve Together Server Learn how to configure and change server settings in your Nodecraft hosted Don't Starve Together server. This guide will show you how to change server settings for your Don't Starve Together server on Nodecraft. These settings are mainly controlled by editing lines of text in a config file called `cluster.ini`. By editing this file, you can change things like: - Give your server a unique name, which will show in the in-game listings. - Setting the gameplay category of the server to show up in the in-game listings. - A description of your server for players to see in the in-game listings. - Setting a password for your server. - And more! ## Editing the `Cluster.ini` Config File To edit the `cluster.ini` config file on your Nodecraft Don't Starve Together servers, first click on the "Server Files" tab on the left side of the control panel. The file is located at `/.klei/DoNotStarveTogether/MyDediServer/` in your Server Files. Once you're in the `MyDediServer` folder, you should see two folders, "Caves" and "Master", and the `cluster.ini` config file. Click the blue checkbox to the left of `cluster.ini` in the Server Files window, and then click the "Edit" button that appears above the window. ![A view of the cluster.ini file location for a Don't Starve Together server within Nodecraft Pro](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1898x633/64e7ff9d07/cluster-ini-file.png/m/1000x0/smart) Then you should see the contents of the `cluster.ini` file, which will look like this: ![A view of the cluster.ini file for Don't Starve Together within Nodecraft Pro](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1900x665/e528c70870/clusterini.png/m/1000x0/smart) In the config file, the word "cluster" generally refers to your "server". ## The Settings There are many settings in this file, but the ones that most people generally need to change are listed below. To make changes, just add or change the text after the equals sign. Also, please be aware that the **in-game listings can take up to 5-10 minutes to update** on Klei's end before changes show in the in-game listings. If you change the game mode, server name, etc., it may not instantly show in the correct category until Klei updates the listings. ### `cluster_name` Normally set to `Nodecraft Don't Starve Together` This is the server name that will appear in the in-game listings. If it is not changed, the server will show as a generic "Nodecraft Don't Starve Together" server, which may make it difficult to find or recognize your server in the listings. Because of this delay in listings updating, it is also possible for a server's name that has been changed to show up TWICE in the listings (once under the old name, and again under the new one too). The old name will not be a valid server you can join (you will get an error) and will be removed on the next update to the listings by Klei. ### `cluster_description` This will also show in the in-game listings, allowing you the possibility to advertise the features of your server to new players. ### `cluster_password` Normally blank (it just shows as `cluster_password =` in the config file). Adding text to the right of the "=" sign will set a password on your server. ### `cluster_intention` Sets which social category your server will be listed as. In the in-game listings on your client, this is "Playstyle," and includes possible settings of `social`, `cooperative`, `competitive`, and `madness`. ### `game_mode` The basic gameplay mode your server will be set to use. Three possible settings: `survival`, `wilderness`, and `endless`. **survival:** The default game mode. Fairly difficult gameplay heavily encourages cooperation. Players who die become ghosts, and have a short time window to re-animate, requiring special items or locations in the game to do so. If all players die, the world is erased and reset to a newly generated world. Oof. **wilderness:** Players spawn in random locations on the map. The world never resets. Cooperation is not as heavily required as it is in "Survival" mode. Players who die return to the character selection screen, allowing them to choose the same or a new character, and then start again at a random location with prior map progress erased. No resurrection items will exist normally (they aren't needed, since you just restart as a new character). **endless:** A more relaxed game mode. The world never resets, and players who die can resurrect themselves at the main portal whenever they want (but with a penalty to maximum health, so not recommended to do it repeatedly). ### `max_players` This can be set directly from the Game Settings section of the Nodecraft Pro panel, **but please be aware of one thing:** Any time a setting is changed on the Game Settings section of the control panel, and you click "Save," the control panel will create an **entirely new config file.** Since `max_players` is the only setting inside the `cluster.ini` file currently implemented on the control panel, it will replace the existing `cluster.ini` with a completely stock generic config file where only the `max_players` setting has been changed. All other settings will have been reset to default values, **effectively erasing any possible other changes** you had made inside `cluster.ini`. If you are directly editing the `cluster.ini` file, we recommend you change `max_players` by editing the file manually too. ### `pvp` Whether pvp is enabled on your server or not. Normally set to `false`. Servers with pvp enabled will show with a skull-and-crossbones icon in the in-game listings. ## Save the Changes, and Restart Your Server! After you edit the `cluster.ini`, click "Save" to record the changes. You will also need to restart the server after any changes are made to `cluster.ini`. Some settings are also only used when the server creates a new world and might require that a new world be created as well.