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title: How to Add a Password to your Sons of the Forest Server
description: "How to Add a Password to your Sons of the Forest Server. "
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updated: "2025-11-26T23:59:29.715Z"
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# How to Add a Password to your Sons of the Forest Server

How to Add a Password to your Sons of the Forest Server. 

Setting your** **Sons of the Forest server to private allows you to control who can join, keeping out uninvited players. Currently, the only way to make your server private is by setting a password.

## Set a Password via Game Settings

1. Open the **Nodecraft Pro Panel** for your **Sons of the Forest **server.
2. Go to **Game Settings**.
3. Under the **Basic Settings** tab, enter your desired password in the password field.
4. Scroll down and click **Submit** to save your changes.  
  ![how to edit/add password](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1223x907/4f8a5532d7/password_sotf.png/m/1000x0/smart)
5. **Start** your server.

## Set a Password via Server Files (Manual)

1. Open the **Nodecraft Pro Panel** for your Sons of the Forest server.
2. Navigate to **Server Files**.
3. Locate the `dedicatedserver.cfg` file in: `/.wine/drive_c/users/wine/AppData/LocalLow/Endnight/SonsOfTheForestDS/dedicatedserver.cfg`
4. Select the file and click **Edit**.  
  ![settings for sotf](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1846x477/4e8413998e/directed_server_cfg.png/m/1000x0/smart)
5. Enter your desired password in the `"Password":` field.
6. Click **Save**.
7. **Start** your server.

## Troubleshooting

If the password isn’t applying correctly:

- Make sure the server is **offline** while you make changes.
- Confirm that the password fields in both **Game Settings** and **Server Files** match.

## Conclusion

Making your Sons of the Forest server private is simple with two options in the Nodecraft Pro Panel: through **Game Settings** or by editing the **Server Files** directly. Once you’ve saved your changes and restarted your server, your password protection will be active.